Online Resources

Daughters of the American Revolution                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Heritage Quest is a Collection of genealogical and historical sources, with coverage dating back
to the 1700s. Search U.S. census records, full-text family and local history books, Freedman's Bank records and more.

National Archives 

Rhea County Heritage and Scopes Trial Museum 

Rhea County Historical Society 


Sanborn Maps  The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Online Checklist provides a searchable database of the fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company housed in the collections of the Geography and Map Division. The online checklist is based upon the Library's 1981 publication Fire Insurance Maps in the Library of Congress and will be continually updated to reflect new acquisitions.

Sons of Confederate Veterans

Tennessee State Library and Archives 

TNGen Web Project  is part of the national USGenWeb Project and is the home of a network of volunteers working to provide you with genealogical & historical content for each of Tennessee's 95 counties. The state is bordered by Kentucky, Virginia,  North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri.

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