Local History & Genealogy
Chattanooga Resources
Area Libraries
Chattanooga State’s Augusta
R. Kolwyck Library
Catoosa County Ringgold Library
Covenant College Library
Erlanger Medical
Library
Lupton Library at UTC
McKee Web Library at Southern Adventist
University
Rossville
Public Library
Tennessee State
Library
Tennessee Library
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Arts and Entertainment
Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga
Arts & Education Council
Chattacon: Chattanooga Science Fiction Convention,
Inc.
Chattanooga’s Showplaces
-- Memorial Auditorium
Chattanooga Regional History Museum
Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
Chattanooga Theatre Centre
Creative Discovery Museum
The Hunter Museum
LibertyCon Homepage
Riverbend Festival
Attractions
Chattanooga River Boat
Tennessee Aquarium
The Chattanooga Zoo at
Warner Park
General Information
& Agencies
Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
First Call For Help
Chattanooga, TN Hospitals
Chattanooga Convention Center
Chattanooga Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Government
City of Chattanooga
- Homepage
City
Code
Pay Fines & Property Taxes
Public Works: Citywide
Services - Garbage, hazardous waste, recycling, etc.
Building & Zoning Permits
& Forms
Parks, Recreation, Arts, and
Culture
Hamilton County,
Tennessee - Homepage
Department of Education
Assessor of Property
- Taxes, deeds, property values.
Voting Commission - Register to vote,
request an absentee ballot, see election results, poll schedules.
County Clerk's Office - Auto
and boat registration, Marriage, business, and driver's licenses.
Maps and Directions
- To county offices and elected officials.
Parks
and Recreation
Building & Zoning
Permits & Forms
State
of Tennessee websites
United
States Government websites
Higher Education
Chattanooga State Technical Community
College
Covenant College
Southern Adventist University
Tennessee Temple University
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Media
The Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Chattanoogan
Count on 3 - WRCB
News Channel 9
WDEF-TV, News 12
Transportation
FlyChattanooga
CARTA:Chattanooga Regional Transportation
Authority
Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- airport shuttle to and from Atlanta and Nashville
Genealogy
- HeritageQuest Online - Search census records in a top-quality
genealogy resource provided for CHCBL patrons. A full-image gateway to census
data, family records, local histories.
http://www.heritagequestonline.com
- American Battle Monuments Commission - This government
site has links that can help document the war dead.
http://www.abmc.gov/
- Ancestry - Portal allows you to search numerous databases.
Part commercial, part free.
http://www.ancestry.com
- FamilySearch - Site provided by Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Library) with huge database and links to other
resources. Excellent link to Social Security Death index.
http://www.familysearch.org
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors - The Civil War Soldiers
and Sailors system is a computerized database containing very basic facts
about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss
- Tennessee Pension Applications for C.S.A. Service - The
University of Tennessee at Martin, Paul Meek Library staff has taken the data
provided on the TSLA website and added box numbers to locate each reel of
microfilm.
http://www.utm.edu/departments/acadpro/library/departments/special
_collections/pension
- Cyndi's List - A comprehensive listing of genealogy links
on the Internet.
http://www.cyndislist.com
- Ellis Island - Search records for the 22 million people
who came through Ellis Island between 1882 and 1924.
http://www.ellisisland.org
- Helm's Genealogy Toolbox - Genealogical search engine and
other online resources.
http://www.genealogytoolbox.com
- Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogical Society - Site devoted
to sharing Hamilton County Tennessee genealogical information and resources.
http://www.hctgs.com
- Knox County Tennessee Public Library - Public library website
for Knoxville, Tennessee.
http://www.knoxlib.org
- Memphis-Shelby County Tennessee Public Library - Public
library website for Memphis, Tennessee.
http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us
- Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee Public Library - Public
library website for Nashville, Tennessee.
http://www.library.nashville.org
- National Archives & Records Administration - Searchable
database of selected parts of the National Archives collection.
http://www.archives.gov
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections - A free
of charge cooperative cataloging program operated by Library of Congress.
Entries received since 1986 are online; pre-1986 are only in print.
http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html#National%20Union%20
Catalog
- Online Tennessee Death Records & Indexes - This is
a convenient compilation of links covering various death databases for Tennessee.
http://www.deathindexes.com/tennessee/index.html
- Rootsweb - One of the largest sites on the Internet, includes
a database with over a half million surnames.
http://www.rootsweb.com
- Tennessee State Library & Archives - Website of the
Tennessee State Library & Archives.
http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/
- Topographical Maps - This website is a center for recreational
and professional topographic map users.
http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp
- U. S. Genweb - Created by volunteers to provide a genealogical
research website for every U.S. state and county.
http://www.usgenweb.com
- World Genweb - A non-profit volunteer-based organization
dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for
world-wide access.
http://www.worldgenweb.org
- Vital Records - Where to write for vital statistics (birth,
death, marriage, divorce) certificates from each state.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
- Official Land Patent Records Site - This site administered
by the Bureau of Land Management offers researchers a source of information
on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to individuals.
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
- GenGateway - A general site that allows you to search by
surname or use "gateways" to various topics.
http://www.GenGateway.com
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Consists of volunteers
who are willing to help others by looking up specific items at institutions
near them, or help supply other information easily accessible to them.
http://www.raogk.org
- Adoption - Good place to start genealogy research if adopted.
http://www.adoption.com
- Social Security Death Index - Direct link to the Social
Security Death Index.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=
ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_
- Missionary Ridge Neighborhood Association - Organization
dedicated to the preservation of the rich historical legacy of Missionary
Ridge. http://www.missionaryridge.org