Genealogy & Local History
Holdings

Photographs

The Tennessee Room has a collection of photographs and postcards pertaining to Jackson's past. The photographs are mostly copy prints provided by various donors.

A selection of photographs from the Jackson Business History Collection can be viewed here by doing a simple search of the Digital Collection using the words: Jackson Business.

Newspapers

To see a full PDF listing of our Newspaper Inventory Click Here. Page may take a few moments to load. Please be patient.

To search for a certain year or newspaper you can press Ctrl + f on your keyboard to bring up search box. Once you have the search box you are able to type in the year or title of the newspaper you are looking for.

Obituary Index

About the index:
The index, beginning with 1936, follows the most consistent sequence of The Jackson Sun publication dates. Issues prior to 1936 have been indexed in other sources.

About Jimmy Wilkins' Jackson Sun Obituary Index:
Background:This index was conceived by Jimmy Wilkins, Tennessee Room volunteer and part-time employee, who spent countless hours reading The Jackson Sun over many years. Click here for more information.

Click Here if you would like to request a copy of an Obituary

Census Records

Microfilm:

Tennessee:

1810-(Rutherford and Grainger Counties only)
1820-1880
1890 - Civil War Union soldiers enumeration only
1900 - 1930

Tennessee Soundex

1880
1990-1930

Tennessee Special Schedules

Agriculture: 1850-1880
Industry: 1850
Manufacture: 1860-1880
Social: 1850-1870
Mortality: 1850-1860; 1880
Male Inhabitants over age 21: 1891

Virginia

1790
1810-1820

North Carolina

1790-1820

South Carolina

1790-1820

Kentucky

1810

Connecticut

1790

Maine

1790

Maryland

1790

Massachusetts

1790

New Hampshire

1790

New York

1790

Pennsylvania

1790

Rhode Island

1790

Vermont

1790

Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions

1830-1910

Tennessee Vital Records