Pickett County, Tennessee Records
Pickett County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on February 27, 1879 from Fentress County and Overton County. This Pickett County was named in honor of Tennessee state legislator Howell L. Pickett.
Pickett County is bordered by Wayne County, Kentucky (northeast), Scott County (east), Fentress County (southeast), Overton County (southwest), Clay County (west) and Clinton County, Kentucky (northeast) .
Pickett County Cities and Towns include Byrdstown .
A Map of Pickett County, Tennessee contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Pickett County, Tennessee Courthouse Records
Pickett County, TN Courthouse
The Pickett County Courthouse is located in Byrdstown, 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 Pickett 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 was a fire at the Pickett County courthouse in 1934 all earlier records were destroyed.
- Pickett County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1934 and Probate Records from 1933.
- Pickett County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1934.
- Pickett County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1934, Circuit Court Minutes from 1935 and County Court Minutes 1934.
- Pickett 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.
- Pickett 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).
Pickett 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
Pickett County, Tennessee Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Tennessee Vital Records
- Birth Records: from January 1914Â 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:Â Tennessee Office of Vital Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Tennessee Office of Vital Records, 1st Floor, Central Services Building, 421 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, TN 37243; PH: 615-741-1763
Pickett County, Tennessee Resources
- State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
- Archives of Byrdstown/Pickett County, 79 Pickett Square Annex, Byrdstown, TN 38549; Phone: (931) 864-8676
- Pickett County Public Library. 105 South Main Street, Community Center Building, Byrdstown, TN 38549 931-864-6281
- RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
- Pickett County, Tennessee Message Boards
- Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Pickett County
Pickett County, Tennessee External Links
- Tennessee Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Tennessee (1795 - 1929 )
- Tennessee Newspaper List by County and City
- Pickett County, Tennessee Books - Amazon
- Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search
- Pickett County Records on Microfilm - Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
- Early Pickett County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan
- Pickett Co., Tennessee - FindaGrave
- Pickett County History and Culture
- Pickett County, Tennessee Links - Cyndi's List
- Pickett Co. TNGenweb
- Pickett County, Tennessee Ancestry Database Collections
- Pickett Co. D.O.T. County Highway Map
- Pickett County, Tennessee Military Records
