Montgomery County, Tennessee

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Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee
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Welcome to Montgomery County, Tennessee!

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Contents 1 Project Purpose 2 List of Things to Do 3 Montgomery County History 4 Pioneers of Montgomery County 5 Geography 5.1 Adjacent counties 5.2 Protected areas 6 Government Offices 7 Demographics 8 Communities 8.1 Cities 8.2 Towns 9 County Common Areas 10 Things to do/see 11 County Resources 11.1 County Records 11.2 Church records 11.3 Voter/Citizenship Records 11.4 Estate/Probate Records 11.5 Land/Homestead Records 11.6 Tax Lists 11.7 Military Service Records 11.8 Census Records 12 See also 13 Sources

Project Purpose

The purpose of this sub-project is to have a foundation for all things relating to Montgomery County, Tennessee. From cities, to citizens, to favorite tourist spots, to cemeteries, we aim to have it all here for you in one central location.

See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.

List of Things to Do

current and ongoing

1. Contributing to the main project page as needed
2. Church records of christenings, marriages and burials
3. Voter or citizenship rolls
4. Records of wills and deceased estates
5. Land tenure records
6. Tax lists
7. Muster lists for militia service
8. Census records, indexed and uploaded

Montgomery County History

The county was named for John Montgomery , a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and an early settler who founded the city of Clarksville. [1] [2]

Pioneers of Montgomery County

Geography

Adjacent counties

1. Christian County, Kentucky (north)
2. Todd County, Kentucky (northeast)
3. Robertson County (east)
4. Cheatham County (southeast)
5. Dickson County (south)
6. Houston County (southwest)
7. Stewart County (west)

Protected areas

1. List and link wildlife areas/parks/etc

Government Offices

1. List and link county offices

Demographics

1. General Overview of the current population/ages/races/marital status/etc

Communities

Cities

1. Clarksville
2. Cunningham
3. Palmyra
4. Southside
5. Woodlawn

Towns

County Common Areas

1. Montgomery County, Tennessee Cemeteries
2. Montgomery County, Tennessee Schools

Things to do/see

1. touristy things

County Resources

1. Montgomery County, Tennessee Genealogy [3]
2. Montgomery County, Tennessee Genealogy [4]

County Records

Church records

Voter/Citizenship Records

Estate/Probate Records

Land/Homestead Records

• https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Tennessee_Land_and_Property
• https://mcgtn.org/assessor

Tax Lists

Military Service Records

Census Records

Record Loss Lost censuses: 1800, 1810 The courthouse, built in 1843, was destroyed on 13 April during the "Great Fire of 1878." Many records were destroyed

• 1790 United States Census [5]
• 1800 United States Census [6]
• 1810 United States Census [7]
• 1820 United States Census [8]
• 1830 United States Census [9]
• 1840 United States Census [10]
• 1850 United States Census [11]
• 1860 United States Census [12]
• 1870 United States Census [13]
• 1880 United States Census [14]
• 1900 United States Census [15]
• 1910 United States Census [16]
• 1920 United States Census [17]
• 1930 United States Census [18]
• 1940 United States Census [19]

See also

Sources

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