Grundy County, Tennessee Records

Grundy County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on January 29, 1844 from Coffee County, Warren County, Franklin County and later, Marion County. This Grundy County was named in honor of U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (1777–1840).

Grundy County is bordered by Warren County (north), Sequatchie County (east), Marion County (south), Franklin County (southwest) and Coffee County (west) .

Grundy County Cities and Towns include Altamont, Beersheba Springs, Coalmont, Gruetli-Laager, Monteagle, Palmer, Tracy City .

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

Grundy County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Grundy County Courthouse is located in Altamont, 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 Grundy 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.

There were fires at the Grundy County courthouse in 1853 and 1890, most early records were destroyed.

• Grundy County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1850 and Probate Records from 1838.
• Grundy County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1852.
• Grundy County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1856, Circuit Court Minutes from 1848 and County  Court Minutes 1844.
• Grundy County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1850-1900 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.
• Grundy 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).

Grundy County, Tennessee Census Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• 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

Grundy 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

Grundy County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• Grundy County Historical Society
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Grundy County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Grundy County

Grundy County, Tennessee External Links

• Tennessee Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Tennessee (1795 - 1929 )
• Tennessee Newspaper List by County and City
• Grundy County, Tennessee Books - Amazon
• Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search
• Grundy County Records on Microfilm - Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
• Early Grundy County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan
• Grundy Co., Tennessee - FindaGrave
• Grundy County Tennessee History Site Copyrighted 1890's map plus others.
• Grundy County History and Culture
• Grundy County, Tennessee Links - Cyndi's List
• Grundy Co. TNGenweb
• Grundy County, Tennessee Ancestry Database Collections
• Grundy Co. D.O.T. County Highway Map
• Grundy County, Tennessee Military Records