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Maps of Tennessee

Map of Tennessee Counties

Map of Tennessee county boundaries and county seats

Maps of  Tennessee are generally an vital element of ancestors and family history research, notably in case you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because Tennessee political boundaries often changed, historic maps tend to be critical in helping you uncover the exact location of your ancestor’s hometown, just what land they owned, just who their neighbors were, and a lot more.

Maps of  Tennessee usually are likely to be an outstanding resource for how to get started with your own research, since they give substantially valuable information and facts immediately. Tennessee Maps can be a major resource of significant amounts of information and facts on family history.

Tennessee borders Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia. Tennessee’s 10 largest cities are Memphis, Nashville – Davidson County, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Johnson City, Franklin and Bartlett. Learn more about Historical Facts of Tennessee Counties.

Understanding history and the use of maps and gazetteers are essential for tracing early Tennessee families. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has a fine collection of maps, including early surveyors’ maps and civil district maps. Helpful publications include:
Coggins, Allen R. Place Names of the Smokies (Louisville, Tenn.: the author). Offers information for east Tennessee towns and sites.

Fullerton, Ralph O. Place Names of Tennessee. Bulletin No. 73. Nashville: State of Tennessee, Department of Conservation, Division of Geology, 1974. Arranged alphabetically by counties and, within the counties, alphabetically by place-name. Depicts county outline with geological survey overview.
McBride, Robert M., and Owen Meredith, eds. Eastin Morris’ Tennessee Gazetteer, 1834, Matthew Rhea’s Map of the State of Tennessee, 1832. Nashville: Gazetteer Press, 1971. A valuable guide to Tennessee’s early history.

Tennessee maps can be purchased from the State of Tennessee, Department of Conservation, Division of Geology, Nashville, TN 37203. General Highway Maps for Tennessee counties are available from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Development, Planning Division, Nashville, TN 37219, and from respective counties.
Mountain Press produced a map in 1996 showing the various native tribes in Tennessee and early white settlements and forts. Entitled Aboriginal Map of Tennessee, it is available from that press located in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.

The McClung Collection at the East Tennessee Historical Center includes a set of maps for the state dating from 1777. This series, drawn by Rene Jordan, depicts the development of east Tennessee over twenty years of county organization and jurisdictional changes.
The TSLA holdings include historical and current maps, including the U.S. Geological Survey topographical maps. It maintains maps of some Mountain District grants and Ocoee District plat books.

Contact us if you have a map of Tennessee or link to a Tennessee Map you would like to see listed.

 

Interactive Map of Tennessee County Formation History

(Tennessee maps made with the use AniMap Plus 3.0 & with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)


Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Tennessee

Disclaimer: All Tennessee maps are free to use for your own genealogical purposes and may not be reproduced for resale or distribution.Source: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection


D.O.T. County Road and Highway Maps of Tennessee

To View the Map: Just click the Image to view the map online. In order to make the Image size as small as possible they were save on the lowest resolution.

These maps are downloadable and are in PDF format (Images are between 500k and 1.5 meg so loading may be slow if using a dial-up connection). These Maps are Free to Download

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