Cannon County, Tennessee

Date: 31 Jan 1836
Surnames/tags: Tennessee appalachia

Welcome to Cannon County, Tennessee!

Contents 1 Project Purpose 2 How to Join the Tennessee Project 2.1 How to Join the Appalachia Project 3 Ongoing List of Things to Do 4 Cannon County History 5 Geography 5.1 Adjacent counties 6 Government Offices 7 Resources and Records 7.1 On WikiTree 7.2 On the Internet 8 Communities 8.1 Towns 8.2 Unincorporated Communities 9 See also 10 Sources

Project Purpose

The purpose of this sub-project is to have a foundation for all things genealogy, and more, relating to Cannon County, Tennessee.

How to Join the Tennessee Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.
2. Add (Tennessee) and (us_history) to your G2G tag feed

How to Join the Appalachia Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.
2. Add Appalachia to your G2G tag feed.

Ongoing List of Things to Do

1. Add the county category to applicable profiles
2. Ensure Cannon County profiles are well-sourced
3. Work on connecting Cannon County profiles to the one tree
4. Church records of christenings, marriages and burials
5. Voter or citizenship rolls
6. Records of wills and estates
7. Records of slaveholders and enslaved persons
8. Land records
9. Tax lists
10. Muster lists for militia/military service
11. Add genealogy resources to this page
12. Add statewide resources to the main project page

Cannon County History

Cannon County was formed on January 31, 1836, from parts of Rutherford, Smith, Warren, and Wilson Counties. It is part of the Grand Division of Middle Tennessee. It was named for Newton Cannon, governor of Tennessee from 1835 to 1839.

Geography

Cannon County is part of Middle Tennessee, one of Tennessee's Three Grand Divisions. These divisions are not only geographic, but also cultural and defined in state law. Cannon County is also part of the South Central Region of Appalachia.

Adjacent counties

• DeKalb County - (northeast)
• Warren County - (east)
• Coffee County (south)
• Rutherford County (west)
• Wilson County (northwest)

Government Offices

1. County website

Resources and Records

On WikiTree

• Cannon County Cemeteries

On the Internet

• Cannon County on FamilySearch
• Cannon County Genealogy Fact Sheets
• Cannon County Genealogy Trails
• Cannon County USGenWeb
• Cannon County USGenWeb Archives
• Cannon County Historical Society

Communities

Towns

• Auburntown
• Woodbury County Seat

Unincorporated Communities

• Bluewing
• Bradyville
• Gassaway
• Hopewell
• Iconium
• Readyville
• Sugar Tree Knob

See also

Cannon County on Wikipedia

Sources