You can order the land tax records on microfilm from Richmond. Crystal P wrote: > > Sharon, > Unfornately, there is not alot of Lee Co records on internet. Most of Lee Co > records are indexed in books. Most of these indexes (if not all) are located at > the Lee Co Public Library in Pennington Gap. Most of these indexes were written > by Elizabeth Carpenter. Elizabeth is usually in the library on a daily bases. > You can call there and see if she is there. She will gladly talk to you and > help. Genealogy is her passion. I suggest to anyone researching in Lee County > to go the library and get the information from the indexes before hitting the > courthouse. Because most of the older records at the court are not indexed. {I > worked 7 years at the library}. > > As for Hancock Co. many records will never be found the court house burnt and > many of the records were destoried. Here is a link for what is avaiable. > > http://www.tngenweb.org/hancock/ > > Hope this helps in your research. > Crystal > > > > Can anyone tell me the best place to look for records of property ownership in > Lee Co, especially around 1890. Also, in Hancock Co, TN. I am trying to locate > the exact location of someone at that time and since there was no 1890 Census I > thought that I might be able to locate them through other records such as land > and tax records. Although VA has some great records on GenWeb, I have had trouble > finding many of my ancestors on birth, marriage, death, and land records. Would > greatly appreciate any help. > Thanks, > Sharon > > > > > Please visit my favorite web site: > http://www.hollowayvillage.com > Please visit my genealogy website for my Surnames: > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/o/l/Crystal-M-Pollock-VA/index.html > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This infraction > will earn you immediate removal from the list. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >