Humphreys County, Tennessee Records

Humphreys County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on October 19, 1809 from Stewart County. This Humphreys County was named in honor of U.S. Representative Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778–1839).Learn More About State of Tennessee History

Humphreys County is bordered by Houston County (north), Dickson County (northeast), Hickman County (southeast), Perry County (south) and Benton County (west) .

Humphreys County Cities and Towns include McEwen, New Johnsonville, Waverly, Hurricane Mills, Bakerville .

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

Humphreys County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Humphreys County Courthouse is located in Waverly, 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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys County courthouse in 1876 and 1898, most early records were destroyed.

• Humphreys County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1862 and Probate Records from 1837.
• Humphreys County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1810.
• Humphreys County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1898, Circuit Court Minutes from 1898 and County  Court Minutes 1842.
• Humphreys County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1812, 1836, 1837, 1877-1879, 1883-1888, 1890, 1892-1897 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.
• Humphreys 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).

Humphreys County, Tennessee Census Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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
• 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

Humphreys 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

Humphreys County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• Humphreys County Archives, 122 Wilson Ridge Road, Waverly, TN 37185; Phone: (931) 296-5313
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Humphreys County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Humphreys County

Humphreys County, Tennessee External Links

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