Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Fayette County, Tennessee.

Official Website

Fayette County was established by Tennessee General Assembly in 1824. The county was named after the Marquis de la Fayette, French hero of the American Revolution. Fayette County is culturally alike to the Mississippi Delta and was a major area of cotton plantations dependent on slave labor in the nineteenth century.

Adjacent Counties

• Benton County, Mississippi
• Hardeman County
• Marshall County, Mississippi
• Haywood County
• Shelby County
• Tipton County

Cities & Towns

• Braden
• Gallaway
• Grand Junction (part)
• La Grange
• Moscow
• Oakland
• Piperton
• Rossville
• Somerville (County Seat)
• Williston

Other Communities: Canadaville, Elba, Fayette Corners, Fisherville, Forty-Five, Hays Crossing, Hickory Withe, Kirk, Laconia, Lambert, Liberty Hill, Longtown, Macon, Miller, Moorman, Mount Moriah, Powers, Rather, Warren, Yum Yum and Zu Zu

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Tennessee

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

National Register of Historic Places

TN Gen Web

RAOGK

My Genealogy Hound

Hearthstone Legacy