(This page's most recent update is April 2025)
If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as some specific categories and resources have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
- Access Genealogy – Tennessee
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Tennessee
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Archives of Appalachia
- Austin Peay State University Digital Collections
- Belmont University Digital Collections
- Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society
- Bristol Public Library
- Chattanooga Public Library – Genealogy
- Chronicling America – Tennessee
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Cumberland University Digital Collections
- Cyndi’s List – Tennessee
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Tennessee
- Dig Memphis – The Digital Archive of Memphis Public Libraries
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Library of Appalachia
- Digital Library of Tennessee
- Digital Public Library of America – Tennessee
- Documenting the American South
- East Tennessee Historical Society
- East Tennessee State University Digital Collections
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Tennessee Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Tennessee
- FindAGrave
- Fisk University Digital Collections
- Freed-Hardeman University Digital Collections
- Freedmen’s Bureau Online – Tennessee
- Genealogy Trails – Tennessee
- Google Books – Tennessee
- Great Smoky Mountains Regional Project
- Hathitrust – Tennessee
- Henry County Archive & Genealogy Library
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Tennessee
- Internet Archive – Tennessee
- Jackson-Madison County Library
- Knox County Archives
- LDS Genealogy – Tennessee
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Tennessee
- Memphis Public Libraries
- Middle Tennessee State University Digital Collections
- Nashville Metro Archives
- Nashville Public Library Digital Collections
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Atlanta
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Tennessee
- Oak Ridge Public Library
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Sanborn Maps – Tennessee
- Sevier County Library
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Stewart County Public Library
- Tennessee Electronic Library
- Tennessee Genealogical Society
- Tennessee State Library & Archives
- Tennessee State University Digital Collections
- Tennessee Technological University Digital Collections
- Tennessee Virtual Archive
- The Official Land Records Site
- The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Memphis Digital Collections
- University of Tennessee – Chattanooga Digital Collections
- University of Tennessee – Knoxville Digital Collections
- University of Tennessee – Martin Digital Collections
- University of the South Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Tennessee
- US GenWeb Archives – Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University Digital Collections
- Volunteer Voices
- West Tennessee Heritage Study Center (WTHSC)
- Williamson County Archives & Museum
- Williamson County Public Library
In addition, here is the list of over 4,780 curated Tennessee genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!