Anderson County, Tennessee Genealogy


 * This article is about a middle Tennessee county. For other uses, see Anderson.

United States   Tennessee    Anderson County





County Courthouse
Anderson County Courthouse 100 North Main St. Clinton, Tennessee 37716-3615 (865) 457-6228

Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm

History


The county is named after Tennessee Senator Joseph Anderson (1757-1837).

Parent County
1801--Anderson County was created 6 November 1801 from Knox and Grainger Counties. County seat: Clinton

Populated Places
Cities and Towns:

Cemeteries
For a list of Anderson County cemeteries, click here.

Anderson Co. TN Cemetery Records, part of the TNGenWeb Cemetery Database, lists many cemeteries in Anderson County, often with indexes and transcripts of the burials.

Court
Court records began in 1801.

Land
Land records began in 1802. The original Anderson County Deed Books are held at the County Courthouse. The Tennessee State Library and Archives microfilmed Deed Books A to LZ (1802-1893) and Trust Deed Books 1 to 2 (1882-1892) in the 1970s. Copies of their microfilms are also available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Films 979338-979355.

Law and Legislation

 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. [In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service.] The Tennessee State Library and Archives has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at The Tennessee State Library and Archives; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Probate
Probate records began in 1827.

Taxation

 * [1801] Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp index. [Includes 1801 tax list.]
 * [1802] Petracek, Ruth. "Early Records of Anderson Co., Tennessee: 1802 Tax Record," The Mountain Empire Genealogical Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Fall 1983):158-160. FHL US/CAN Book 975 D25m v. 2 (1983).
 * [1805] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. [Includes 1805 tax list.]

Birth Records
Birth records began in 1881

Marriage Records
Marriage records began in 1838

Death Records
Death records began in 1891

Family History Centers
Clinch River Tennessee 111 Executive Park Dr Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Telephone: 865-494-8170 Hours: Sunday 9am-10am, 1pm-2pm, Wednesday7-9pm

Oak Ridge Tennessee 140 S Jefferson Circle Oak Ridge Anderson, Tennessee, United States Telephone: 865-483-6401 Hours: Wed 9 am-1pm, 6pm-8pm These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog