Research Aids

TNGenWeb Special Projects – in-depth information on Tennessee history, including Native-American history, early state laws, the state in pre- & early statehood, land history, military history and more.
TN State Library Microfilmed Records for Blount County – PDF file listing
Ansearchin’ News – online historical archive of the journal of the TN Genealogical Society
Blount County, Wiki – from FamilySearch.org

Blount County Genealogical & Historical Society – publishes the “The Blount Journal” semiannually (index of all past Journal articles)
East Tennessee Historical Society – offers publications, lectures, conferences, school programs, exhibits, and heritage programs. See their Wikipedia page
Tennessee Genealogical Society – founded in 1954 and located outside of Memphis. All members have use of their Regional History & Genealogy Center
Smoky Mountain Historical Society – promotes the cultural and genealogical studies and histories of the Tennessee Counties of Blount, Cocke, and Sevier.
Cades Cove Preservation Association – photos, events, history & genealogy of the Cades Cove community.

Smoky Mountain Genealogical Quest – free database of people connected with Sevier County. (There was quite a bit of movement back and forth between Sevier and Blount County.)
ROOTS-L – a collection of databases for Tennessee research
RootsWeb Surname List – searchable database of surnames.

Blount County Public Library – has more than 800 volumes of local family & genealogy history
McClung Historical Collection – the local history and genealogy department of the Knox County Public Library System
Tennessee State Library Association: Blount County Bibliography – list of published resources on Blount County.
University of Tennessee at Knoxville Library – extensive collections on the history of East Tennessee