Learning Resources
American Ancestors

Available only at the East Tennessee History Center. Extensive collections of early American genealogical records from New England.
Ancestry.com Library Edition

Available only at the East Tennessee History Center. An enhanced library version of the number one source for online family history research.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Citations to published information about a person; index only, does not include full text.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors

A National Park Service database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies and navies during the Civil War.
FamilySearch
FindMyPast.com Library Edition

Available only in the library. Family history records and index of genealogical publications.
Fold3

Documents and images in partnership with the National Archives and other sources.
HeritageQuest
Knox County Chancery Court index
Knox County Circuit Court index
Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions index

An index of names appearing in the dockets of this court during the early settlement period.
Knox County cross index search

A name search for all the locally produced Knox County databases for archives and obituaries.
Knox County delayed birth registration

An index of birth certificates issued to those born prior to the start of statewide registration.