On these pages you will find free resources for your genealogy & family histories.  Jerry Boyd is the Carroll County Coordinator, and Dave Thomas is co-Coordinator. Please contact Jerry (link in right-side menu) if you require assistance with your research.  

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About Carroll County

Carroll County is located in West Tennessee, one of the state’s Three Grand Divisions. It is approximately halfway between Nashville and Memphis. The Tennessee General Assembly created Carroll County on 7 November 1821 from the 19 October 1818 Great Chickasaw Cession. The county is named in honor of Governor William Carroll. The county seat is Huntingdon.

Old map of Tennessee with Carroll County marked

The old Carroll County Courthouse burned in 1931,
but no records were lost.

Courthouse

Old Courthouse — Source unknown

 

Old courthouse submitted by Peggy Scott Holley

Old courthouse submitted by Peggy Scott Holley

 

We remember and pay tribute to the memories of Jane Norton Powell, the original Carroll County TNGenWeb Coordinator; Jere Cox, longtime Carroll County Historian and TNGenWeb site Coordinator; and Fred Smoot, who served as interim Carroll County Coordinator following Jere Cox.

 

TNGenWeb Project is a Tennessee-chartered non-profit organization.