Loudon County, Tennessee Records

Loudon County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on June 2, 1870 from Blount County, Monroe County, Roane County and McMinn County. This Loudon County was named in honor of Fort Loudoun, which was named for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, who led British and American forces during the French and Indian War.

Loudon County is bordered by Knox County (northeast), Blount County (east), Monroe County (south), McMinn County (southwest) and Roane County (northeast) .

Loudon County Cities and Towns include Greenback, Lenoir City, Loudon, Philadelphia .

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

Loudon County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Loudon County Courthouse is located in Loudon, 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 Loudon 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.

• Loudon County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1870 and Probate Records from 1870 .
• Loudon County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1870 .
• Loudon County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1870, Circuit Court Minutes from 1870 and County  Court Minutes 1870 .
• Loudon County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1870, 1873-1900 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.
• Loudon 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).

Loudon County, Tennessee Census Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Loudon 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

Loudon County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• East Tennessee Historical Society
• Loudon County Heritage Association, PO Box 466, Loudon, TN 37774
• Historical Society of Loudon County, 101 Foster Drive, Lenoir City, TN 37772; (865) 986-9815
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Loudon County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Loudon County

Loudon County, Tennessee External Links

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