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The T. Elmer Cox Genealogical & Historical Library, a branch of Greeneville/Greene County Public Library, opened November 14, 2000. The Cox Library houses materials collected by T. Elmer Cox over his lifetime, as well as materials previously located in the Tennessee Room of the Main Library. The Cox Library also acts as a repository for records from the Greene County Courthouse.

ITEMS ON HAND AT THE LIBRARY:

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  • Marriage Records (1780-1987)

  • Wills (1780-1986)

  • Estate Settlements (1802-1950)

  • Estate Inventories (1802-1817, - 1828-1952)

  • Land Deeds (1785-1985)

  • Trust Deeds (1841-1947)

  • Tax Lists (various dates, 1783-1913)

  • Guardian Records (1872-1960)

  • County Court Minutes (1783-1954)

  • Chancery Court Minutes (1825-1973)

  • Circuit Court (civil) Minutes (1809-1950)

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  • Circuit Court (criminal) Minutes (1815-early 1900's)

  • Loose County Court Records (1851-early 1900’s)

  • Loose Circuit Court Records (1809-1900)

  • Loose Chancery Court Records (1825-c.-1950)​

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Other items include:

 

Maps, Local Newspapers (Various dates from 1805 – Present) Death Certificates, Birth Records, City Directories, Phone Directories, School Yearbooks, Photograph Scrapbooks, Ephemerals, Census Records, Cemetery Records, Land Grants, Family Files & Local History Files

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HOURS:

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Closed

Closed

10:00 - 2:00 (No walk-ins, phone and email inquiries only)

10:00 - 4:00

10:00 - 4:00

10:00 - 2:00

Closed

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS 2025:

Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, week between Christmas and New Year's Day

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GETTING HERE:

229 North Main Street

Greeneville, TN 37745

​Phone: 423-638-9866

Fax: 423-638-3841

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