Crockett County, Tennessee Records

Crockett County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on November 1871 from Madison County, Dryer County, Gibson County and Haywood County. This Crockett County was named in honor of Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontier humorist, Congressman, and defender of the Alamo.Learn More About State of Tennessee History

Crockett County is bordered by Gibson County (northeast), Madison County (southeast), Haywood County (south), Lauderdale County (west) and Dyer County (northwest).

Crockett County Cities and Towns include  Alamo, Bells, Friendship, Gadsden, Maury City.

A Map of Crockett County, Tennessee contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Crockett County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Crockett County Courthouse is located in Alamo, Tennessee. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Crockett county or in the Tennessee State Library & Archives. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Crockett County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1872 and Probate Records from 1872 .
• Crockett County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1870.
• Crockett County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1872, Circuit Court Minutes from 1872 and County  Court Minutes 1871.
• Crockett County Property Assessor has Tax Records from ? and are located at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tax lists can be used to locate families, document historic properties and study community history. Early tax lists generally include all white males over 21 and indicate whether they owned land or slaves.
• Crockett County Health Department issues birth certificates and death certificates (deaths which occurred in that county within the past three years, and a few county health departments keep death records for longer periods of time).

Crockett County, Tennessee Census Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1800 (part), 1810 (part), 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
• State Territory Census: 1770-1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Crockett County, Tennessee Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Vital Records
• Birth Records: from January 1914 to present, also for Nashville since June 1881, for Knoxville since July 1881, and for Chattanooga since January 1882
• Marriage, Divorce and Death Records: from the past 50 years to present.
• Locations: Tennessee Office of Vital Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate  Applications.
• In Person:  Tennessee Office of Vital Records, 1st Floor, Central Services Building, 421 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, TN 37243; PH: 615-741-1763

Crockett County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• Crockett County Memorial Library, 258 E. Church Street, Alamo, TN 38001 731-696-4220
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Crockett County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Crockett County

Crockett County, Tennessee External Links

• Tennessee Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Tennessee (1795 - 1929 )
• Tennessee Newspaper List by County and City
• Crockett County, Tennessee Books - Amazon
• Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search
• Crockett County Records on Microfilm - Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
• Early Crockett County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan
• Crockett Co., Tennessee - FindaGrave
• Crockett County History and Culture
• Crockett County, Tennessee Links - Cyndi's List
• Crockett Co. TNGenweb
• Crockett County, Tennessee Ancestry Database Collections
• Crockett Co. D.O.T. County Highway Map
• Crockett County, Tennessee Military Records