What are burned counties and how to research your family history in these counties?

BONUS EPISODE – What are burned counties? For whatever reason, sometimes county records are lost due to flood, fire, war, or other disaster and thus the county records may be a partial or total loss. So what can you do to research your genealogy and find your family history in these areas?

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