Cocke County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States

Tennessee

Cocke County

Guide to Cocke County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Facts County seat: Newport Organized: October 9, 1797 Parent County(s): Jefferson Neighboring Counties Greene  • Hamblen  • Haywood (NC)  • Jefferson  • Madison (NC)  • Sevier See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption Adopt-a-wiki page This page adopted by: TNGenWeb Project who welcome you to contribute. Adopt a page today

County Information

Description

The County was named for William Cocke, one of the state's first United States Senators. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse

Cocke County Courthouse
111 Court Avenue Ste 112
Newport, TN 37821
Cocke County Website Phone: 423-623-7531
County Clerk Phone: 423-623-6176
Clerk and Master Phone: 423-623-3321
Circuit Court Clerk Phone: 423-623-6124
Register of Deeds Phone: 423-623-7540

County Clerk has birth and death records 1909-1911 and 1928-1930 and marriage records
Clerk and Master have divorce and probate records from 1877 Court records
Register of Deeds has land records. Stokely Memorial Library has a genealogical section.

County Pronunciation

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Cocke County, Tennessee Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1908	1877	1908	1877	1856	1877	1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1914. General compliance by 1927.

Record Loss

1876 Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. Lost censuses: 1800, 1810, 1820 Antebellum deed books are lost Pre-1876 wills were destroyed Pre-1877 marriages For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle. When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog. Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Boundary Changes

1797--Cocke County was created 9 October 1797 from Jefferson County. Early records may be found in Jefferson County. County seat: Newport For animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps" (1777-1985) may be viewedat the MapofUS.org website.

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Newport
Towns
Parrottsville
Unincorporated communities
Allen Grove Baltimore Bridgeport Bybee	Cosby Del Rio Hartford	Midway Reidtown Tom Town
Historic communities
Wasp

History Timeline

In the 1780s, this county's land fell within the bounds of the State of Franklin Genealogy

• 1776 - First organized as part of the land that would eventually become Cocke County as part of Washington District
• 1777 - Became part of Washington County
• 1783 - Became part of Greene County
• 1784 - In August 1784 delegates of three western North Carolina counties, Washington, Sullivan, and Greene (all now in Tennessee), declared their Independence from North Carolina because of perceived neglect, and misuse by North Carolina’s legislature.
• 1785 - By May 1785 they had petitioned to be admitted to the United States as the new State of Franklin Genealogy. The Franklin statehood request was denied.
• 1789 - North Carolina ceded its westernmost counties to the United States which used them to form the Southwest Territory. North Carolina and the Southwest Territory did not recognize Franklin's claims.
• 1792 - The Southwest Territory using land from its Greene and Hawkins counties erected a new county named Jefferson County.
• 1796 - All these lands became part of the new State of Tennessee.
• 1797 - Tennessee divided off most of the old Greene County portion of the newer Jefferson County to form the new Cocke County.

Additional Information

Sen. William Cocke (1747-1828)

Cocke County is named after Senator William Cocke (1747-1828) of Tennessee.

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Cocke County, Tennessee online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com TNGenWeb TNGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project TNGenWeb Cemeteries BillionGraves
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com Gravestones
See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.

 

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	5,154	—
1820	4,892	−5.1%
1830	6,017	23.0%
1840	6,992	16.2%
1850	8,300	18.7%
1860	10,408	25.4%
1870	12,458	19.7%
1880	14,808	18.9%
1890	16,523	11.6%
1900	19,153	15.9%
1910	19,399	1.3%
1920	20,782	7.1%
1930	21,775	4.8%
1940	24,083	10.6%
1950	22,991	−4.5%
1960	23,390	1.7%
1970	25,283	8.1%
1980	28,792	13.9%
1990	29,141	1.2%
2000	33,565	15.2%
2010	35,662	6.2%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Cocke County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes. See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes. See Cocke County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project^®

1810-1891

• Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891 at Ancestry ($)

1800-1820 Lost

• 1800 Lost, statistics reported with Jefferson
• 1810 Lost, but a substitute is available: *Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.
• 1820 Lost
• 1820 Manufactures The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the National Archives, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.
  

National Archives. Indexes to Manufacturers Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820.

These records have also been abstracted: 1820 Census of Manufactures: Cocke County, East Tennessee Roots, Vol. 5, No. 4:180.

1830

• Fox, George and Juanita Fox. Cocke County, Tennessee Early Lists: 1839 Tax List, 1830-1840 Federal Census. n.p.: G. and J. Fox, 2009. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8895 X2g. *Sistler, Byron H. 1830 Census, East Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2p 1830.

1840

• Fox, George and Juanita Fox. Cocke County, Tennessee Early Lists: 1839 Tax List, 1830-1840 Federal Census. n.p.: G. and J. Fox, 2009. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8895 X2g.
  
• 1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners. A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Cocke County on page 152.

1850

• Templin, David H. and Cherel Bolin Henderson. Population Schedule of the United States Census of 1850 for Cocke County, Tennessee. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1983. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8895 X2t 1850.

1860

• Bishop, Brenda C. 1860 Census of Cocke County, Tennessee. n.p.: B.C. Bishop, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8895 X2b.
• Templin, David H. and Cherel Bolin Henderson. Population Schedule of the United States Census of 1860 for Cocke County, Tennessee. Maryville, Tenn.: n.p., 1983. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8895 X2t 1860.

1880

• Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. 1880 Census, Cocke County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler & Associates, 1996. FHL US/CAN Census Area 976.8895 X2s 1880.

Male Voters 1891

• 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry ($)

Church Records

Church records can include birth/baptism, marriage, and death/burial information. Traditionally, Tennessee churches did not keep as much vital record information as found in other regions. For the existing records, some original church records are still at the local church. Others are gathered into a church archives or state archives or deposited with a local historical or genealogical society. For more information about church records see Tennessee Church Records andthe United States Church Records.

The following church records for Cocke County are filmed:

• 1812-1876 - Minutes, Slate Creek Baptist Church available at TSLA Reel #205 FHL 570854 Item 1

The following church records are abstracted or indexed:

• 1812-1876 - Minutes, Slate Creek Baptist Church Nashville: TSLA, Historical Records Project, 1939. Typescript. Available at TSLA FHL 24622
• 1812-1876 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. FHL 976.8 K29s vol.1 Index to original records.
• 1838-1860 - Minutes, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Nashville: TSLA, Historical Records Project, 1939. Typescript. Available at TSLA, FHL 24622
• 1841-1872 - Minutes, East Tennessee Association of Baptists Nashville: TSLA, Historical Records Project, 1939. Typescript. Available at TSLA, FHL 24622

Court Records

Law and Legislation

• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service. The TSLA has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at the TSLA; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Emigration and Immigration

During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding 2 British aliens living in Cocke County. Ancestry ($)

Because so many early Ray County, Missouri settlers came from Cocke, Tennessee, Cocke was often considered the the "mother county" of Ray County, Missouri.

Genealogies

More than 10 genealogies have been published about Bedford County, Tennessee families. For more information visit Cocke County, Tennessee Compiled Genealogies.

• Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. His note cards, which reference more than 4,000 early settlers of the Holston-Clinch River area and East Tennessee (1770s-1790s), are held at the Library of Virginia. The cards have been digitized and made available online.

Land and Property Records

Cocke County's early deed books were destroyed in the Civil War. TSLA microfilmed surviving Deed Books 1 to 20 (1865-1867, 1872-1902), General Index to Deeds (1872-1902), Trust Deed Books 1 to 3 and 10 (1877-1889, 1899-1902) and Trust Deed Index (1877-1902). FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 956189-956203.

Maps and Gazetteers

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for more resources

• 1777-1985 - Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
• 1832 Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp index. Includes 1832 map of the county.
• 1926 U.S. Geological Survey. Proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Originally published 1926. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
• 1934 U.S. Park Service. Preliminary Base Map, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Originally published 1934. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.

Military Records

Revolutionary War
The following Cocke County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:

• 1835 Pension Roll
• 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions
• Abstracts of select Pensions

Additional resources include:

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Cocke County on page 152.
• Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.
• Revolutionary War Veterans, Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Summer 1987). For access, see Periodicals.

War of 1812

• Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1960):40-45. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960); digital version at journal website. Includes Cocke County pensioners (p. 41)

The following Cocke County War of 1812 records are available online through TNGenWeb:

• Captain James Cumings' Company of Volunteer Mounted Gun Men, East Tennessee Militia, War of 1812
• Captain William Gillenwaters Company of Volunteers, East Tennessee Mmilitia, War of 1812
• Captain George Argenbright's Company of Volunteer Riflemen in the East Tennessee Militia, War of 1812

Civil War

Online Records

• 1861 -1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
• 1891-1965 - Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
• Civil War Research Database
• Soldiers and Sailors System

Regiments. Men in Cocke County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Cocke County:

Confederate Soldiers

• 5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McKenzie's) - CSA
• 26th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (3rd East Tennessee Volunteers) - CSA - Company C.
• 60th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Crawford's) (79th Infantry) - CSA - Company I.
• 62nd Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Rowan's) (80th Infantry) - CSA

Union Soldiers

• 1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies D, E, F, and G.
• 4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - Company A.
• 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Company D.
• 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Company L.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Cocke County:

• TNGenWeb, Cocke County Military Records. Includes links to Civil War Units formed in Cocke County, 9th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, USA Company "F", 60th Tennessee Mounted Infantry, CSA - Company "I", 62nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, CSA - Company "I" and Civil War Claims Index 1871-1873.
• USGenWeb Archives, Cocke County, Tennessee Archives, Civil War Records.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Cocke County. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
• United States Pension Bureau, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for ... (Washington Printing Office; 1883). Online at Internet Archive. Cocke County, page 326-327.
  

Newspapers

Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at TSLA. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click here. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Cocke County click on the following city:

• Newport

• 1847-1814 - Smith, Jonathan K.T. Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. (1847-1914) 10 vols. Jackson, Tenn.: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.

Other Records

Old Forts

• Old Cocke County Fort, Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 2 (May 1977). For access, see Periodicals.
  

Prisons

• 1831-1850 - Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850 at Tennessee State Library and Archives
  
• 1851-1870 - Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 at Tennessee State Library and Archives

Periodicals

Genealogical periodicals can contain unique sources and can be local, regional, or statewide. The following periodicals cover this county:

• Ansearchin' News: Quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. For a keyword search, go to the county index. Read previous issues on their website; FHL Book 976.8 B2a.
  
• East Tennessee Roots: Published by East Tennessee Roots The table of contents for some issues are available on their website; FHL Book 976.8 D25e.
  
• Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter: Journal of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society. FHL US/CAN Book 976.889 B2s and Journal Contents and Index of Names: 1977 thru 1996 FHL US/CAN Book 976.889 B2s index.
  

Probate Records

Cocke County's early will books were destroyed. TSLA microfilmed surviving wills covering the date range 1876 to 1913. FHL copy: FHL US/CAN Film 956185.

Online Records

• 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry ($)
• 1875-1930 - Cocke County portion of Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 at FamilySearch - images only; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.- How to Use this Collection

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.

• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1803 - Unpaid Taxes -- 1803 (Blount, Cocke, Sevier Cos.), Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 3 (1984). For FHL access, or to purchase back issues, see Sevier; digital version by Duay O'Neil, at Sevier County, Tennessee, Genealogy & History. Abstract of The Knoxville Gazette, Aug. 8, 1803.
• 1814 - "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Cocke. Includes Cocke County.
• 1817 "U.S. Holds 1817 Public Sale of Federal Tax-Delinquent Properties in Tennessee," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Summer 1996):63-68. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Cocke. Includes Cocke County.
• 1821, 1827 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. Includes 1821 and 1827 tax lists.
• 1836 Douthat, James L. Cocke County, Tennessee, 1836 Tennessee, Civil Districts and Tax Lists. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8895 R4d; online: index and purchase details.
• 1839 Taxpayers, 1839, East Tennessee Historical Society Publications. Knoxville TN: 1965. Vol. - Iss. 37.
• 1839 Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp index. Includes 1839 tax list.
• 1839 - Fox, George and Juanita Fox. Cocke County, Tennessee Early Lists: 1839 Tax List, 1830-1840 Federal Census. n.p.: G. and J. Fox, 2009. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8895 X2g.
• 1839 Price, Bruce. "Cocke County, Tennessee 1839 Tax List, All Districts," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
• 1876-1894 Cocke County Tax Books 1876-1894 (gaps). Info at TSLA FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 956205-956206.
• 1883 Release from Delinquent Taxes, 1883, Tennessee Ancestors. Knoxville TN: Apr 2001. Vol. 17 Iss. 1.
• 1889 - Price, Bruce. "Cocke County, Tennessee 1889 Tax List, Dist 12," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: Cocke Co., TN Tax Books 1889-1890 (1894), TSLA Microfilm #38.
• 1890 - Price, Bruce. "Cocke County, Tennessee 1890 Tax List, Dist 12," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: Cocke Co., TN Tax Books 1889-1890 (1894), TSLA Microfilm #38.
• 1891 - Price, Bruce. "Cocke County, Tennessee 1891 Tax List, Dist 12," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: Cocke Co., TN Tax Books 1889-1890 (1894), TSLA Microfilm #38.
• 1892 - Price, Bruce. "Cocke County, Tennessee 1892 Tax List, Dist 12," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: Cocke Co., TN Tax Books 1889-1890 (1894), TSLA Microfilm #38.
• 1893 - Price, Bruce. "Cocke County, Tennessee 1893 Tax List, Dist 12," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: Cocke Co., TN Tax Books 1889-1890 (1894), TSLA Microfilm #38.
• 1894 - Price, Bruce. "Cocke County, Tennessee 1894 Tax List, Dist 12," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: Cocke Co., TN Tax Books 1889-1890 (1894), TSLA Microfilm #38.

Vital Records

Birth

• 1828-1939 - Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
• 1869-1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry ($)
• 1908-1912 - Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

Marriage

• 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
• 1780-2002 - Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry ($)
• 1780-2002 - Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
• 1790-1962 - Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950 (1790-1962) - at FamilySearch. index and images. Covers all counties in Tennessee.- How to Use this Collection
• 1796-1950 - Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950 (Indexes only) at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
• 1838-1888 - Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
• 1851-1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry ($)
• 1877-1895 - Cocke County Marriage Index 1877-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
• 1980-2014 - Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Death

• 1874-1955 - Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
• 1908-1933 - Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 at MyHeritage ($) — index
• 1908-1958 - Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 at Ancestry ($)
• 1908-1912 - Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1914-1933 - Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1914-1966 - Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
• 1949-2014 - Death Records Index 1949-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Divorce

Online Records

• 1796 - 1850 - Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1800-1965 - Tennessee. Tennessee Divorce and Other Records, 1800-1965. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Available at Ancestry ($)
• 1980-2014 - Divorce Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Online Titles

• W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Books Online; FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 A3gp - Inventory stating where divorce records are housed.

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Cocke County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

• Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator

Local Centers and Libraries

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Cocke County. For state-wide library facilities, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

Stokely Memorial Library
383 East Broadway
Newport, TN 37821
423-623-3832
Website

Genealogical Resources: Newspapers, census, vital records, deeds, court records, funeral home records, land, church, tax lists, historical books, cemetery records and more. To see a list of microfilmed material click here.

Societies

Listed below are societies in Cocke County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Tennessee Societies.
The Smoky Mountain Historical Society
P.O. Box 5078
Sevierville, TN 37864-5078
Email: smhs@SmokyKin.com
Website

East Tennessee Historical Society
601 S. Gay Street
P.O. Box 1629
Knoxville, Tennessee 37901-1629
865-215-8824
Email: eths@east-tennessee-history.org
Website

Websites

• Cocke County, TN Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Cocke County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
• Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest Compiled Genealogies of Local Families
• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Cocke County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

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