Four Appalachian States | FamilyTree.com

The four southern Appalachian states are Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, due to the fact the Appalachian Mountains encompass part of the state. If you have any ancestors from these states and specifically from the Appalachian region, you will find the online site titled ?Appalachian American Genealogy? a most informative database.

First there is an animated set of instructions, very helpful. Then a compete list of all the counties for each of the four states. To the left of the homepage is an impressive selection of categories relating to the four states. There are categories for census, B-M-D records, land, cemeteries, obituaries, church, military, family Bibles, tax records, newspapers, area history and so many more very useful resources.

For example on Death Records it provides how death certificates can be obtained in each state. Those that have searchable online indexes of death records have the link available. For Tennessee there are State death indexes online for 1908 to 1912 and then 1914 to 1928. Then the various individual counties in Tennessee will have some of their own records online. Blount County has mortality records for 1850 and 1860, then a county database of death and death indexes covering 1949 to 2008. Hawkins County has numerous funeral home records online, also a good source. Each state and then counties do differ in what is available.

One area many people are not aware of are regions and counties in certain state that no longer exist. If you are having problems locating information about an ancestor in a certain county, if could well be now part of another county. This homepage site has a category titled 'Defunct Counties' and you might be surprised by some. Most people are not aware of the State of Franklin, yes a real state of the United States which lasted between 1784 and 1788 and would then become part of the eastern portion of the state of Tennessee.

Another category worth investigating is that of ?Black Sheep Ancestors? ? those from the Appalachian region. Included are listing of inmates in some of the states' prisons over the years.

To really get an idea of the individual states you have to look over the category on ?County Formation and Maps?. It offers a massive array of maps of areas over many different time periods. If you wanted information on Rabun Co., Georgia starting in 1819 and running though the 19th century it is on this site. There are many maps relating to the American Civil War in these regions. View at the top of the section the animated formation maps for each of the four states. It can take you through each year and what counties existed, where and their name.

To the right side of the homepage there are some nice research tools, items like old occupations, old medical terms and initials on tombstones and what they mean.

Overall, those with any branch of the family tree in any of these four states will have a nice site to search.

Photo: ?Tennessee

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