RESOURCES
Repositories & Organizations
Claiborne County Historical & Genealogical Society
The purposes of the organization are to preserve our heritage, to collect, restore, and maintain all records, concerning the history of Claiborne County and its people.
Claiborne County Public Library
The library has a genealogy section that consists of census records, courthouse records, family histories, and other local histories. Copies are available at .15 cents per page.
Research Tools
Ben Buckner developed a free tool to help calculate birth dates from the death date and age (years, months and days) at the time of death.
When tracing an ancestry it is common to encounter records filled with obsolete, archaic or legal terms that can be difficult to interpret. A genealogy glossary is helpful for interpreting these documents correctly.
The International Classification of Diseases is an alpha-numeric code found on death certificates. It is used to identify the cause of death.