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Uruguay is a country in South America. It has a South Atlantic Ocean coastline and lies between Argentina to the west and Brazil to the north. It is the second-smallest country in South America (after Suriname).
The name Uruguay means river of the colorful birds. It is a word in Guarani that was spoken by the natives of the area.
Often called the Switzerland of South America not for geographical features but for a stable democracy and social benefits such as free education, but mostly due to a developed financial sector based on bank secrecy. In 2002 Uruguay faced one of its biggest economic crises which had very negative effects on crime. Although economic activity by 2008 had returned to pre-crisis levels, crime remains relatively high compared to historical levels, but is still low by South American standards. Long a desired country for immigration, Uruguay has been suffering from high levels of emigration for almost four decades, mainly of highly trained workers and people with high-level studies ("brain drain") seeking better opportunities abroad.
Uruguay has a rich agricultural and civic history among its indigenous people. The dominant pre-20th century live stock driving techniques are still utilized in the country, and are less visited tourist attractions than the pleasant beaches and city centres. The country has a mostly low-lying landscape. Cerro Catedral, the country's highest point, is 514m high.
Uruguay has a wet, temperate climate. However, due to the absence of nearby mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts.
The first colonizers of Uruguay were the Spanish Adelantados in the ends of the XVI century, and it was part of the United Provinces of the De la Plata river until 1811. (Although plata literally means "silver" in Spanish, "plate" is the traditional and correct translation as it was used as a synonym for precious metals up until the 19th century.) Originally, Uruguay was simply known as the Banda Oriental, or Eastern Band, of colonies along the eastern edge of the Uruguay and De la Plata river.
When Buenos Aires expelled the last Viceroy, Baltasar Cisneros, the capital of the Viceroyalty moved to Montevideo. The rebel navy sailed from Buenos Aires in an attempt to overcome the Spanish troops in that city, aided by the local rebel troops.
When finally Montevideo was freed from Spain, Uruguay intended to secede from Buenos Aires, only to be invaded by the Brazilian Empire, which started the Argentine-Brazilian war in 1813. After a variety of confusing twists, the war ultimately ended in a stalemate. With the assistance of mediation by the British government, both warring countries agreed to end their territorial claims on the Banda Oriental in 1828, thus giving birth to the new Eastern Republic of Uruguay. A constitution was subsequently drafted and adopted in 1830. British assistance in the creation of Uruguay led to a long history of British influence (including the habit of driving on the left), which ended only with World War II.
The Argentinian Civil War which ravaged that country during the 19th century was not a stranger to Uruguay, which soon gave birth to two opposing parties, the Whites (liberals) and the Reds (traditionalists) that eventually also led to a Uruguayan Civil War that went on in various hot and cold phases until the beginnings of the twentieth century. The story goes that the parties' colours originally came from armbands allegedly torn from the Uruguayan flag, but the conservatives switched to red armbands when they realized that red faded less quickly in the sun than blue.
In the early 20th century, President José Batlle y Ordóñez oversaw Uruguay's modernization and industrialization, and was also able to squash the remnants of caudillismo political culture from the Spanish colonial era which to the present continue to cause trouble in countries like Argentina. This is why Uruguay since Batlle's presidency has enjoyed much lower levels of corruption than the rest of South America.
However, the simmering tension between the left and right wings of Uruguayan politics persisted. From 1954 to 1967, Uruguay tried an unusual solution borrowed from Switzerland: a collegiate Executive Office in which a different member was designated President every year. In this way, Uruguay became the "Latin American Switzerland" for a while, acting as a model of democracy and banking liberties until a military coup ended all this.
A Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president Juan María Bordaberry to "agree" to military control of his administration in 1973. (They returned the favor by firing him from his job in 1976 and appointing the first of several puppet presidents.) By the end of 1974 the rebels had been brutally crushed (and Tupamaro leader and future president Jose Mujica was imprisoned at the bottom of a well), but the military continued to expand its hold over the government, by engaging in widespread torture and disappearances of alleged insurgents and anyone unfortunate enough to be perceived as opponents of the regime. Civilian and democratic rule was not restored until 1985.
Today, Uruguay's political and labour conditions are among the most free on the continent. In 2004, a leftist coalition (the Frente Amplio or Broad Front) which included the Tupamaros won elections which left them in control of both houses of congress, the presidency, and most city and regional governments. In 2009, former guerrilla leader Mujica was elected president, although he continued to lead a modest lifestyle of growing flowers on his farm outside Montevideo, driving an old Volkswagen Beetle, and donating 90% of his salary to charity.
About half of the country's population is crammed into the Montevideo metro area and a strip of sprawl reaching east to Punta del Este. The rest are distributed among the small towns, farms, and ranches in the interior.
Other destinations[edit]
Beaches on the Atlantic Ocean or near Rio de la Plata, including:
Get in[edit]
Holders of passports (or MERCOSUR ID cards) from the following countries can enter without a visa: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal , Romania, Russia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, United Kingdom, United States, and Venezuela. Travellers from other countries should contact the local consular section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [1]. But usually Uruguay has its borders open to tourists and visitors from all countries and it is quite easy to get in or out. Citizens of India have to apply for tourist visas but this visa is free of charge.
By plane[edit]
The country's largest airport and primary hub is Carrasco International Airport in the suburb of that name east of Montevideo. Carrasco is a relatively small airport and most travellers from around the world will have to connect at least once or twice to get there.
Pluna, the old national airline, closed down in 2012 [2]. Iberia has connecting flights from São Paulo, Asunción, Santiago de Chile and Madrid.
There are other companies that also have flights to Montevideo. American Airlines has a non-stop flight from Miami to Montevideo. The flight runs four times a week and runs all year round; the other three days it connects via Buenos Aires (EZE). Many long-haul flights to Montevideo stop in Buenos Aires, Santiago, or São Paulo before going on.
LAN connects to Australia and New Zealand via Chile. Since 2011, Copa Airlines has offered daily flights between its hub in Panama City, Panama and Montevideo.
By train[edit]
Uruguay never had much of a railway network, and in 1985, the National Transport Plan recommended discontinuing the remaining passenger lines and focusing on freight trains only. Today, there are very limited commuter train services linking Montevideo to some of the northern suburbs. There are some tourist trains which do not have a fixed schedule. You need to find announcements for them at the Montevideo train station. There is no regular long distance train service. The most usual means of public transport is the bus (inside Montevideo inner buses and from Montevideo to other main cities of the country).
By car[edit]
Uruguay is linked to Argentina via bridges over the Rio Uruguay at Fray Bentos, Paysandu, Salto, and Bella Union. Uruguay is also linked to Brazil at Bella Union, Artigas, Rivera, Cerrillada, Acegua, Rio Branco, and Chuy.
If entering at Rio Branco, you must first get your exit stamp from the Brazilian authorities in Jaguarao. You cannot do this at the offices at the border. You must go to the Policia Federal office at the opposite end of town, here. Then you must get your stamp from the Uruguayan authorities. You cannot do this at the offices at the border. You must go to the office at the opposite end of town, here.
By bus[edit]
There are many buses running from the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The country features extensive bus networks and there are many services that run from Montevideo to different cities across the country. Terminal Tres Cruces, Agencia Central and Terminal Ciudad Vieja are the three main hubs. Travel by bus is very safe. International bus service is available to Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre, (Brazil), most of the Argentinian Provinces (Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza, Entre Rios), Asuncion (Paraguay) and Santiago de Chile (Chile). The service is catered and buses have an outstanding level of service, much better than the average European or North American service.
If entering at Rio Branco, you must first get your exit stamp from the Brazilian authorities in Jaguarao. You cannot do this at the offices at the border. You must go to the inconveniently located Policia Federal office at the opposite end of town, here. Then you must get your stamp from the Uruguayan authorities. You cannot do this at the offices at the border. You must go to the inconveniently located office at the opposite end of town, here. Then, to get a bus to elsewhere in Uruguay, return to the center of Rio Branco, or ask someone if the bus you want stops near the immigration office. You can pay in cash on the bus. Remember to exchange your Brazilian cash before attempting to buy a bus ticket, because the bus companies do not accept credit card.
This process might be easier if your bus goes from Brazil to Uruguay, rather than stopping in Jaguarao and taking a different bus from Rio Branco. You should still ask if the bus will stop at the necessary offices to get both an exit and entry stamp. Also remember that buses from Brazil to Uruguay do not run as often as buses within the same country. They may sell out, forcing you to wait for several days. Therefore you should buy such a ticket a few days or more in advance.
By boat[edit]
The Buquebus [3] ferry service operates between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and both Colonia del Sacramento and Montevideo, Uruguay. Some services continue from there to Punta del Este. For the Buquebus-Ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento there are two options. One takes three hours and the other one hour to get there. A ticket to Montevideo for the three-hour ferry is about ARS147 and ARS190 (Mar 2010) for the fast one.
Colonia Express operates between Buenos Aires and Colonia by one hour ferry and then by bus to Montevideo. Ticket prices to Montevideo from ARS898 (April 2018) or even cheaper in special web offers.
Seacat Colonia operates as well between Buenos Aires and Colonia by one hour ferry and then by bus to Montevideo and Punta del Este. Ticket prices to Montevideo from ARS1400 (April 2018).
Get around[edit]
Uruguay has an extensive internal bus system. Non-local / departmental buses leave from the Tres Cruces station which also serves the international buses. The buses are frequent, safe, comfortable and many companies serve the same routes.
Taxis in Uruguay are safe and fairly affordable, costing about USD2/km. All taxis in Uruguay use meters and have fixed costs.
By remise or private transfer[edit]
Remise is a private sedan service, known for being more comfortable and professional than a taxi service. Drivers can speak English and wear suits. You can rent by the hour or point-to-point with advance booking; the cost is about USD1.5 per kilometre, or around USD20 per hour; see http://www.bybremises.com or http://www.airporttransfer.com.uy for additional information. This service can also be used for airport transfers at around USD42.
Car rentals[edit]
To rent a car in Uruguay, residents of many countries (including the United States) need only their driver's license, passport, and credit card; only residents of certain countries must obtain an International Driver's Permit. As in most developing countries, vehicle imports and gasoline are both heavily taxed. Therefore, most Uruguayans prefer to buy cars with fuel-efficient manual transmissions, which in turn means that vehicles with automatic transmissions are rarer and much more expensive. If you can drive a manual transmission, you are looking at about USD50/day and up, while those requiring an automatic transmission will pay USD90/day and up for a car rental.
It will cost USD60 and up to fill up the gas tank just on a regular small sedan like a Chevy Aveo. Traditionally, the sole gasoline retailer in Uruguay was the state-owned monopoly, ANCAP. (ANCAP is the "National Administration" for "combustibles," alcohol, and Portland cement, hence the name.) Today, ANCAP competes with Petrobras and Esso. All gas stations are full service, so you will need to know enough rudimentary Spanish to tell the attendant to fill it up.
Driving in Uruguay is very similar to European driving, but with fewer traffic lights and lots of roundabouts. North Americans accustomed to wild big-city driving (New York or Los Angeles) will not find it too difficult to adapt to. As in many developing countries and parts of Europe, Uruguayans have a tendency to split lanes or make their own lane. Since manual transmissions take longer to spin up, Uruguayans like to watch for the cross-traffic's yellow light and then jump the green about a second in advance, which means you should never run yellow lights if you can brake safely. Many intersections are marked only with yield signs. If you don't see a sign, treat it as a yield. If you see a stop sign ("Pare"), it means stop, please stop, probably because it's a blind intersection or that someone was run over there.
Uruguay has not yet implemented sensor loops, so all traffic lights are on timers and you will have to sit there regardless of whether the cross-street has traffic. (Some local drivers will just run the red after sitting for a few minutes if cross-traffic is non-existent.) Right turns on red after stop are not allowed. Headlights must be turned on at all times while moving.
Like much of Latin America, Uruguay has a fondness for giant speed bumps, even in the middle of major roads. These are signed well in advance (especially the ones on major highways) and require drivers to brake to 20km/h or less; failure to brake in time will send one's car flying.
Uruguayan law requires drivers to keep both hands on the steering wheel while moving, which means you cannot use a handheld cell phone while driving.
The speed limit ranges between 75km/h to 110km/h on most intercity highways, with 90km/h standard on most stretches. Uruguay does not have any long-distance freeways, expressways, or motorways. Some short stretches of Routes 1 and 5 to the west of Montevideo have been upgraded to freeways.
Look out for pedestrians and slow-moving traffic in the roadway, especially in rural areas and poorer suburbs. Because automobiles are so expensive, many Uruguayans get around solely by foot, taxi, scooter, motorcycle, or bus. Like many developing countries, Uruguay lacks the resources to properly maintain sidewalks in poor neighborhoods, so sidewalks often have cracks, potholes, or worse. Therefore, you will see pedestrians frequently walking in the street even when there appears to be a sidewalk or footpath next to the road.
Uruguayan national highways are well-maintained, well-designed, easy to drive, and in excellent condition; they are maintained by the private Highway Corporation of Uruguay (CVU) under the supervision of the National Highway Directorate (DNV). CVU charges a standard toll (currently UYU70 for a regular auto) to traffic in both directions at toll plazas strategically sited throughout the country near bridges over major rivers (where it is difficult to find a toll-free detour). Transitions between CVU/DNV and local department highway maintenance are always marked with large signs (if the jarring change in the quality of the pavement doesn't already make it obvious). Roads under local maintenance tend to vary widely in terms of quality.
The most important long-distance highway in Uruguay is the Ruta Interbalneria linking Montevideo to Punta Del Este, which is a four-lane road with a broad median. Note that the IB was built as what people from western North America call an expressway; that is, cross-traffic still crosses at-grade at intersections rather than at interchanges with overpasses and underpasses. Most other highways are two-lane highways.
It is nearly impossible to obtain paper road maps of Uruguay outside of the country. Fortunately, ANCAP sells an excellent map package at all its gas stations which, as of 2012, includes three maps. Two are large foldable sheet maps. One is an overview-level highway map, which has the entire Mercosur bloc on one side and all of Uruguay on the other. The other is a detailed street map of Montevideo. The third map is a booklet with detailed street maps of all departmental capital cities and several other major cities, including Punta del Este.
Google Maps, Bing Maps from Microsoft, and OpenStreetMap all have excellent coverage of Montevideo, and the first two also have thorough coverage of the rest of the country. Although there are now mobile apps available which enable users to download OpenStreetMap data in advance to one's mobile phone, OpenStreetMap's coverage of areas outside of Montevideo and Punta del Este is still incomplete. In 2015, Google finally made Google Street View available for Uruguay, which means that visitors can now fully preview the country before they arrive.
Another important quirk to keep in mind is that only online map services accurately depict the one-way streets common in Montevideo and other Uruguayan cities and towns. Virtually all Uruguayan paper road maps (including the ANCAP maps and the official maps from the Ministry of Tourism and Sport) lack arrows to show the direction of one-way streets.
Take notice of the emergency phone numbers prominently posted on the highways and keep them in mind. Uruguay is not a dangerous country, but since it is mostly agricultural and very sparsely populated between the towns, if your car breaks down it can take you a long time to walk to the nearest pay phone. It is recommended to carry a cell phone with you. Antel is one of the national cell companies and the main provider.
Hitch Hiking[edit]
In rural areas hitch hiking is fairly common and as safe as hitching is anywhere. Uruguay has the lowest level of violent crime in Latin America outside Cuba. If you are female don't hitch hike alone. Play it safe, but it's more likely that the car is going to crash than something bad is going to happen.
Spanish is spoken everywhere. The pronunciation and the use of the vos pronoun instead of tú', ' is common around the Capital, as in many other American countries. The "voceo" means that most verbs are conjugated in the old form of Castillian, or Spanish.
Portuñol (or Brasilero) is a mixture of Portuguese and Spanish used on the Brazilian border.
Amerindian traits can be found everywhere in Uruguayan culture, from cuisine to vocabulary. (there is no former Amerindian population in the present)
Although most Uruguayans have studied English at school, they do not actually speak or use it. However, some Uruguayans have studied English at private institutes, so they can speak it well. Outside Montevideo and Punta del Este there are few English speakers. You will find English spoken in most tourist spots (shopping centers and in Punta del Este) and some restaurants will probably have English-speaking staff.
If you want to study Spanish in a language academy, you may want to check out the Grupo de Turismo Idiomático, a private sector initiative supported by the Ministry of Tourism.
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Currency is the Uruguayan peso. Prices are often quoted using the U$ or $ symbol, which may be easily confused with the US$ (US dollar) symbol, so we use the International Standards Organisation's symbol of UYU placed before the amount with no intervening space.
In October 2019
Uruguay is like many developing countries in that the retail industry is still dominated by small specialized shops, small supermarkets, and small, crowded shopping malls. There are no true department stores in the country remotely comparable to the giant stores found in New York or Paris. In the entire country, there is only one true hypermarket, Geant (operated a joint venture between local chain Disco and the French chain Geant), that constitutes a reasonably decent facsimile of hypermarkets elsewhere (down to the huge parking lot, high ceiling and wide aisles). Uruguay does not have the big box "category killer" stores for which the US is famous (and which have been copied to a lesser extent in Australia and Europe).
Uruguay does not manufacture most consumer goods locally. Most items in the stores have either been imported from China, or from Argentina or Brazil. Even worse, Uruguay charges high import tariffs and high value-added tax (IVA) of about 22% on virtually everything and 18% using debit cards. Accordingly, most goods cost as much as in Australia, Canada, or Europe (or higher) and are much more expensive than in the U.S.
Some parts of Uruguayan stores feature numerous high-quality brands familiar to any North American, like Dove soap, Colgate toothpaste, Listerine mouthwash, Del Monte canned fruit, and so on. There are other brands with familiar logos but strange names. For example, Coca-Cola's South American juice brand is del Valle, which until 2012 had a logo very similar to Coca-Cola's North American juice brand, Minute Maid.
However, Uruguay is not a major priority for most other brands found in the developed world, which means their products are rare or non-existent here. Locally available brands (as noted, imported mostly from China) tend to be of poor quality. Because the Uruguayan market is so small and most Uruguayans are still relatively poor compared to consumers elsewhere, Uruguayan retailers lack the bargaining power of their North American or European counterparts. In turn, Chinese factories often sell their highest-quality product lines to the dominant First World markets and send their mediocre-quality product lines to Uruguay and other small developing countries. For example, while American and European consumers are accustomed to advertisements for luxury bedding made of 700+ thread count textiles woven from Egyptian or pima cotton, luxury bedding in Uruguay may consist of 250+ thread count textiles woven from cotton/polyester blends.
Popular items to buy include yerba mate gourds, antiques, wool textiles, and leather goods: jackets, purses, wallets, belts, etc. With regard to textiles and leather goods, although the prices may look like great bargains, one must keep in mind that local designs are different to designs elsewhere when it comes to the variable quality of metalworking, which may be a problem since leather goods like purses and belts have metal parts like clasps and buckles.
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Prices: Uruguayan cuisine is typical for temperate countries, high on butter, fat, and grains, low on spice. It is primarily Spanish with a very strong Italian influence (pizza and pasta) due to Uruguay's long history of Italian immigration. If you are from the Mediterranean, you will find it bland, but if you come from Northern Europe, Russia or the US, you won't have trouble getting used to it.
There are many public markets where you can get a hundred varieties of meat. Vegetarians can order ravioli just about anywhere.
For vegetarians there's an unmissable place called Caballos de Luz that is less than an hour away from La Paloma where you can find delicious vegetarian homemade food cooked with fresh ingredients from the garden.
Empanadas (hand-sized meat or cheese pies) make an excellent portable, inexpensive, and delicious snack or lunch. You can find them easily at many corner bakeries.
At bars the local speciality is gramajo, a dish made of fried potatoes, eggs, and ham. If you ask they can make it without the ham.
Uruguay has traditionally been a ranching country, with cattle outnumbering people more than two-to-one, and therefore features excellent (and affordable) steaks. One dish that should not be missed is chivito, a heart-attack-on-a-platter sandwich (some guidebooks call it a "cholesterol bomb") that is made of a combination of skirt steak (not goat as Argentines often mistake it for), tomato, lettuce, onion, eggs (hard-boiled and then sliced), ham, bacon, mozzarella cheese and mayonnaise and fries.
"Asado" is a typical Uruguay dish, almost all the Uruguayans know how to make it (try it at the "del Puerto" market, in Montevideo). Uruguay, with its long shoreline, also enjoys an excellent variety of seafood and fish. The flavor of the most commonly offered fish, brotola, may be familiar to people from North America, where it is called hake.
For desserts, dulce de leche, a kind of caramel, is found in all manner of confections, from ice cream to alfajores (dulce de leche-filled cookie sandwiches), or Ricardito, a famous Uruguayan dessert (available in all supermarkets).
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The legal purchasing age of alcoholic beverages is 18 and is strictly enforced, although there isn't a legally defined drinking age.
Yerba Mate is widely drunk on the streets, but can hardly be ordered in restaurants. You may have to buy a package at a super mercado and make your own. The drinking gourds are widely available and range from economical to super-luxe silver and horn. Yerba Mate is a social drink. If you are with a group of Uruguayans they will probably not offer you any because they assume that foreigners do not like the bitter taste. If you try some it will make everybody happy.
Uruguay is also acquiring a reputation for its fine wines, especially those made from the Tannat grape, which is known as one of the healthiest red wine in the world, due to Tannat having seeds high in antioxidants and skins high in polyphenols that lower your blood pressure and protect you against cardiovascular diseases.
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For nature lovers, birdwatchers, and those seeking a respite from the fast-paced world, there are many "estancias" in serene and peaceful environments, surrounded by many species of native and migrating birds, which offer an unique opportunity to reconnect with nature.
There are many more beach houses to rent along the coast than actual hotel rooms. They are plentiful, and outside the high season affordable. During the first two weeks of January it's impossible to find anything, every cottage and hotel room is booked months in advance.
There are numerous English language schools which are looking for native speakers as teachers. They can arrange papers or pay teachers under the table. The pay is not a high one, but enough to live on in Montevideo. Work permits are not particularly difficult to obtain and Uruguay lets you convert a tourist visa to a work visa without leaving the country. Residency visas without permission to work simply require you prove access to $500 USD a month. Work permits are not particularly hard to get.
Stay safe[edit]
Historically, Uruguay has enjoyed a very low rate of violent crime compared to its neighbours, with the stress on the word violent. Thus, Argentines and Brazilians traditionally go on vacation in Uruguay (even though Rio de Janeiro has far more beautiful natural scenery) because they love not having to worry about being carjacked, kidnapped, or assaulted while on vacation. Even today, Uruguay is still relatively free of those types of crimes.
However, this does not mean that Uruguay is crime free. The major differences are that most Uruguayan crimes are either non-confrontational or do not involve the gratuitous use of firearms. Montevideo in particular has seen its crime rate gradually rise since the severe 2001-2002 financial crisis, and now has moderately high levels of theft, burglary, and robbery similar to those found in major US cities. Fortunately, Punta del Este and most rural areas continue to enjoy relatively low crime levels. As long as you take basic precautions in Montevideo (eg use a money belt and/or hotel safe for valuables, look alert, and keep out of obvious slums), you will have a very safe trip.
In an emergency, call 911 or 999. For firefighters, call, 104.
As in any foreign country, you should exercise the utmost caution to not do anything which could be deemed to be a violation of Uruguayan law. This is particularly important in Uruguay because it is one of the few democracies in the world where criminal suspects can be held indefinitely for years before charges are actually brought.
As a result, Uruguayan prisons are rated among the worst in the world in regards of any respect for human rights. Human rights are "systematically violated" in Uruguayan prisons due to the degrading conditions and overcrowding in which the inmates live, according to the United Nations. Despite being one of the countries in the region with the lowest crime rates, Uruguay has one of the highest rates in the world of people behind bars, according to United Nations figures as published by the Latin American Herald Tribune.
Stay healthy[edit]
Tap water is safe to drink in all major cities. The Hospital Británico (British Hospital), SUMMUM and BlueCross & BlueShield Uruguay have an European-quality service and they are clean and efficient. Asociación Española, Médica Uruguaya and CASMU are the largest healthcare companies in Uruguay and they also have a good quality level. Just don't make any unwise drinking decisions.
Uruguay is a socially progressive country. Women got to vote in Uruguay 12 years before France. Uruguay is a secular state unlike Argentina, Chile or Paraguay; the Uruguayan state has not supported any religion since 1917. The population is mainly Catholic, but not very practicing.
Uruguay is not particularly open to its gay and lesbian communities in comparison to Brazil. There are a few gay and lesbian bars in Montevideo and in Punta del Este, but outside those two cities there is no public "queer" community. The only public monument to sexual diversity is in Ciudad Vieja (the old city). However, it was the first Latin American country to pass a civil union law and is considered to be safe and welcoming to gay and lesbian visitors. Gay marriage is fully legal in Uruguay. Even in rural areas gay travelers and expats experience little overt discrimination.
Despite linguistic and cultural similarity with Argentina (Uruguayan Spanish is very close to the one spoken in Argentina, especially in Buenos Aires, and both tango and yerba mate are popular in both countries), Uruguayans are very proud of their own country which is more liberal and calmer than their neighbour. Treating Uruguay as if it were a part of Argentina won't help you get good friends.
The similarly sounding country Paraguay has very little in common with Uruguay. Do not confuse the two countries; it will offend people in Uruguay.
Although Uruguay has become The Netherlands of South America, its drug laws are completely different from that of the Netherlands, as there is more government regulation.
Cannabis was fully legalized in the country in December 2013. That being said, don't think you can just take a trip to Uruguay for the purpose of consuming cannabis. The new laws only apply to Uruguayan citizens or legal residents of Uruguay that are 18 or older. Cannabis is prohibited to non-Uruguayan residents. If you wish to become a Uruguayan resident, you should be aware that you must register with the Uruguayan authorities in order to consume cannabis.
The national landline telephone monopoly is Antel, which provides all public pay phones and is also the sole provider of landline Internet service.
Although Antel pay phones only take Antel's proprietary magnetic cards, it is possible to use international calling cards to call home by taking the phone off the hook, waiting for a dial tone, and dialling the correct access code. However, note that many public pay phones are not properly maintained. If you do not hear a touch tone emitted for each key, that means the phone is defective and you must try another one.
Uruguay's country code is +598. Montevideo and suburbs have phone numbers beginning in two, while the rest of the country has phone numbers beginning with 4.
The national cellphone company is Antel, which competes with two private companies, Movistar and Claro. All three have numerous kiosks and stores throughout the country.
The national postal service is Correos Uruguay. Most of their post offices are very hard to find (the government is trying to save money by moving them to cheaper locations) and are open x Monday through Friday 09:00-1700; some are open 09:00-12:00 on Saturdays.
Letterboxes for depositing outbound mail are made out of cheap blue translucent plastic and are extremely difficult to find outside of post offices. Some post offices have three boxes: one for the local city, one for domestic mail ("interior") and one for international ("exterior").
Unfortunately, in Uruguay they don't build and maintain durable weather-hardened metal letterboxes as those found on sidewalks and street corners in most developed countries, so most Uruguayan letterboxes are designed only for indoor use. Keep in mind that Correos licenses many retailers, such as pharmacies, as postal agents, and letterboxes can sometimes be found around those agents' premises as well.
Antel is the only provider of landline Internet service, while Dedicado is the main provider of fixed wireless Internet service. Wi-Fi is ubiquitous and can be found in virtually all decent hotels as well as many restaurants, cybercafes, and shopping malls.
Antel Wi-Fi hotspots are normally available only to Antel landline Internet subscribers, unless you are in a place with complimentary free service like Carrasco International Airport, in which case a public username and password for free access are prominently posted. Dedicado Wi-Fi hotspots are free for everyone.


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Sometimes it is so obvious that God is moving that it is almost frightening. It is sort of like being invited into an event that is already orchestrated, being told where to stand, what to do. It is evident that what is happening is not being done on my own initiative. At the same time my role seems to be vital to the event. Although the opening of the outreach centre for Gateway is still pending, waiting for the nod from the health board, it seems as if this is going to happen. It makes me wonder, "Why me, God? I am not really the best qualified person for a job like this. Don't you think a social worker or an addictions worker would be better equipped?" Maybe it is because I am available and can see the needs. Maybe God just wants to show up in ways that are definitely not dependant on my adequacy for the job. I know already that I will have to rely on the wisdom and grace of God to run this drop in centre. I want it to be a place where some of the neediest in our city will encounter the love of Christ. But that is in itself a huge responsibility and necessitates my reliance on God for help. Which in turn means that I have to spend time with God listening to God. Already there are demands on my time that encroach on that time so I need to make it one of my highest priorities.
One of the realities of helping people, of loving them enough to want to help them, is that they make demands on my time – rides, a need to talk, sick people to visit, financial help needed, driver's lesson practice. I think these are tasks I have been called to help with. Of course I can't take care of everyone's needs so I need discernment and wisdom on what to do. I think that setting appropriate boundaries is going to be a challenge – setting boundaries on what I can do without setting boundaries on the love of God that I reflect. I suppose part of this will be directing these folk to agencies and other people who want to step in and help too. It was a good reminder reading the account of Jethro's advice to Moses in Exodus 18 that others need to be enlisted to help.
So, God, give me wisdom and an ability to discern where to use my time and resources and lots of love for the people I will meet and send others also gifted with love to join me in this work.

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. . . the Navy gets a drone, Fly-Fer the carrier, the Navy gets a drone.
Navy unveils new bat-winged stealth bomber; unmanned X-47B is military's deadliest new drone
An unmanned, bat-winged stealth bomber made its first demo flight in California, marking the first step in the Navy's development of a new generation of killer drones.
The experimental warplane, named the X-47B, took off from Edwards Air Force base, shot to 5,000 feet and flew a racetrack pattern over a dry lakebed during the 29-minute demo flight on Friday, the Navy said in a statement.
"Today we got a glimpse towards the future as the Navy's first-ever tailless, jet-powered unmanned aircraft took to the skies," said Capt. Jaime Engdahl, the program manager for the plane, said in a statement.
Military leaders see the plane as a major shift from the current fleet of robotic aircraft.
Combat drones are usually controlled remotely by human pilots, but the X-47B can carry out extended missions controlled by a computer and is designed to fly faster and farther than existing jets, like the Predators and Reapers used in Afghanistan.
It's also the first drone capable of taking off and landing aboard an aircraft carrier in the ocean.
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Northrop Grumman X-47B
Well, the X-47B is certainly going to take up a lot of space on board a carrier, without the ability to contribute anything towards carrier defense.
/they're probably looking forward to using it in conjunction with the CVX Next Generation Aircraft Carrier
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Albert W. Doolittle Jr. '36 Th'37 died October 7, 2007 at his home in Derry, N.H. After graduating, he worked for the American Bridge Company for a year, then for Jackson and Moreland/United Engineers and Constructors, which later became part of Raytheon. He retired in 1979 and devoted much of his energy to community and conservation projects in Derry. The town honored him as a "Living Treasure" in 2005, and the Conservation Commission, on which he served since 1976, recently named a 95-acre conservation area in East Derry after him. Similarly devoted to Dartmouth and Thayer School, he was a longtime volunteer for admissions and the Dartmouth College Fund, and he served on the Thayer School Annual Fund Executive Committee since 1989. He contributed to the Dartmouth College Fund every year since graduation and to the Thayer School Annual Fund every year since its founding in 1976. In 2001 Thayer School named him a Sylvanus Thayer Fellow for outstanding service to the school, and the Annual Fund Executive Committee established the Albert W. Doolittle Jr. Giving Society to recognize all donors who have contributed to the Thayer School Annual Fund for five consecutive years or every year since their graduation. He is survived by his wife, Edith, sons Paul, David '64, and Robert, and five grandchildren.
Henry C. Beck Jr. '38 Th'39, who oversaw such projects as the Cotton Bowl and NorthPark Center as president of the Dallas, Tex. construction firm now called The Beck Group, died October 15, 2007 in Dallas. He joined his father's business in 1939, prior to a stint with the Navy SeaBees in 1941. He returned to Dallas in 1946 and continued to work for the company, where he was named president in 1948 and became chairman in 1973. Under his leadership the company built Reunion Tower, Hotel Crescent Court and the Hyatt Regency. Other local Beck Group projects include the Texas Motor Speedway, Victory Plaza at Victory Park, and Fountain Place in Dallas. He served as a member of the Thayer School Board of Overseers (1966 to 1973) and was a recipient of the Sylvanus Thayer Fellow Award in 1979. He is survived by his wife, Nell, children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Clement F. Burnap '39 Th'40, a tireless supporter of his class and Thayer School, died February 3, 2007, a few weeks after the death of his wife and lifetime companion, Elaine. He served for many years as class head agent and volunteer for the Thayer School Annual Fund and endowed a fellowship in his wife's name, the Elaine Schofield Burnap Fellowship, as well as the Clement F. Burnap Project Development and Management Endowment Fund. After earning his Dartmouth and Thayer degrees, he received a master's in naval architecture and an M.B.A. from MIT. He began working in the shipbuilding industry prior to the start of WWII and then joined the U.S. Navy, involved in the repair of warships damaged in the Pacific theater. After the war he was engaged in a number of large industrial construction projects, retiring in 1987 from Kaiser Engineers. Clem is survived by brother Wilder, numerous nephews and nieces, and other family members.
A. James O'Mara '42 Th'43, co-founder and chief executive of the civil engineering firm Greenhorne and O'Mara Inc., died of pneumonia November 7, 2007, at Riderwood Village in Silver Spring, Md. He worked as a civil engineer in New York, New Jersey, and Maryland before starting his firm in the Washington, D.C., area in 1950. The firm, which specialized in surveying, land planning and engineering design, became one of the top-ranked engineering firms in the country and developed strong transportation and structural engineering, water and wastewater, water resources, and environmental engineering expertise. It also provided consulting services to the Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He was chairman of a business and community task force formed in 1983 to draft a Prince George's County, Md., strategic plan. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Lois; sons Thomas, Michael, Marc, Dennis, and Brian; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Warren Tuttle Loomis '62 Th'65 of Norwich, Vt., died of esophageal cancer on November 2, 2007. A keen entrepreneur, inspired tinkerer, and clever prankster, Warren infused many lives with warmth and vigor. He earned his B.A. from Dartmouth, where his fellow hockey players knew him as "Zog," and his M.S. from Thayer. Inspired by his mentor George Colligan, he earned a Ph.D in metallurgy from the University of Michigan in 1969. He then entered the nascent field of computers and in 1970 founded computer software company Logic Associates, which he led until his retirement in 2001. In retirement Warren took up his lifelong passion for invention and boating by founding ForwardFace! LLC, which designs and produces forward-facing rowing boats (see Inventions). Warren is survived by his wife, Alix Manny; children Aaron, Jason, and Molly; step-children John and Sam; mother Natalie; and sisters Barbara, Betsy, and Natalie.
Joan Queneau, wife of Thayer Professor Emeritus Paul E. Queneau, died September 8, 2007, at Kendal in Hanover. In 1990 the couple endowed the Paul and Joan Queneau Professorship in Environmental Engineering Design. She also showed her commitment to environmental conservation by establishing the Joan Hodges Queneau Palladium Medal, given by the National Audubon Society and the American Association of Engineering Societies and emphasizing the importance of mutual understanding between conservationists and engineers. She was active in numerous community organizations, including Tamarack Twig, Girl Scouts of America, and the Junior League; she formed a Junior Audubon Society in Rochester, N.Y., and was president of its parent-teacher association; and devoted her services to the Church of Christ at Dartmouth. In addition to her husband, she is survived by son Paul, daughter Josephine, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and several nieces.
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Jerry Brown easily won the Democratic nomination for governor in California.
The state Attorney General, a former two-term governor seeking to return to the office, won the Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race shortly after polls closed around the state at 8 p.m.
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Brown will face against GOP rival and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, who easily outpaced Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in the GOP race.
Brown will not be able to match Whitman's millions -- he has $20 million in the bank so far -- but is relying on Democratically aligned independent groups to fund an opposition campaign. Many of those groups are supported by public employee unions who bristle at Whitman's cost-cutting goals for state government. She has pledged to eliminate 40,000 state government jobs.
With the state's most expensive primary behind them -- most of it self-funded -- the fall campaign will now be fueled by Whitman's personal wealth and Brown's backing from organized labor.
At his campaign party in Club Nokia at LA Live, Brown painted a stark contrast between his bare-bones election operation and Whitman's pack of political consultants. He promised to fix California with a balanced budget and to focus on job creation.
"I'm here tonight not only as the Democratic party's candidate for governor, but also as a Californian who's disgusted with the awful mess in Sacramento and the politicians and Wall Street bankers who got us there," Brown told the crowd.
Whitman will now have to appeal to a broad electorate in a state where a majority are Democratic and independent voters, said Jack Pitney, a political science professor at Claremont McKenna College.
"We have to see a different kind of Meg Whitman and she can no longer emphasize her conservative credentials," Pitney said. "I think she'll portray herself as Miss Fix-it, not as an ideological warrior, but a pragmatic solver."
On Tuesday, Brown took a swipe at Whitman's reputation for controlling her message.
"I'm looking forward to a campaign where people get to see the candidates, not just the commercials," he said.
During the campaign, Brown lamented the fact that millions were spent by his Republican opponents in attack ads. In reality, the intra-party brawl has gave his campaign new life.
Not long ago, during the California Democratic Party convention in Los Angeles, Brown was starting to sound desperate. eMeg was pouring it on with television spots touting her background in business and her rendition of all that was wrong with the state. A few polls had popped up showing she was not only 50 points ahead of her Republican rival, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, but she would beat Jerry in a head-to-head match up in the fall.
Brown issued a first-ever pre-primary "threeway debate" challenge between himself and the two Republicans as a way to get some free media. Didn't work.
As governor back in the 70s, Brown once pontificated that "sometimes the best action is no action at all." Such was his strategy for much of the campaign, with him staying mum on most issues.


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Superhero's Main Weapon Against Apathy: Dog Poop
Everybody say "dobry den" (that's "hello") to SuperVaclav (not to be confused with Super Vaclav, or OtherVaclav)—the Czech Republic's latest superhero, and the only one we know of whose primary superpower involves smearing dog poop on impolite dog walkers and then running away before he gets his ass kicked.
SuperVaclav says he's decided to fight against the indifference and hypocrisy in society," and apparently has developed his own version of the "broken windows" theory to get the job done. In addition to dog walkers who leave their dogs' poops behind, he's also targeting smokers at bus stops by dumping buckets of water on their heads (this one cost him a camera, after an offender who didn't enjoy the surprise bath busted it); "the smell and the noise" of cars; junkies and dealers; "unscrupulous callers"; and "urinating on every corner." Surely he'll develop some creative strategies to resolve all these problems without getting his nose broken!
Man, when we lived in Prague (a wonderful town) many years ago, we only saw people urinating in the street maybe twice. Sad to hear things have gotten so pissy over there. We blame Americanization.
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Greene County, Tennessee Genealogy
Guide to Greene County, Tennessee ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
|Greene County, Tennessee
Location in the state of Tennessee
Location of Tennessee in the U.S.
|April 18, 1783
|County Seat
|Website: www.greenecountytngov.com
- 1 Description
- 2 Greene County, Tennessee Record Dates
- 3 Greene County Tennessee Courthouse
- 4 Greene County Tennessee History
- 5 Greene County Tennessee Places/Localities
- 6 Greene County Tennessee Genealogy Resources
- 6.1 Getting Started
- 6.2 Research Guides
- 6.3 African American
- 6.4 Biographies
- 6.5 Cemeteries
- 6.6 Census
- 6.7 Church
- 6.8 Court
- 6.9 Genealogy
- 6.10 Immigration
- 6.11 Land
- 6.12 Law and Legislation
- 6.13 Local Histories
- 6.14 Maps
- 6.15 Military
- 6.16 Newspapers
- 6.17 Occupations
- 6.18 Periodicals
- 6.19 Prisons
- 6.20 Private Papers
- 6.21 Probate Records
- 6.22 Taxation
- 6.23 Vital Records
- 7 Greene County Tennessee Genealogy Societies and Libraries
- 8 Greene County Tennessee Genealogy Websites
- 9 Greene County Tennessee Genealogy References
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named for Major General Nathanael Greene. The County is located in the northeast area of the state. [1]
Greene County, Tennessee Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Greene County Tennessee Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Greene County Courthouse
101 South Main Street
Greenville, TN 37743
Phone: 423.798.1708
County Clerk has marriage and probate records;
Register of Deeds has land records. [3]
Greene County Courthouse
101 South Main St.
Greeneville, TN 37743
Phone: 1-423-798-1708
Greene County Clerk
Marriage and Probate records
204 North Cutler St., Suite 200
Greeneville, TN 37745
Phone: 1-423-798-1708
Greene County Register of Deeds
Land records
204 North Cutler St., Suite 215
Greeneville, TN 37745
Phone: 1-423-798-1726
Greene County Clerk and Master
Court records
101 South Main St.
Greeneville, TN 37743
Phone: 1-423-798-1742
Mon.- Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Greene County Tennessee History[edit | edit source]
The county is named after Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene (1742-1786).[4]
Greene County was created in 1783 by the North Carolina legislature from Washington County. In 1784 Greene joined two neighboring counties in declaring their independence from North Carolina. In 1785 these counties applied for admission to the United States as the State of Franklin. The request was denied and hope for Franklin statehood faded by 1789. In 1789, when North Carolina was admitted to the United States, she ceded her westernmost counties including Greene County to the United States. The United States turned these counties into the Southwest Territory. In 1792 the Southwest Territory created Jefferson County partly out of Greene County. 1796 all the land in these Southwest Territory counties became part of the new State of Tennessee.
East Tennessee county established in 1783. From 1784 to 1788, this land was claimed by the abortive, short-lived State of Franklin.
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1783--Greene County was created 18 April 1783 from Washington County.
County seat: Greeneville[5]
County Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
- Hear it spoken[6] (female)
- Hear it spoken[7] (female)
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps" (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
- Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820
- Many pre-1800 marriage bonds and licenses are lost; only a fraction of those issued in 1815 survive
- Lost probate records: 1783 to 1800
For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
- Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill. Online at: Family History Circle.
- When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle. Online at: Tennessee Genealogy Blog.
- Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
Greene County Tennessee Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[8]
|Unincorporated communities
|Census-designated places
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Greene County Tennessee Genealogy Resources[edit | edit source]
Getting Started[edit | edit source]
Use the free Search for Surnames at Mountain Press's website to quickly search a variety of published Greene County biography, cemetery, court, marriage, and tax records. To determine which books are being searched, or to search each publication's index individually, click here. You are now equipped with a checklist of books to pull off the shelves at a genealogy library, or a wish list for your personal book collection.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
- Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Greene County at TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
African American[edit | edit source]
United States African Americans Tennessee African Americans
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Crockett, David. Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas. (New York : Wm. H. Graham, Tribune Buildings, 1848. Free digital copy.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
|Tombstone Transcriptions Online
|Tombstone Transcriptions in Print
|List of Cemeteries in the county
|Family History Library
|TNGenWeb Archives
|Tombstone Project
|TN Gravestones
|TNGenWeb Cemeteries
|See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.
Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
- Tennessee Cemeteries Hometown Locator
- Greene County, Tennessee Cemetery Records at Ancestry.com ($/Free[9])
- Charles A. Reeves Jr. has drawn a detailed map showing the locations of Grainger County cemeteries. It may be purchased for a small fee through his Cemetery Maps Catalog$
Census[edit | edit source]
|Historical populations
|Source: "Wikipedia.org".
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Greene County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.
See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
See Greene County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project®
1790- Lost, only statistics survive[10], but substitutes are available, see Taxation and:
- Eakle, Arlene. Tennessee Research. 2010. Purchase information at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Genealogy Blog. Includes a reconstructed 1790 census, sources: "Contemporary lists–tax lists, militia rolls, land grants and deeds, claims for pre-emption lands, names recorded in diaries and journals. And numerous histories compiled by local historians from records that we have not seen or read ourselves."
- Jackson, Ronald Vern. Ohio, 1790, Volume Two. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 977.1 X2o 1790. Includes "Territory Southwest of the River Ohio," i.e. East Tennessee.[11]
- McGhee, Lucy Kate. Partial Census of 1787 to 1791 of Tennessee as Taken from the North Carolina Land Grants. 3 Parts. Microfilmed in 1990. FHL US/CAN Films 1728882 Item 4 and 1683130 Item 3.
1800 - Lost
1810 - Lost, but a substitute is available:
- Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.
1810 - 1891
1820 - Lost[12]
1820 Manufactures
The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.
The following book is a useful aid for finding the original records. A free online index, provided by Lineages, will help researchers determine if this resource can be of assistance:
- National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820; digital version at Lineages. Covers this county.
- Sistler, Byron H. 1830 Census, East Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2p 1830.
1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Greene County on page 152.
- Sistler, Byron. 1880 Census Greene County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler & Associates, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 X2s 1880.
1890 - Lost, but substitutes are available:
- Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 7 1891. Greene County is included in Vol. 7.
- Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890.
1891 Male Voters
- 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry.com — index $
- Godwin, William. 1920 Greene County, Tennessee Census Index: Includes Heads of Households and Persons Whose Surnames Differ from Those of Heads of Household. Greeneville, Tenn.: Greene County Genealogical Society, 2002. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 X22g 1920.
Church[edit | edit source]
- Greene County Bank. Faith of Our Fathers. Greeneville, Tenn.: n.p., n.d. FHL US/CAN Large Q Book 976.891 K2f. [Includes photographs of 21 Greene County churches with short histories.]
- 1802 - 1870 - Sinking Springs Lutheran Church Baptism Index 1802-1870. Batch C710481 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages from Monthly Meeting of Friends, New Hope, Green County, Tennessee: Notes of Mildred S. Grimsley in Possession of the Las Vegas Nevada Family History Center. Las Vegas, Nev.: Las Vegas Nevada Family History Center, 1989. FHL US/CAN Film 1597620 Item 15.
Court[edit | edit source]
Circuit court https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/402892
Chancery court https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2485467
Court of Common Pleas https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/149305
Minutes https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/239131
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
More than 90 genealogies have been published about Greene County, Tennessee families. For more information visit Greene County, Tennessee Compiled Genealogies.
Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. His note cards, which reference more than 4,000 early settlers of the Holston-Clinch River area and East Tennessee (1770s-1790s), are held at the Library of Virginia. The cards have been digitized and made available online.[13]
Immigration[edit | edit source]
During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 11 British aliens, many of whom had families, living in Greeneville and Greene County.[14]
Land[edit | edit source]
The TSLA microfilmed the original Greene County Deed Books 1 to 50 (1785-1887) and Indexes (1785-1931). Copies of their films are also available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Films 944411-944439.
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Greene County land records. They offer a research service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
Local Land Entries Issued by North Carolina
The original Greene County land entries issued by North Carolina are kept at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. On their website, users can bring up a list of land entries issued in Greene County, both before and after it became a part of the state of Tennessee. Years covered: 1778-1803.
- Follow this link to conduct a "Call Number Search" using the MARS Catalog on their site.
- Using the pull down window, change "Call Numbers starting" to "A MarsID matching."
- Type 12.14.6 (Windows Vista users may need to include a period after the last digit, for example 12.14.6.) and click Search. This is the specific MarsID for Greene County.
- Click on the entry that is returned: "Tennessee, Greene County."
- In the window that pops up, click Show List of Child Records and a list of Greene County land entries will be produced. Browse to find abstracts of the original records.[15]
N.B. You can also search by name through the Basic Search, but it lacks soundex capabilities.
Published abstracts:
- Burgner, Goldene Fillers and Betty Goff Cook Cartwright. North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1778-1791. [Greenville, S.C.]: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R2b.
- Burgner, Goldene Fillers. North Carolina Land Grants Recorded in Greene County, Tennessee. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 R2b.
Law and Legislation[edit | edit source]
- Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service. The TSLA has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at the TSLA; another version is available at World Vital Records.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Brandon, Connie B. Step Back in Time to Laurel Gap / Baileyton: (Late 1700s through Early 1900s) in Greene County, Tennessee. Greenville, Tenn.: C. Brandon, 2005. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891/B2 H2b.
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- 1777 - 1985 - Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
- 1783 - Reeves, Charles A. Davidson & Greene Counties, Tennessee - Created in 1783. Published 2000. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
Military[edit | edit source]
Indian Wars[edit | edit source]
- Service against Chickamaugas, 1790 Claims, Tennessee Ancestors, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Dec. 1989).
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]
The following Greene County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:
- 1835 Pension Roll
- 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions
- Select Greene County, Tennessee Revolutionary War Pension Files
Additional resources include:
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Greene County on page 152.
- Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War. TNGenWeb. Includes veterans from this county: Tennessee section begins on page 381.
War of 1812[edit | edit source]
- Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul. 1960):65-68. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960); digital version at journal website. [Includes Greene County pensioners (p. 65)]
- War of 1812 Pensioners and Widows, 1869-79, Greene County Pioneer, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Nov. 1990). For access, see Periodicals.
- Capt. Robert Maloney Company - War of 1812 at TNGenWeb
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1861 - 1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861 - 1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
- 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
- 1891 - 1965 - Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch — images
- Civil War Research Database $
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
Regiments. Civil War service men from Greene County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Greene County:
Confederate Soldiers
- 12th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Day's) - CSA - Companies B and F.
- 16th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Neal's) - CSA - Company E.
- 29th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies F and H.
- 39th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (W. M. Bradford's) (31st Infantry) - CSA - Company H.
- 61st Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Pitts') (81st Infantry) - CSA - Companies A, C, D, and I.
Union Soldiers
- 1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies D, H, I, and M.
- 4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - Companies A, C, E, and F.
- 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Company B.
- 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies C, D, E, F, and G.
- 13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies E and L.
Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Greene County:
- Carter, William Randolph. History of the First regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry in the Great war of the Rebellion, with the Armies of the Ohio and Cumberland, Under Generals Morgan, Rosecrans, Thomas, Stanley and Wilson. Knoxville, Tennessee: Gaut-Ogden Co. Printers, 1902. Free digital copy. Union.
- USGenWeb Archives, Greene County Tennessee Archives. Civil War Records and Pensions.
- CWSAC, Battle Summaries, BlueSprings. Located in Greene County. Bull's Gap, located in Hamblen and Greene County.
- Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Greene County. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
- United States Pension Bureau, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for ... (Washington Printing Office; 1883). Online at Internet Archive. Greene County, page 337-339.
- Greene County Genealogy, 1890 Special Census Survivors and Widows of the War of Rebellion Union soldiers. Transcription.
- Greene County Genealogy, Civil War 4th Tennessee Infantry, US. Organization, timeline and engagements.
Civil War Battle[edit | edit source]
The following Civil War battles were fought in Greene County:
- October 10, 1863 = Blue Springs [16]]
- November 11 - 13, 1864 = Bull's Gap [17]]
- Map showing Civil War battles in Tennessee.
- Greene County Civil War Database gives name, birth, death, burial, Company, Unit, Rank, US or CSA, and where lived. Published in The Greene County Pioneer: A Journal of Greene County History and Genealogy. by Greene County Genealogical Society firstname.lastname@example.com FHL 976.891 B2g Vol. 32 No. 1 (May 2016)
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at TSLA. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click here. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Greene County click on the following town:
Occupations[edit | edit source]
- Miller, Alan N. East Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1778 to 1911. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2m. Digital version at World Vital Records ($). Purchase at Genealogical.com. Includes Greene County.
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:
- Ansearchin' News
- Genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Greene County, Tennessee have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.
- The Blount Journal
- Genealogical articles with abstracts of Greene County, Tennessee records have been published in The Blount Journal, the publication of the Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society. Began in 1985, still in print. Tables of contents are available online. Purchase back issues through the society. The Family History Library has acquired most volumes FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 B2b.
- East Tennessee Roots
- Genealogical articles with abstracts of Greene County, Tennessee records have been published in East Tennessee Roots (10 vols.). A subject index to these articles is available online. Surname indexes to Volumes 9 and 10 are also available online. The Family History Library has collected most issues of East Tennessee Roots FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 D25e.
- The Greene County Pioneer
- The Greene County Pioneer. 25+ vols. Limestone, Tenn.: Greene County History and Genealogical Society, 1986-present. FHL US/CAN Books 976.891 B2g v. 1-5 ff.
- The Pellissippian
- Genealogical articles with abstracts of Greene County, Tennessee records were published in the The Pellissippian (25 vols., 1980-2004), the quarterly of the Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society. The society has posted tables of contents for all 25 volumes on their website. They also have back issues available for purchase. The Family History Library has acquired the first 20 volumes FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 D25p.
- Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin
- Genealogical articles with abstracts of Greene County, Tennessee records have been published in the Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin (39+ vols., 1972-present), the journal of the Watauga Association of Genealogists. The Family History Library has a complete collection FHL US/CAN Books 976.897 B2w, including Margaret W. Hougland and Betty Jane Hylton's Bulletin Subject Index: The First Thirty Years, 1972-2001 (Johnson City, Tenn.: Watauga Association of Genealogists, 2002) FHL US/CAN Book 976.897 B2w index 1972-2001.
Prisons[edit | edit source]
Learn if your Greene County, Tennessee Genealogy ancestors went to prison!
- Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850.
- Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870.
Private Papers[edit | edit source]
- Stephens - Stephens Bible. [Tex.]: Texas DAR, Genealogical Records Committee, 1998. FHL US/CAN Book 976.4253 V2b. "This Bible was owned by A. Stephens, Jr.; S. L. Stephens in 1848; and S. S. Stephens in 1862 of Greene Co., Tennessee."
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
TSLA microfilmed the original Greene County Will Books 1 to 5 (1828-1931). FHL copies: FHL Films 944409-944410.
Online Records
- 1779 – 2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
FamilySearch has placed scans of the following records online in the Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 collection. These are browse-only collections. Handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes:
- Inventories, Wills, 1802-1810
- Wills, 1828-1931 (6 vols.)
- Insolvent estate records, 1853-1901 (2 vols.)
- Inventories, 1828-1920 (8 vols.)
- Inventories, Sales, 1828-1843
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Greene County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
- Will Book 0: 1780-1828
- Will Book 00: 1780-1828
- Will Books A-F: 1780-1883
- Will Books G-M: 1780-1883
- Will Books N-Z: 1780-1883
The following Greene County probate records have been abstracted and/or indexed:
- 1780 - 1883 - Strictly By Name (see above).
- 1783 - 1890 - Burgner, Goldene Fillers. Greene County, Tennessee, Wills, 1783-1890. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 P28b.
- 1783 - 1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills & Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1990. FHL US/CAN 976.8 P22s. Includes an index to this county's probate records. Free Lookups Available!
Taxation[edit | edit source]
The original Greene County Tax Books (1809-1892) are held at the County Courthouse. Microfilmed by TSLA; FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 94445-944452.
The original Greene County Tax Records (1828-1832) are held at the County Courthouse. Microfilmed by TSLA in 1960s; FHL copy: FHL US/CAN Film 464112.
The following Greene County tax records have been abstracted:[18]
- 1783 - Tax List, 1783, Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine. Washington DC: Apr 1919. Vol. 53 Iss. 4.
- 1783, 1805 - Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp index. Includes 1783 and 1805 tax lists.
- 1783 - Tax List, 1783, Greene County Pioneer, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Sep. 1985); Vol. 1, No. 3 (Dec. 1985).
- 1783, 1805, 1812 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. Includes 1783, 1805, 1812 tax lists.
- 1783 - "First Tax List for Greene County, 1783," The Blount Journal, (Nov. 1988). For FHL access, or to purchase back issues, see Periodicals.
- 1783 - Tax List, 1783, A-F, Pellissippian, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Oct. 1988).
- 1785 - Tax List, 1785, Greene County Pioneer. Greeneville TN: May 1991. Vol. 7 Iss. 2.
- 1785 - 1800 - Tax Lists, 1785, Greene County Pioneer. Vol. 9, No. 2 (Nov. 1993), Vol. 10, No. 1 (May 1994). For FHL access, see Periodicals.
- 1787 - 1792 - Tax Lists, 1787-92, Greene County Pioneer, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Feb. 1989).
- 1788 - Taxable Property in State of Franklin, 1788, Genealogist's Post. Danboro PA: Jan 1965. Vol. 2 Iss. 1.
- 1788, 1789 - Clerk's Taxes, 1788, 1789, North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal. Raleigh NC: Nov 1992. Vol. 18 Iss. 4
- 1796 - Tax List, 1796, Greene County Pioneer. Greeneville TN: Jun 1987. Vol. 3 Iss. 2.
- 1796 - Taxables, 1796, Greene County Pioneer. Greeneville TN: May 1989. Vol. 5 Iss. 2.
- 1797 - Taxables, 1797, Greene County Pioneer. Greeneville TN: Aug 1989. Vol. 5 Iss. 3.
- 1798 - Taxables, 1798, Green County Pioneer, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Nov. 1989); Vol. 6, No. 1 (Feb. 1990).
- 1799 - Tax List, 1799, Greene County Pioneer, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Aug. 1990).
- 1805 - "1805 Enumeration, Greene County, Tennessee," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Winter 1981):159-163. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Free digital versions at Sevier County, Tennessee, Genealogy & History website and Jefferson County, Tennessee, Genealogy & History website.
- 1805, 1812 - Curtis, Mary Barnett. Early East Tennessee Tax Lists. Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing Company, 1964. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4c. Includes 1805 and 1812 tax lists.
- 1805 - Tax List, 1805, Wagoner Genealogist. Wagoner OK: Mar 1988. Vol. 8 Iss. 1.
- 1809 - Standefer, Jewel B. "Petitioners of Green County, Tennessee, Asking for Reduction in Taxes, Etc., 1809," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 11, No. 3 (July 1964):121-124. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
- 1809 - 1817 - Historical Records Project (Tennessee). Tax Books, 1809-1817, Greene County, Tennessee. Typescript, Nashville, Tenn. FHL US/CAN Film 24667 Item 3.
- 1809 - 1817 - Burgner, Goldene Fillers. Greene County Tax Digests, 1809-1817. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 R4b.
- 1809 - 1817 - Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810. [Cites Burgner's tax digests as source.]
- 1809 - "Tax List - 1809 Greene Co., Tennessee," available online at TNGenWeb. Source: TSLA Microfilm.
- 1814 - "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Includes Green(e) County.
- 1814 - 1816 - Direct Tax, 1814-16, Greene County Pioneer. Greeneville TN: May 1996. Vol. 12 Iss. 1.
- 1825 - "Greene County Property Sold in 1825 for Unpaid Federal Taxes," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Winter 1996):187. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
- 1830 - Houston, Sandra Kelton. Greene County, Tennessee Guardians and Orphans Court Records, 1783-1870 and 1830 Tax List. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1984. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 P2h.
- 1836 - Douthat, James L. Greene County, Tennessee, 1836 Tennessee Civil District and Tax List. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 R4d; online: free surname index and purchase details.
- Tax Reduction Petitioners, Ansearchin' News. Memphis TN: Jul 1964. Vol. 11 Iss. 3.
The Greene Co., Tennessee GenWeb site includes abstracts of tax payers by the surnames Brown and Willis.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
See also How to order Tennessee Vital Records or order electronically online.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1908 - 1912 - Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch — index and images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
The original Greene County marriage records are kept at the County Courthouse. In 1965, Soderberg provided the following description: "Few bonds exist for the earliest years and almost no licenses were returned or kept until after 1800. Some years show heavy losses. There is but one bond and twenty-six licenses for the year 1815. Bonds for the last part of the year 1818 have been misplaced since this compilation was started. These had been copied, however, and only the final rechecking was lost." Two organizations have microfilmed these records since the time of Soderberg's remarks:
- Marriages 1780-1960. Microfilmed in 1970s and 1980s by TSLA; FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 944386-944388, 1012445-1012448, 1928865.
- Marriage Records 1780-1981. Microfilmed between 2005 and 2008 by the Genealogical Society of Utah: FHL US/CAN Films 1148701 ff.
Greene County's marriage records have been abstracted and/or indexed several times. According to editors' introductions, each publication focused specifically on Greene County followed similar abstraction guidelines, while the regional and statewide indexes abstracted fewer details. If the 1818 marriages were lost in 1965 as Soderberg reports, and never found, later publications might omit them. The following is a list of these publications and the years they cover:
- 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1780 - 1895 - Greene County Marriage Index 1780-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.[19]
- 1780 - 1837 - Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). Greene County, Tennessee Marriage License & Bonds, 1780-1837. 1937; reprint, Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, (199-?). FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 V28g. Abstracts names of brides, grooms, perhaps bondsmen, and officiators, as well as a date associated with the marriage; W.P.A. workers assigned each document a number; includes W.P.A. index.
- 1783 - 1818 - Soderberg, Gertrude L. and Pollyanna Creekmore. Tennessee Marriage Records, Volume 3, Greene County, Volume 1, 1783-1818: Being Transcriptions from the Original Bonds and Licenses at the County Courthouse, Greeneville. Knoxville, Tenn.: Clinchdale Press, 1965. FHL US/CAN Books 976.891 V2s. Abstracts names of brides, grooms, bondsmen, and officiators, dates of bond, license, and/or marriage, as well as W.P.A. reference numbers and "All information of possible genealogical value," such as distinctions for men of the same name, and signatures by marks. Source: original bonds and licenses at the courthouse.
- 1783 - 1820 - Peterson, Mrs. Z.R. Greene County, Tennessee Early Marriage Bonds 1783-1820. Typescript, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1968. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 V25g. Abstracts names of brides, grooms, bondsmen, and a date associated with each marriage. Miscataloged as a cemetery record on FamilySearch Catalog (14 July 2010), correction requested same day.
- 1783 - 1868 - Burgner, Goldene Fillers. Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 V2b. Abstracts names of brides, grooms, bondsmen, and officiators, as well as dates of bond, license, and/or marriage. Source: original licenses and bonds at the courthouse.
- 1783 - 1870 - Lucas, Silas Emmett and Ella Lee Sheffield. 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870. 3 vols. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2t v. 1 ff. Abstracts include names of brides, grooms, bondsmen, marriage bond dates, and officiators for weddings in this county for the roughly specified years. Marriage data taken from an index card file at the TSLA. Authors do not specify whether or not the card index completely indexes this county's marriages.
- 1783 - 1868 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Early East Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1987. FHL US/CAN 976.8 V2s v. 1. Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates for weddings in this county for the specified years. Free Lookups Available!
- 1790 – 1950 - Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1838 - 1888 - Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch — index and images
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1874 - 1955 - Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1908-1933 Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- 1908 - 1958 - Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1914 - 1966 - Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 at FamilySearch — index and images
For deaths of Methodists in Greene County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try the following records:
- Smith, Jonathan K.T. Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. (1847-1914) 10 vols. Jackson, Tenn.: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.
Greene County Tennessee Genealogy Societies and Libraries [edit | edit source]
See also a List of Tennessee Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
Greene County Genealogical Society
T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library
229 N. Main St.
Greeneville, TN 37745
(423) 638-9866
East Tennessee Historical Society
601 S. Gay Street
P.O. Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901-1629
Phone: 1-865-215-8824
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Greeneville-Greene County Library
210 N. Main St.
Greeneville, TN 37745-3816
Phone: 1-423-638-5034
Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tues., Wed. and Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mosheim Public Library
730 Main St.
Mosheim, TN 37818-0611
Phone: 1-423-422-7937
Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
Fri. 12 p.m.-5 p.m.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.
- For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map
Greene County Tennessee Genealogy Websites[edit | edit source]
- Greene County TNGenWeb
- FamilySearch Catalog (FamilySearch) — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
- Greene County, TN (American History and Genealogy Project)
- Greene County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
- RootsWeb Mailing List: TNGREENE-L (Greene County, Tennessee List)
- RootsWeb Mailing List: ETN-OZ-L (East Tennessee Migrants to Ozarks Region List)
- Mailing List: UPPEREASTTN-L (Upper East Tennessee List)
Greene County Tennessee Genealogy References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greene, Tennessee" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_County,_Tennessee accessed 20 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Greene County, Tennessee. Page 638-645 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 637-640.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Greene County, Tennessee page 640, At various libr40ries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 640. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Voice of Betty Jane Hylton, County Co-coordinator, Washington County, Tennessee TNGenWeb; Editor, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin (2010).
- ↑ Voice of Lynnae Weller, Kingsport, Tenn. (2010).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greene County, Tennessee," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_County,_Tennessee, accessed 14 November 2019.
- ↑ May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, click here.
- ↑ Arlene Eakle, "Reconstructing the 1790 Census of Tennessee," Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Genealogy Blog, 20 May 2010.
- ↑ Arlene Eakle, "Territory Southwest of the River Ohio," Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Genealogy Blog, 5 June 2009.
- ↑ Mary Barnett Curtis, Early East Tennessee Tax Lists: a compiled list of residents of the area covered in 22 east Tennessee counties for which there is (sic) no census records prior to 1830 (Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing, 1964) [[FHL Book 976.8 R4c]].
- ↑ "Original Virginia Records Imaged and Indexed Online," Arlene Eakle's Virginia Genealogy Blog, 12 October 2008.
- ↑ Kenneth Scott. British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 372-378 (see East Tennessee). FHL US/CAN 973 W4s; digital version at Ancestry ($).
- ↑ J. Mark Lowe, "The Land Grant Processes of North Carolina and Tennessee," Lecture, Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, Knoxville, Tenn., August 21, 2010.
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State
- ↑ The Heritage Quest Online version of PERSI aided in the compilation of this list.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d3/Igitennesseef.pdf.


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Here's what they say about the Billboard:
In its ongoing effort to provoke conversation about spiritual matters, St Matthew-in-the-City will be putting up a Christmas billboard on Thursday that lampoons literalism and invites people to think again about what a miracle is. Is the Christmas miracle a male God sending forth his divine sperm, or is the miracle that God is and always has been among the poor?Got that? This church is a liberal one which supports the poor and downtrodden.
It will feature an illustration that may disturb some. Mary and Joseph are in bed. Joseph looks down dejected. Mary looks sad. The caption reads: "Poor Joseph. God is a hard act to follow."
It is intended to challenge stereotypes about the way that Jesus was conceived and get people talking about the Christmas story.
Archdeacon Glynn Cardy, vicar of St Matthew's, is pleased at the amount of conversation it has already generated in just the conception phase around the meaning of the incarnation.
"Progressive Christianity is distinctive in that not only does it articulate a clear view it is also interested in engaging with those who differ. Its vision is one of robust engagement" he said.
"At Bethlehem low-life shepherds and heathen travelers are welcome while the powerful and the priests aren't. The stories introduce the topsy-turvy way of God, where the outsiders are invited in and the insiders ushered out.
He argues that "the true importance of Christmas is in the radical hospitality Jesus offered to the poor, the despised, women, children, and the sick, and says: 'this is the essence of God'. His death was a consequence of the offensive nature of that hospitality and his resurrection a symbolic vindication." Link.
Again, the Billboard...
...lampoons literalism and invites people to think again about what a miracle is. Is the Christmas miracle a male God sending forth his divine sperm, or is the miracle that God is and always has been among the poor?"Neither! Both options are completely untenable. The nativity stories are a myth, that's for sure. Literalism is dead. But what of the alternative? The liberal view that God miraculously helps the poor based on mythical and symbolic stories (like the resurrection, which they also admit!), are ludicrous too. Listen up you blind as a bat believers, if God helps the poor then why do so many children die every single day around the world, last I heard 25,000 children per day:
The silent killers are poverty, hunger, easily preventable diseases and illnesses, and other related causes.Neither side gets it. The Nativity stories are a myth and there is no evidence of a miracle working God who cares for the poor. But who needs evidence when you have faith, right?
HT to the Friendly Atheist for the story.