fact sheet - genealogy roane co, tn

the tennessee state library and archives keeps a genealogy help page for each tennessee county. in addition to highlighting the county's location on an outline map of the state and giving the name of the county seat and foundation information, the pages contain the following useful information - most in easy to locate list form:

• the years in which census records are available for the county
• selected county histories
• a link to the archives' bibliography of local history sources
• a list of published local records (including those published on microfilm)
• county newspapers on microfilm at the archives
• selected manuscripts regarding the county
• indications of records available from the archives on interlibrary loan

roane county's history & genealogy fact sheet at the tennessee state library and archives can be accessed  | here |

tennessee death certificates 1908-1913 available at good prices

tennessee death certificates - tndeathcertificates.com : this site and its services has come highly recommended to me by a number of people. one look at the pricing on the main page shows why. they're much less expensive than the state archives service, and i understand that they respond quickly, too.

another good place to order death certificates and other microfilm records has been the cleveland, tn library. it's cheaper than the tennessee archives, too! here's a link to their fees.