Index           Created         Parent County or Territory 

* Anderson C4                6 Nov 1801                 Knox, Grainger

           Anderson County, 100 N. Main St., Clinton, TN 37716-3615................. (865)457-5400

          (Co Clk has m & pro rec)  

          County Historian- Mary S. Harris 100 S. Main , Room 205 (vault)-- Court House Clinton, Tennessee 37716  Office Phone 865-457-6242 Home 932 Offutt Rd. Clinton, Tennessee 37716 Phone 865-607-4791 

          Email address S080332@aol.com

* Bedford E5 3 Dec 1807                                     Rutherford

          Bedford County, 100 North Side Sq., Shelbyville, TN 37160-3953………….(931)684-1921

(Courthouse destroyed by fire & by a tornado in the past) (Co Clk has m rec from 1863 & pro rec; Clk Cir Ct has div rec)

Benton       G4                19 Dec 1835                  Henry, Humphreys

      Benton County, Court Sq., Camden, TN 38320...................................... (901)584-6053

         Co Clk has m rec from 1836 & pro rec from 1840; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Bledsoe       D5               30 Nov 1807                 Roane

      Bledsoe County, Main St., Pikeville, TN 37367-0212.................................. (423)447-2137

      (Courthouse burned in 1908) (Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1908; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

* Blount     C5                 11 Jul 1795      Knox

Blount County, 345 Court St., Maryville, TN 37804……......……………………………….(865)982-4391

          (Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1795; Clk Cir Ct has div rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

* Bradley   D5                10 Feb 1836     Cherokee Indian Lands

Bradley County, P.O. Box 46, Cleveland, TN 37364-0046.................................(423)476-0520

(Courthouse rec destroyed by fire in Nov 1864) (Co Clk has m rec from 1864; Clk & Master has pro rec from 1864; Reg of Deeds has land & mil dis rec from 1864; Cir & Session Ct has div & ct rec from 1864; Cleveland Pub Lib has early ct rec,

cen, pro, m & d rec)

Campbell   C4                11 Sep 1806       Anderson, Claiborne………………………(423)562-3496

Campbell County, Main St., Jacksboro, TN 37757-0013

(Co Clk has m rec from 1838; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Cannon      E5                31 Jan 1836 Coffee, Warren, Wilson, Rutherford

Cannon County, County Courthouse, Woodbury, TN 37190…………………………….(615)563-5936

(Co Clk has m rec from 1838; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Carroll        G4 7            Nov 1821 Chickasaw Indian Lands

Carroll County, P.O. Box 110, Huntingdon, TN 38344…………………………….......…(901)986-1960

(Co Clk has m rec from 1838; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Carter         A4              9 Apr 1796 Washington

Carter County, 801 E. Elk Ave., Elizabethton, TN 37643 ……………………….........(423)542-1814

(Co Clk has pro rec from 1800; Chan & Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

*Cheatham F4             28 Feb 1856 Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson

Cheatham County, 100 Public Sq., Ashland City, TN 37015-1711 ……………………(615)792-5179

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1865; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Chester      H5              4 Mar 1875 Hardeman, Madison, Henderson, McNairy

Chester County, 126 Crook Ave., Henderson, TN 38340-0205………………………….(901)989-7171

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1890; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Claiborne    C4              29 Oct 1801 Grainger, Hawkins

Claiborne County, P.O. Box 173, Tazewell, TN 37879-0173………………………………(423)626-3283

(Co Clk has m rec; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Clay           E4                24 Jun 1870 Jackson, Overton

Clay County, P.O. Box 218, Celina, TN 38551-0218 …………………………………………(931)243-2249

(Co Clk has m rec from 1870; Clk & Master has pro rec from 1870; Co Asr has land rec; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec from 1870)

Cocke       B4                 9 Oct 1797    Jefferson

Cocke County, 111 Court Ave., Newport, TN 37821 …………………….………………(423)623-6176

(Co Clk has b & d rec 1909-1911 & 1928-1930 & m rec; Clk & Master has div & pro rec from 1877; Clk Cir Ct has ct rec; Reg

of Deeds has land rec; Stokely Memorial Lib has a genealogical section)

Coffee       E5                8 Jan 1836 Franklin, Warren, Bedford

Coffee County, 300 Hillsboro Blvd., Box 8, Manchester, TN 37355-2702…………….(931)723-5106

(Co Clk has m rec from 1854 & pro rec from 1836; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Crockett   H4              20 Dec 1845 Dyer, Madison, Gibson, Haywood

Crockett County, County Courthouse, Alamo, TN 38001 …………………………………(901)696-5452

(Many early cen rec of residents of Crockett Co can be found in surrounding cos; Co Clk has m, div, pro, ct & land rec from

1872, b & d rec from 1925)

Cumberland D4          16 Nov 1855    Bledsoe, Morgan, Roane, White, Rhea, Van Buren, Putnam

Cumberland County, 2 N. Main St., #206, Crossville, TN 38555 ………….............(931)484-6442

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1905; Clk & Master & Clk Cir Ct have div rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Davidson     F4           18 Apr 1783 Washington

Davidson County, 700 2nd Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37210-2006 .

(Co Clk has m rec from 1789 & pro rec from 1783; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

De Kalb      E4            11 Dec 1837 Cannon, Warren, White, Wilson, Jackson

De Kalb County, County Courthouse, Rm. 205, Smithville, TN 37166 ………………(615)597-5177

(Co Clk has m rec from 1848 & pro rec from 1854; Clk Chan Ct has div rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Decatur G5 Nov 1845 Perry

Decatur County, P.O. Box 488, Decaturville, TN 38329-0488 …………………………(901)852-3417

(Co Clk has m rec from 1869; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Dickson F4 25 Oct 1803 Montgomery, Robertson

Dickson County, 4 Court Sq., Charlotte, TN 37036-4935 ………………………………….(615)789-4171

(Courthouse was destoryed by tornado about 1835; many rec were destroyed) (Co Clk has b & d rec 1908-1912 & 1925­1939, m rec from 1817 & pro rec from 1977; Reg Off has land rec from 1804 & mil dis rec from 1946)

Dyer H4 16 Oct 1823 Chickasaw Indian Lands

Dyer County, P.O. Box 1360, Dyersburg, TN 38025-1360 …………………………………(901)286-7814

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1850, div & ct rec from 1927 & funeral rec 1914-1956; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Fayette H5 29 Sep 1824 Shelby, Hardeman

  Fayette County, 1 Court Sq., County Courthouse, Somerville, TN 38068 ........ (901)465-5219

(Co Clk has b & d rec 1925-1929, m rec from 1838 except m rec 1918-1925 lost in fire; Clk & Master has pro rec; Reg of

 Deeds has land rec)

 Fentress D4 28 Nov 1823 Morgan, Overton

  Fentress County, 101 S. Main St., Jamestown, TN 38556-0200…………………....(931)879-8651

(Co Clk has m rec from 1905; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Franklin E5 3 Dec 1807 Bedford, Warren

      Franklin County, 1 So. Jefferson St., Winchester, TN 37398 ..................... (931)967-2541

      (Co Clk has m rec from 1838 & pro rec from 1808; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Gibson H4 21 Oct 1823 Chickasaw Indian Lands

      Gibson County, County Courthouse, P.O. Box 228, Trenton, TN 38382-0228 (901)855-7639

      (Co Clk has m rec from 1824 & pro rec 1824-1981; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Giles F5 14 Nov 1809 Maury  

Giles County, P.O. Box 678, Pulaski, TN 38478-0678....................................... (931)363-2620

      (Courthouse burned during Civil War) (Co Clk has m rec from 1865 & pro rec; Clk & Master has div rec; Clk Cir Ct has ct rec;Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Grainger C4 22 Apr 1796 Hawkins, Knox

Grainger County, County Courthouse, P.O. Box 116, Rutledge, TN 37861 ........ (423)828-3511

      (Co Clk has m rec from 1796; Reg of Deeds has land rec)  

       Grainger County Genealogy on the Web

Greene    B4   18 Apr 1783 Washington

 Greene County, 101 S. Main St., Greenville, TN 37743-4932 …………………………(423)638-4841

           (Co Clk has m & pro rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Grundy  E5 29 Jan 1844 Coffee, Warren

  Grundy County, Hwy 56 & 108, Altamont, TN 37301-0215 .......................... (931)692-3455

  (Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1850; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Hamblen C4 8 Jun 1870 Grainger, Hawkins, Jefferson

  Hamblen County, 511 W. 2nd North St., Morristown, TN 37814-3964 ............................................ (423)586-9112

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1870; Clk & Master has div rec; Clk Cir Ct has ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Hamilton D5 25 Oct 1819 Cherokee Indian Lands

Hamilton County, County Courthouse, Rm 201, Chattanooga, TN 37402 ......................................... (423)209-6500

(Co Clk has m rec from 1857; Co Hlth Dept has b rec from 1949 & d rec from 1972; Cir Ct & Clk & Masters has div rec; Clk

& Masters has pro rec from 1865; Clk & Masters & Reg of Deeds has land rec; Reg of Deeds has mil dis rec; Clk Cir Ct has

ct rec)

Hancock C4 7 Jan 1844 Claiborne, Hawkins……………………………………………………………………………………….(423)733-4341

  Hancock County, P.O. Box 347, Sneedville, TN 37869-9501

  (Co Clk has m, div, pro & ct rec from 1930, land rec from 1875 & mil rec from 1917)

Hardeman H5 16 Oct 1823 Chickasaw Indian Lands……………………………………………………………………………(901)658-3541

  Hardeman County, 100 N. Main St., Bolivar, TN 38008-2322

  (Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1823; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Hardin G5 13 Nov 1819 Chickasaw Indian Lands………………………………………………………………………………….(901)925-8166

  Hardin County, 601 Main St., Savannah, TN 38372-2061 .

  (Co Clk has m rec from 1864, div, land, pro & ct rec)

Hawkins B4 18 Nov 1786 Sullivan……………………………………………………………………………………………………..(865)272-8150

 Hawkins County, 100 E. Main St., Rogersville, TN 37857-3390 .

  (Co Clk has m rec from 1789 & pro rec; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Haywood H5 3 Nov 1823 Chickasaw Indian Lands…………………………………………………………………………….(901)772-2362

  Haywood County, 1 N. Washington St., Brownsville, TN 38012-2561

  (Co Clk has m rec from 1859, div rec 1941-1965 & pro rec from 1826; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Henderson G5 7 Nov 1821 Chickasaw Indian Lands

  Henderson County, 17 Monroe St., Lexington, TN 38351 .......................................................... (901)968-2856

(Courthouse burned 1863 & 1895; some rec saved) (Clk Chan Ct has b rec; Co Clk has m rec from 1893;

 Cik Cir Ct has div& ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Henry G4 7 Nov 1821 Chickasaw Indian Lands

  Henry County, 100 W. Washington St., Paris, TN 38242-0024………………………………………………………………(901)642-2412

  (Reg of Deeds has land rec; Co Clk has b, m, d & pro rec; Clk Cir Ct has ct rec)

Hickman G5 3 Dec 1807 Dickson

  Hickman County, Courthouse, Rm. 8, Centerville, TN 37033 …………………………………………………………………(931)729-2621

(Courthouse burned 1865; all rec lost) (Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1867; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec;

 Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1807)

 Houston G4 23 Jan 1871 Dickson, Stewart, Humphreys

Houston County, P.O. Box 388, Erin, TN 37061-0388 ………………………………………………………………………(931)289-3870

(Co Clk has m rec; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Co Ct has pro rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Humphreys G4 19 Oct 1809 Stewart

Humphreys County, 102 Thompson St., Waverly, TN 37185……………………………………………………………..(931)296-7671

(Courthouse burned in 1876 & 1898; many rec lost; only land rec are complete)

 (Co Clk has land rec from 1809, m rec from 1861 & pro rec from 1838)

Jackson E4 6 Nov 1801 Smith

Jackson County, P.O. Box 346, Gainesboro, TN 38562-0346 ……………………………………………………………..(931)268-9212

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1870; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Jefferson C4 11 Jun 1792 Green, Hawkins

Jefferson County, 214 W. Main St., Dandridge, TN 37725-0710 ………………………………………………………...(865)397-2935

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1792; Cfk & Master has div rec; Clk Cir Ct has ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)  

• County Seat Dandridge (Named for Martha "Dandridge "Washington).

• Dandridge Clams fame as the second oldest town in Tennessee.

• Also Davy Crockett was married in this County

Archive

• Jefferson County Archives P.O. Box 1193, Dandridge, TN. 37725-1193 

              Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00AM - 4:00PM   Phone (865) 397-4904

Research Resources 

• Dandridge Memorial Library P.O. Box 339 (1235 Circle Dr.) Dandridge, TN 37725-0339 Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:30PM Phone (865) 397-9758
• Stephens-Burnett Memorial Library Carson Newman College 1646 Russell Ave Jefferson City, TN 37760 Phone (865)471-3335
• Jefferson County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 267 Jefferson City TN 37760

Available Records and Resources

• Tennessee State Archive
• 1861 Tax Schedule Index
• Jefferson County Genweb

Johnson A4 2 Jan 1836   Carter

Johnson County, 222 Main St., Mountain City, TN 37683.............…………………(423)727-7853

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1836; Clk Chan Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Knox

  Knox County, 300 W. Main St., #300, Knoxville, TN 37902-1805………………………………………………………………(865)215-2392

(Co Archives has pro rec from 1789, m, div & ct rec from 1792 & tax rec from 1806; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Lake H4 24 Jun 1870 Obion

  Lake County, 229 Church St., Tiptonville, TN 38079-1162 ………………………………………………………………………(901)253-7462

(Co Clk has pro rec from 1870 & m rec from 1883; Clk Chan & Cir Ct have div rec; Reg & Tax Asr have land rec)

  Lauderdale 14 24 Nov 1835 Dyer, Tipton, Haywood

  Lauderdale County, County Courthouse, Ripley, TN 38063 ……………………………………………………………………(901)635-2561

(Co Clk has m rec from 1838 & pro rec; Clk Chan Ct has div rec; General Sessions Ct has ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Lawrence F5 21 Oct 1817 Hickman, Maury

  Lawrence County, 240 W. Gaines St., Lawrenceburg, TN 38464 …………………………………………………………….(931)762-7700

(Co Hlth Dept has b rec; Co Clk has m rec from 1818 & pro rec from 1829; Clk Cir Ct has div rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

  Lewis G5 21 Dec 1843 Hickman, Maury, Wayne, Lawrence

  Lewis County, 110 N. Park St., Hohenwald, TN 38462 …………………………………………………………………………..(931)796-3734

(Co completely abolished for one year following the Civil War; for that year rec will be found in Maury; Lawrence, Hickman

& Wayne Cos) (Co Clk has m rec from 1881, pro & ct rec; Clk Cir Ct has div rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Lincoln F5 14 Nov 1809 Bedford

  Lincoln County, P.O. Box 577, Fayetteville, TN 37334-0577 ……………………………………………….…………………(931)433-2454

  (Co Clk has m & pro rec; Clk Cir Ct has div rec; Clk & Master has ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Loudon C5 2 Jun 1870 Blount, Monroe, Roane

Loudon County, 601 Grove St., Loudon, TN 37774 …………………………………………………………..……………..(423)458-2630

(Co Clk has m rec from 1870; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec from 1870; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1870)

Macon                                E4            18 Jan 1842            Smith, Sumner

Macon County, Public Sq., Courthouse, Lafayette, TN 37083 .......... ………………………………………………(615)666-2000

(Co Cfk has b rec 1908-1912, m rec from 1901 & pro rec from 1900; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Madison H5 7 Nov 1821 Chickasaw Indian Lands

Madison County, 100 E. Main St., Rm. 105, Jackson, TN 38301-6299 …………………………………………………….(901)423-6022

(Co Clk has m rec from 1823 [except 1833-1845] & pro rec from 1825; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Marion E5 20 Nov 1817 Cherokee Indian Lands

Marion County, 24 County Courthouse Sq., Jasper, TN 37347 ………………………………………………………..(423)942-2515

   (Courthouse burned 1822; m rec destroyed) (Co Clk has m rec from 1919 & pro rec from 1874; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Marshall F5 20 Feb 1836 Bedford, Lincoln, Maury

Marshall County, 207 Marshall County Courthouse, Lewisburg, TN 37091………………….....……………………………..(931)359-1072

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1836; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Maury F5 16 Nov 1807 Williamson,Maury County, Courthouse, Columbia,TN38401…………………………………....…(931)381-3690

(Co Clk has m rec; Clk & Master has div, pro & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

  McMinn D5 13 Nov 1819 Cherokee Indian Lands

McMinn County, 10 E. Madison Ave., Athens, TN 37303-3659…………………………………………………………….(423)745-1281

(Co Clk has m, pro & ct rec from 1820; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

McNairy H5 8 Oct 1823 Hardin

McNairy County, County Courthouse, Selmer, TN 38375 …………………………………………………………………….(901)645-3511

(Co Clk has m rec from 1861, some b, d & cem rec; Clk Cir Ct has div rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Meigs D5 20 Jan 1836 Cherokee Indian Lands

Meigs County, Main St., Decatur, TN 37322………………………………………………………………………………………..(423)334-5747

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1836; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Monroe C5 13 Nov 1819 Cherokee Indian Lands

Monroe County, 105 College St., Madisonville, TN 37354‑1451…………………………………………………………….(423)442-3981

(Co Clk has m rec from 1838, pro rec from 1833 & ct rec from 1868; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Montgomery F4 9 Apr 1796 Tennessee

   Montgomery County, 214 Franklin St., Clarksville, TN 37040 …………………………………………………………………(931)648-5712

   (Co Archives has m rec from 1838, pro rec from 1797 & ct rec; Clk Cir Ct has div rec from 1930; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Moore             F5                   14 Dec 1871                            Bedford, Franklin, Lincoln, Coffee

Moore County, Public Sq., Lynchburg, TN 37352 ..........................................................................(931)759-7028

 (Reg of Deeds has land rec; Co Clk has b, m, d & pro rec; Clk Cir Ct has ct rec)

Morgan D4 15 Oct 1817 Roane

        Morgan County, Main St., Wartburg, TN 37887 …………………………………………………………………………………(423)346-3480

(Co Clk has b rec 1908-1912, m rec from 1862, div & pro rec, land rec from 1818)

Obion H4 24 Oct 1823 Chickasaw Indian Land

  Obion County, 6 Bill Burnett Circle, Union City, TN 38261………………………………………………………………………….(901)885-2562

  (Co Clk has m rec from 1824 & pro rec from 1833; Cir & Chan Ct has div rec; Cir & General Sessions Ct has ct rec; Reg of

    Deeds has land rec)

Overton D4 11 Sep 1806 Jackson

Overton County, County Courthouse Annex, University St., Livingston, TN 38570 …………………………………….(931)823-5630

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1867; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Perry G5 14 Nov 1818 Hickman

  Perry County, Main St., Linden, TN 37096-0016………………………………………………………………………………………..(423)338-4526

  (Co Clk has b rec 1908-1912 & 1925-1939 & m rec from 1899; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Pickett D4 27 Feb 1879 Fentress, Overton

 Pickett County, 1 Courthouse Sq., Byrdstown, TN 38549 ……………………………………………………………………………(931)864-3359

(Co Hlth Dept has b rec; Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1935; Clk & Master & Clk Cir Ct has div rec; Clk Cir Ct has ct rec; Reg

 of Deeds has land rec)

Polk D5 28 Nov 1839 Bradley, McMinn

Polk County, Hwy 411, Benton, TN 37307-0158 ……………………………………………………………………………………..(423)338-4526

(Reg of Deeds has land rec; Co Clk has m & pro rec)

Putnam E4 2 Feb 1842 White, Jackson, Overton, DeKalb, Smith

Putnam County, 421 E. Spring St., Cookeville, TN 38501 ……………………………………………………………………………..(931)526-6321

(Courthouse burned in 1899) (Co Clk has b & d rec 1925-1940, incomplete b & d rec 1908-1912, m rec from 1879 & pro rec

from 1876; Clk Chan Ct has div & ct rec from 1900; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1854; Clk Cir Ct has cir ct rec from 1900;

Co Historian, Rt. 2, Box 408, Cookeville, TX has misc co rec)

Rhea D5 30 Nov 1807 Roan

Rhea County, 1475 Market St., Dayton, TN 37321-1271 .......................................................................................(423)775-7808

(Co Clk has m rec from 1808; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Roane D5 6 Nov 1801 Knox

Roane County, 200 W. Race St., Kingston, TN 37763-0546 ……………………………………………..(423)376-5556

(Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1801; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Robertson F4 9 Apr 1796 Tennessee

   Robertson County, County Courthouse, Rm. 101, Springfield, TN 37172……………………………………………………..(615)384-5650

   (State Lib in Nashville has b & d rec from 1925, m rec from 1839, pro rec from 1796, ct rec from 1832 & div rec from 1844;

    Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1796)

Rutherford E5  25 Oct 1803  Davidson

  Rutherford County, 26 Public Sq., Murfreesboro, TN 37130 .............................................……..............(931)898-7799

   (Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1804; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Scott D4 17 Dec 1849 Fentress, Morgan, Anderson, Campbell

    Scott County, P.O. Box 87, Huntsville, TN 37756-0087……………………………………………………………………...………….(423)663-2627

    (Reg of Deeds has land rec; Co Clk has m & pro rec

Sequatchie E5 9 Dec 1857 Hamilton

  Sequatchie County, 308 Cherry St., Dunlap, TN 37327 ………………………………………………………………………………..(423)949-2522

  (Co Clk has b, m, d & pro rec from 1858; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Sevier   C5 28 Sep 1794Jefferson

    Sevier County, 125 Court Ave., Sevierville, TN 37862-3594 ……………………………………………………………………….(865)453-5502

    (Co Clk has m rec from 1856 & pro rec from 1850; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Shelby 15 24 Nov 1819 Hardin

  Shelby County, 160 N. Mid-America Mall, Memphis, TN 38103-1800 ………………………………………………………………..(901)576-4244

  (Co Hlth Dept has b, d & bur rec; Co Clk has m rec from 1820; Clk Cir Ct has div rec; Pro Judge has pro rec; General

    Sessions Ct has ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Smith E4 26 Oct 1799 Sumner

   Smith County, 211 Main St., Carthage, TN 37030‑1541…………………………………………………………………………………(615)735-2092

   (State Lib & Arch have microfilm rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec; Co Clk has b, m, d & pro rec)

Stewart G4 1 Nov 1803 Montgomery

   Stewart County, Main St., Dover, TN 37058 …………………………………………………………………………………………………(931)232-7616

  (Courthouse burned during Civil War) (Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1898; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1803)

Sullivan B4 18 Oct 1779 Washington

   Sullivan County, P.O. Box 530, Blountville, TN 37617-0530 …………………………………………………………………………….(423)323-6428

  (Co Clk has m rec from 1863, b rec 1908-1912 & d rec 1925-1938; Clk & Master has pro rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Sumner E4 18 Nov 1786 Davidson

    Sumner County, 355 Belvedere Dr. N, Gallatin, TN 37066 ……………………………………………………………………………..(615)452-4063

    (Co Clk has m & pro rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Tennessee 1788(Co. surrendered name when state became Tennessee, 1796)

Tipton 15 29 Oct 1823 Chickasaw Indian Lands

    Tipton County, P.O. Box 528, Covington, TN 38019-0528 ……………………………………………………………………………..(901)476-0207

    (Co Clk has m rec from 1840; General Sessions Ct has div rec from 1823 & ct rec; Clk Chan Ct has pro rec from 1823; Reg

     of Deeds has land rec)

Trousdale E4 21 Jun 1870 Macon, Smith, Wilson, Sumner

     Trousdale County, Main St. & Court Sq., Hartsville, TN 37074 ………………………………………………………………………..(615)374-2906

     (Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1906; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Unicoi B4 23 Mar 1875 Carter, Washington

      Unicoi County, 100 N. Main Ave., Erwin, TN 37650-0340……………………………………………………………………………….(423)743-9541

      (Co Clk has m & pro rec from 1875; Clk Cir Ct & Chan Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1875)

Union C4 3 Jan 1850 Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Knox

       Union County, P.O. Box 395, Maynardville, TN 37807-0395 …………………………………………………………………………(423)992-8043

       (Co Clk has b rec from 1863, m & pro rec; Co Asr has land rec)

Van Buren E5 3 Jan 1840 Bledsoe, Warren, White

       Van Buren County, Courthouse Sq., Spencer, TN 38585 ………………………………………………………………………………(931)946-2121

       (Co Clk has b rec 1925-1938, d rec 1926-1938, m & pro rec from 1840; Clk & Master has div rec from 1840; General

       Sessions Ct has ct rec from 1840; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1840)

Warren     E5 26 Nov 1807 White

Warren County, 111 S. Court Sq., McMinnville, TN 37110-0231…………………………………………………………………………..(931)473-2623

(Co Clk has m rec from 1852, d rec from 1925 & pro rec from 1827; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Washington  B4 15 Nov 1777 Washington District

Washington County, P.O. Box 218, Jonesborough, TN 37659-0218 ....................................................... (423)753-1621

(Covered present state. Many counties formed from it. This co also embraced parts of present NC cos) (Co Clk has b rec

1908-1912 & 1925-1938, m rec from 1787 & pro rec from 1779; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Wayne                  1785                        state of Franklin

    (Abolished 1 Jun 1796) (This Wayne Co created under the state of Franklin. Included present Carter Co & part of Johnson Co)

Wayne G5 24 Nov 1817 Hickman, Humphreys

Wayne County, P.O. Box 206, Waynesboro, TN 38485-0206 .............................................................. (931)722-3653

(Co Clk has m rec from 1857 & pro rec from 1848; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

Weakley H4 21 Oct 1823 Chickasaw Indian Lands

Weakley County, 1 Courthouse Sq., #107, Dresden, TN 38225 ............................................................ (901)364-2285

(Co Clk has m rec from 1840 & pro rec from 1828; Clk Cir Ct has div rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)

White E4 11 Sep 1806 Smith

White County, County Courthouse, Rm. 205, Sparta, TN 38583 ............................................................ (931)836-3203

(Co Clk has m rec from 1838 with a few from 1809, pro & land rec from 1806)

Williamson F4 26 Oct 1799 Davidson

Williamson County, 1320 W. Main St., Franklin, TN 37064-3700 ............................................................. (615)790-5712

(Co Clk has m rec from 1800, tax, pro & land rec from 1799)

Wilson E4 26 Oct 1799 Sumner

Wilson County, 228 E. Main St., Lebanon, TN 37087 .......................................................................... (615)444-2835

(Co Clk has m rec from 1802 & pro rec from 1800; Clk & Master & Clk Cir Ct has div rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec)