Books About Carter County
| Title |
Author and year | Publisher |
| An Appalachian Gamekeeper’s Soliloquy of Humorous Tales: Selected Game Warden Stories of People and Places of Upper East Tennessee Volume 1 Click here for Amazon listing |
R. L. Pete Wyatt, 2023 | Polecat Press |
| The Wataugah Land Purchases (with map; maps available separately) |
Troy R. Keesee, 1997 | Self-published |
| Images of America: Carter County Click here for Amazon listing |
Jackie Peters & Dawn Trivette Peters, 2012 | Arcadia Publishing |
| Milligan College Click here for Amazon listing |
Jan E. Loveday, 2011 | Arcadia Publishing |
| Carter County and Its People 1796 – 1993 | The Carter County History Book Committee, 1993 | Published by the committee Elizabethton, TN |
| History of the Lost State of Franklin |
Samuel Cole Williams, 1924 | Overmountain Press |
| Lieut. Henry Timberlake’s Memoirs, 1756-1765 |
edited by Samuel Cole Williams, 1927 | Overmountain Press |
| The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee from Its Earliest Settlement up to the Year 1796, Including the Boundaries of the State | John Haywood, reprint 1891 | Publishing house of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South Nashville, TN Click here to read or download free at the Internet Archive |
| Early History of Carter County 1760-1861 | Frank Merritt, 1950 Reprint 1978 | Kingsport Press Kingsport, TN |
| Later History of Carter County 1865-1980 | Frank Merritt, 1986 | Arcata Graphics / Kingsport Press Kingsport, TN |
| More History of Carter County | Frank Merritt, 1991 | Arcata Graphics / Kingsport Press Kingsport, TN |
| Valley Forge Families | Frank Merritt, 1995 | Royal Printing and Supply Co. Johnson City, TN |
| History of the 13th Regiment Tennessee Vol Cavalry | Samuel W Scott and Samuel P Angel, 1906; reprint 1973 | Tony Marion Box 1000 Blountville, TN |
| *Index to History of the 13th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry | Francis D Rowan, 1980 | Kittle Printing Co Bishop, CA 93514 |
| A McQueen Family Historical Tour | Shelia McQueen Ellison, 1995 | The Promise Publishing House 2016 Albritton Road Gardendale, AL 35071 |
| Old Town and the Covered Bridge | Dan Crowe, 1977 | Milligan Press Rt 8, Johnson City TN |
| Ramseys Annals of Tennessee and Fains Index | J G M Ramsey, MD, orig printed 1853; reprint 1926 | Kingsport Press Kingsport, TN |
| Abstracts of Tennessee Death Records for Carter County 1908-1925 | Eddie M Nikazy, 1992 | Heritage Books Inc 1540 E Pointer Ridge Pl Bowie, MD 20716 |
| Carter County Tennessee Death Records Abstracts 1926-1934 | Eddie M Nikazy, 1993 | Heritage Books Inc 1540 E Pointer Ridge Pl Bowie, MD 20716 |
| Sketches of the Olivers, A Family History 1726-1966 | Col Hugh R and Margaret T Oliver, 1986; 2nd edition 1996 | Colonel Hugh R and Margaret T Oliver 10 Latour Way Greer, SC 29650-4552 |
| Mountain Memories, Stories of Old Fish Springs | Lawrence C Timbs, 1968 | Self published by Lawrence C Timbs |
| Tragedy at Old Fish Springs | Lawrence C Timbs, 1981 | Self published by Lawrence C Timbs |
| Thrilling Adventures of Daniel Ellis | Dan Ellis, 1st published 1867 Reprinted 1974 | Dan Crowe 2361 Hiwassee Drive Kingsport, TN 37664 |
| Tennesseans in the Civil War, Part 1, Part 2 | The Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964, Nashville, Tennessee; Reprint 1984 | University of Tennessee Press Knoxville, TN |
| Watauga: an Unusual History of the Watauga, Tennessee Area, | Howard N Campbell, 1986 | Arcada Graphics (The Kingsport Press) P O 711 Kingsport, TN 37662 |
| War Trails of the Blue Ridge | Shepherd M Dugger, 1932; reprint October 1974 | Pudding Stone Press Banner Elk, NC |
| East Tennessee and the Civil War | Oliver P Temple, 1899; reprint 1972 | The Robert Clark Company, Publishers, Cincinnati OH (original) Burman Books Box 1000, Blountville, TN Box 2284, Knoxville, TN 37691 |
| Historical Reminiscences of Carter County Tennessee | Edited by Mildred Kozsuch, 1985 | The Overmountain Press Johnson City, TN |
| Carter County Tennessee Marriages 1871-1920 | Eddie M Nikazy, 1993 | Heritage Books Inc 1540 E Pointer Ridge Pl Bowie, MD 20716 |
| Marriage bonds Carter County Tennessee, Elizabethton, Tennessee View and download at FamilySearch |
Robert Tipton Nave & Edna V. Kinnaman | Unpublilshed? Typescript |
| Carter County Tennessee Marriage Records 1796-1870 | Goldene Fillers Burgner, 1987 | Southern Historical Press P O Box 738 Easley, SC 29641-0738 |
| Abstracts of the Deeds of Carter County, Tennessee 1796-1825 | Mary McIver, 1985 | (Note: Mrs McIver is deceased) |
| Cemeteries of Carter County Tennessee | Orville T Fields | Self Published |
| 1850 U S Census Carter County TN | Dr John F Schunk, Editor, 1989 | S-K Publications P O Box 8173 Wichita, KS 67208 |
| 1880 Census Carter County, Tennessee | Transcribed by Byron H & Barbara Sistler, 1994 | Available from Byron Sistler & Associates, 1712 Natchez Trace PO Box 120934 Nashville, TN 37212 |
| Carter County TN Wills & Inventories, 1794-1847 View and download free at FamilySearch |
James L. Douthat, 1985 | Mountain Press 2504 Kell Road Signal Mountain, TN 37377 |
| Watauga Reservoir Cemeteries TVA Grave Removal Records | James L Douthat, Abstractor, 1992 | Mountain Press Signal Mountain, TN |
| The Cades Cove Story | A Randolph Shields, 1977 | Great Smoky Mountain Natural History Association Gatlinburg, TN |
| History of Johnson County Tennessee | Johnson County Historical Society, 1985 | Mountain City, TN |
| Sullivan County Tennessee Death Records 1908-1918 | Eddie M Nikazy, 1994 | Heritage Books Inc 1540 E Pointer Ridge Pl Bowie, MD 20716 |
| Sullivan County Tennessee Death Records 1919-1925 | Eddie M Nikazy, 1995 | Heritage Books Inc 1540 E Pointer Ridge Pl Bowie, MD 20716 |
| Abstracts of Death Records for Johnson County Tennessee 1908-1941 | Eddie M Nikazy, 1991 | Heritage Books Inc 1540 E Pointer Ridge Pl Bowie, MD 20716 |
| Sketches of Tennessee’s Pioneer Baptist Preachers | J J Burnett, D D, 1919 | Press of Marshall & Bruce Company Nashville, TN |
| The Overmountain Men | Pat Alderman, 1970 | The Overmountain Press P O Box 126 Johnson City, TN |
| The War of the Rebellion, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Series II Vol I | Washington, DC, Government Printing Office, 1894 | U S War Dept |
| Kings Mountain and Its Heroes | Lyman C Draper, LL D, 1881; reprint 1967 | Cincinnati, OH Genealogical Publishing Co Inc |
| Kings Mountain Men | Katherine Keogh White, 1985 | Genealogical Publishing Co Baltimore, MD |
| A Journey Through the Years | Josephus Hopwood, 1932 | The Bethany Press St Louis, MO |
| William G Brownlow, Fighting Parson of the Southern Highlands | University of North Carolina Press, 1937; reprint 1971 | University of Tennessee Press |
| Historic Sullivan | Oliver Taylor, 1909 | The King Printing Co Bristol, TN |
| History of Methodism in Holston Conference | Isaac Patton Martin, 1944 | The Methodist Historical Society of Holston Conference 2658 East Fifth Avenue Knoxville TN |
| The Dugger Family | Francis D Rowan, 1995 | Overmountain Press |
| History of Tennessee, 30 East Tennessee Counties | The Goodspeed Publishing Co, 1887 | (original) Chicago and Nashville Southern Historical Press P O Box 738 Easley, SC 29641-0738 |
| Tennessee Bible and Family Records: A Tennessee Bicentennial Project | The Watauga Association of Genealogists-Upper East Tennessee, 1996 | Available from the Watauga Association of Genealogists P O Box 117 Johnson City, TN 37605-0117 |
| The Mechor Engle Family | Winfield S H Engle, 1940 | 805 West Spring St Lima, OH |
| Early East Tennessee Taxpayers | Pollyanna Creekmore, 1980 | Southern Historical Press P O Box 738 Easley, SC 29640 |
| Tennessee Marriage Records – Volume 1 (contains Carter County 1796 – 1850) |
Pollyanna Creekmore, 1958 | Clinchdale Press Knoxville, TN |
| Every Day in Tennessee History | James B Jones Jr, 1996 | John F Blare Publisher Winston-Salem, NC |
| Franklin, the Stillborn State and the Sevier/Tipton Political Feud | Dave Foster, 1994 | Tennessee Press, Inc |
| The Journal of East Tennessee History, v 67 | East Tennessee Historical Society, 1995 | Knoxville, TN |
| One Heroic Hour at Kings Mountain | Pat Alderman | Overmountain Press Johnson City TN |
| The Overmountain Men: Early Tennessee History 1760-1895 | Pat Alderman, 1970 | Overmountain Press Johnson City TN |
| Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee | compiled by Lucy Womack Bates, 1974 | Available for use in the local libraries |
| Tennessee Divorces, 1797-1858: Taken from 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts | Gale W Bamman, C G & Debbie W Spero | |
| The Wataugans | Max Dixon, 1976 | Available for use in local libraries |
| Storm in the Mountains: Thomas’ Confederate Legion of Cherokee Indians and Mountaineers | Vernon H Crow, 1982 | Available in local bookstores and for use in the local libraries |
| America’s First Western Frontier: East Tennessee | Brenda C Calloway, 1989 | Available in local bookstores and for use in the local libraries |
| Dropped Stitches in Tennessee History | John Allison, 1987, reprinted 1991 | Overmountain Press Johnson City, TN |
| Peter and Ida Range : ancestors and descendants, Carter County, Tennessee | Lola Range Mumaw, 1978 | Self-published Sandwich, Illinois |
| Carter County, Tennessee, Minutes of Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1804-1805 4 volumes View and download free at FamilySearch |
W.P. A. Historical Records Survey Project (this compilation dated 2014) |
Mountain Press Signal Mountain, TN |
| A brief history & genealogy of the Heatherly family of Carter County, Tennessee from 1773 to present | Edwin Cater Leland | |
| The Hendrix Family of Carter County, Tennessee: descendants of John Hendrix 1756-1846 View and download free at FamilySearch |
Violet Hendricks Hendrix, 1976 | Self-published Kingsport, TN |
| Cemeteries of Carter County, Tennessee | Orville Theadore Fields | |
| Haynes Family: Descendants of George Haynes (1757-1836) of Winchester & Frederick County Virginia and Carter County Tennessee | Robert Merritt Shores, Jr., 1981 |