Shelby County, Tennessee:
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Projects

• Shelby Co. TN Genealogy & History 
• Shelby Co. TN History and Genealogy 
• Shelby County Genealogy Trails, Tennessee      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Shelby County, Tennessee Genealogy & History      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Crittenden County, AR  to the west
• De Soto County, MS  to the south
• Fayette County, TN  to the east
• Marshall County, MS  to the southeast
• Mississippi County, AR  to the northwest
• Tipton County, TN  to the north

Bible Records

• Shelby County Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Goodspeed Biographical Sketches  Of Shelby County Tennessee, 1887     (Source: Shelby Co. TN Genealogy & History)
• Memphis GEDCOM Index 
• Shelby Co, Tennessee, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Shelby Co. TN Biographies      (Source: Shelby Co. TN Genealogy & History)
• Shelby County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)
• Shelby County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)

Cemeteries (16)

Census Records and Indexes (42)

Court and Legal Records

• Circuit Court Indexes  Under "Archives"
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Shelby County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Shelby County Court Records      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)
• West Tennessee's Forgotten Children  Apprentices, 1821-1889     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• West Tennessee's Forgotten Children  Apprentices from 1821 to 1889     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• West Tennessee's Forgotten Children  Apprentices, 1821-1889     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Directories

• City Directories  Under "Archives"
• Memphis City Directories  1890-91     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Memphis City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Shelby County, Tennessee Online Historical Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)

Estate Records

• Probate Court Loose Paper Index 1820-1900  Under "Archives"
• Shelby County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)
• Tennessee Probate Court Books  1795-1927     (Source: Family History Library)
• Tennessee Probate Court Files  1795-1927     (Source: Family History Library)

Ethnic

• Chucalissa Village      (Source: The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture)
• Crossroads to Freedom  A digital archive of materials that documents the Civil Rights era in Memphis TN
• Fraternal and Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Company      (Source: The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture)
• Memphis Civil Rights Research Consortium  Images of the Struggle
• Memphis riots and massacres      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U. S. African American Griots      (Source: USGenWeb)

History (89)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Naturalization Records 1856-1906  Under "Archives"

Introduction and Guides (12)

Land Records

• Property Records Search  Partial Indexes and Images from 1812 to present
• Shelby County Deeds      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (19)

Lookups

• Shelby County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Shelby County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Shelby County, TN Club      (Source: GenCircles)

• SW-TN-L Southwest Tennessee genealogy

  • SW-TN-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • SW-TN-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • SW-TN-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• TNSHELBY-L Shelby County genealogy

  • TNSHELBY-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • TNSHELBY-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • TNSHELBY-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• WEST-TNCHAT-L For anyone with a genealogical interest in western Tennessee

  • WEST-TNCHAT-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WEST-TNCHAT-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WEST-TNCHAT-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• WESTTN-L Western Tennessee genealogy

  • WESTTN-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WESTTN-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WESTTN-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (18)

Military Records and Histories (67)

Miscellaneous Data

• Annual report of the Board of Health of the City of Memphis (Shelby County)  For the Year of 1891     (Source: Google Books)
• Migrations through Shelby County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Shelby County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Shelby County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Surnames being researched in Shelby Co. TN with email addresses      (Source: Shelby Co. TN Genealogy & History)
• West Tennessee Historical Society Papers 

Newspaper Records

• Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Chronicling America  Shelby County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Search Memphis Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Shelby Co. TN Newspapers transcriptions      (Source: Shelby Co. TN Genealogy & History)
• Shelby Co., TN Marriages & Misc. Newspaper Clippings 1835-1846      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Shelby County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Shelby County Newspaper Articles      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (13)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (13)

School Records and Histories (17)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Shelby County Register of Deeds  Search vital records, city directories, census, etc., under "Archives"

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• (Johnny) Greer Farm      (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy)
• 1850 Slave Schedules  Shelby County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Runaway Slave Notices 
• Shelby County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Shelby County     (Source: Family History Library)

Societies

• Adam Dale Chapter  Memphis     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Chickasaw Bluff Chapter  Memphis     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Chief Piomingo Chapter  Collierville     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Elizabeth Bate Williams Chapter 1911  Memphis     (Source: United Daughters of the Confederacy)
• General Forrest Chapter  Memphis     (Source: United Daughters of the Confederacy)
• Nathan Bedford Forrest Camp 215, Memphis      (Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans)
• The Shelby Grays Camp 1852, Arlington      (Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans)
• Watauga Chapter  Memphis     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• West Tennessee Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (306)

Transportation and Industry (38)

Vital Records (36)

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