Davidson County, Tennessee Genealogy

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Parent County
1783--Davidson County was created 6 October 1783 from Washington County. County seat: Nashville

Populated Places
Cities and Towns:

Cemeteries
For a list of Davidson county cemeteries, click here.

Vital Records

 * Statewide Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912  Online index from Tennessee State Library and Archives.
 * Statewide Index to Tennessee Death Records 1914-1928.  Online index from Tennessee State Library and Archives.
 * Davidson County Death Records 1900-1913 Online index from Tennessee State Library and Archives. Many of these records do not appear in the Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912.

Societies and Libraries
The Nashville Public Library has a significant collection of Davidson County records. They have posted an online index to Nashville marriages 1864-1905 and Nashville obituaries 1964 to the present. Obituaries 2000 and newer are full text and available online. Copies of earlier obituaries can be accessed at the library or at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. For a $15 fee, up to 5 obituaries will be researched, copied and mailed to those unable to research in person.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville &amp; Davidson County. Online Records