List of historical societies in Tennessee
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Tennessee, United States.
Organizations
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- Anderson County Historical Society[2]
- Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities[3]
- Association for Tennessee History[3]
- Beersheba Springs Historical Society[4]
- Bledsoe's Lick Historical Association[3]
- Chattanooga Area Historical Association
- Claiborne County Historical Society[4]
- Dyer County Historical Society[5]
- East Tennessee Historical Society
- Fentress County Historical Society
- Franklin County Tennessee Historical Society[4][6]
- Giles County Historical Society[3]
- Grainger County Historic Society
- Greenback Historical Society[2]
- Greenbrier Historical Society[3]
- Grundy County Historical Society[6][4]
- Hartsville-Trousdale County Historical Society[6]
- Jackson Purchase Historical Society[5]
- Jefferson County Historical Society
- Lewis County Historical Society[3]
- Historical Society of Loudon County
- Macon County Historical Society
- Madison County Historical Society[7]
- Maury County Historical Society[7]
- McMinn County Historical Society[2]
- Meigs County Historical Society[2]
- Monroe County Historical Society[2]
- Montgomery County Historical Society[7][5]
- Morgan County Historical Society[2]
- Oliver Springs Historical Society
- Overton County Historical Society[2]
- Polk County Historical and Genealogical Society[2]
- Rhea County Historical Society[2]
- Scott County Historical Society[2]
- Sequatchie Valley Historical Association
- Smoky Mountain Historical Society
- Sullivan County Historical and Genealogical Society[2]
- Historical Society of Tennessee[8][9]
- Tennessee Historical Society[8]
- Union County Historical Society[2]
- Vanderbilt Southern Historical Society[8]
- Washington County Historical Association[3]
- West Tennessee Historical Society[7]
See also
- History of Tennessee
- List of museums in Tennessee
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Tennessee
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
- ^ Emma Inman Williams (1946), Historic Madison; the story of Jackson and Madison County, Tennessee, from the prehistoric moundbuilders to 1917, Jackson, Tenn.: Madison County Historical Society – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Affiliates and Local Societies", easttnhistory.org, East Tennessee Historical Society, retrieved July 22, 2025
- ^ a b c d e f g American Association for State and Local History (2002), "Tennessee", Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press, p. 757+ – via Internet Archive
- ^ a b c d "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved July 22, 2025
- ^ a b c "Resources & Links", wths-tn.org, West Tennessee Historical Society, retrieved July 22, 2025
- ^ a b c "TNGS Partnership Program", tngs.org, Germantown, TN: Tennessee Genealogical Society, retrieved July 22, 2025
- ^ a b c d American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Tennessee", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 176+ – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin (1907), "Tennessee", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 906+ – via HathiTrust
- ^ Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved July 22, 2025
External links
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- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in Tennessee
- Library of Congress, Tennessee: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC
