History’s Home
The Department of Records Management and Archives preserves the oldest public records of Tennessee in the state’s oldest town, Jonesborough. Located at 103 West Main Street in a yellow-brick, former bank built in 1915, the archive houses records to aid in researching family, local, and regional history.
Ned enjoying the sights and sounds of Jonesborough on a July day, 2024.
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Dr. Samuel B. Cunningham has been profiled in our Hidden Voices story collection. Read about the man who was instrumental in getting the railroad through the area and specifically through Jonesborough! Hidden Voices
To learn more about the railroad system in the Appalachians, click here: Appalachian-railroads.org
Meet Nicholas Haile, Is It Hale, Haile, or Hail, the next Early Landowner to be profiled on our site. His property map shows that he lived in the Eastern Star and Fordtown part of Washington County.
DIGITAL VERSION OF DEED BOOK A, TENNESSEE’S FIRST VOLUME OF LAND RECORDS, IS NOW AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS ONLINE!
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Click here to view the images: Deed Book A
Quick links to our most popular guides
Deed Book A – Scanned images
Marriages of Washington County
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