Search Tips for Locating Genealogy Resources
at the Nashville Public Library
General Searches
Search Terms Examples
Place—Genealogy Tennessee—Genealogy
Place—Genealogy--Sources Clay County (Tenn.)—Genealogy—
Sources
Place—Newspapers Nashville (Tenn.)—Newspapers
Genealogy--Periodicals
Place—Genealogy—Periodicals United States--Genealogy--Periodicals
Cemetery Records
Search Terms Examples
Cemeteries—County (State) Cemeteries—Bedford County (Tenn.)
Cemeteries—State—County Cemeteries—Tennessee—Bedford County
County (State)—Vital records Davidson County (Tenn.)—Vital records
Cemetery name Spring Hill Cemetery; City Cemetery
(Nashville, Tenn.)
Cemeteries—States Cemeteries—Tennessee
Cemeteries—City (State) Cemeteries—Nashville (Tenn.)
Census Records
Search Terms Examples
Place—Census, date Clay County (Tenn.)—Census, 1900;
Sumner County (Tenn.)--Census, 1860
United States.—Census, number, date United States.--Census, 8th, 1860
Church Records
Search Terms Examples
Name of church Belle Meade United Methodist Church
Place—Church history Tennessee—Church history
Denomination—Place Episcopal Church--Tennessee
Churches—State—City Churches—Tennessee—Nashville
City--Churches Nashville (Tenn.)—Churches
Church records and registers--Place Church records and registers--Tennessee
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County Histories
Search Terms Examples
County name Davidson County (Tenn.)
Davidson County (Tenn.)--Biography
Davidson County (Tenn.)--History
Deeds—State—County Deeds -- Tennessee--Davidson County
City—History Nashville (Tenn.)--History
Marriage records—State—County Marriage records—Tennessee—Davidson
County
Court records—State—County Court records--Tennessee--Davidson
County
Naturalization records—State—County Naturalization records--Tennessee--
Davidson County
Wills—State—County Wills—Tennessee—Davidson County
Inventories of descendants' estates— Inventories of descendants' estates--
State—County Tennessee--Davidson County
Register of births, etc.—State—County Register of births, etc.--Tennessee--
Robertson County
Handbooks and How-Tos
Search Terms Examples
Group—Genealogy African Americans--Genealogy
Group—Genealogy—Handbooks, manuals, African Americans--Genealogy--
etc. Handbooks, manuals, etc
United States--Genealogy--Handbooks,
manuals, etc
Genealogy--Methodology
Genealogy--Computer network resources
Family Histories
Search Terms Examples
Family name Frist family
Genealogy—State Genealogy--Tennessee
State—Genealogy--Sources Tennessee--Genealogy--Sources
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