Anderson County, Tennessee Records

Anderson County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on November 6, 1801 from Knox County and Grainger County. This Anderson County was named for Joseph Anderson (1757–1837), U.S. Senator from Tennessee and first Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury.

Anderson County is bordered by  Campbell County (north), Union County (northeast), Knox County (southeast), Roane County (southwest), Morgan County (west)and Scott County (northwest).

Anderson County Cities and Towns include  Andersonville (unincorporated), Briceville (unincorporated), Claxton (unincorporated), Clinton, Fraterville (unincorporated), Lake City, Norris, Oak Ridge and Oliver Springs.

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

Anderson County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Anderson County Courthouse is located in Clinton, 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 Anderson 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.

• Anderson County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1838 and Probate Records from 1830.
• Anderson County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1802.
• Anderson County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1836, Circuit Court Minutes from 1844 and County  Court Minutes 1811.
• Anderson County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1801, 1805, 1837-1842, 1855-1865 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.
• Anderson 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).

Anderson 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

Anderson 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

Anderson County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• Anderson County Archives and Records Department, 100 N. Main Street, 3rd Floor, Clinton , TN 37716; Phone: (865) 457-6242
• Norris City Archives, P.O. Drawer G, Norris , TN 37828; Phone: (865) 494-7478
• Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society
• Betty Anne Jolly Norris Community Library, 1 Norris Square, PO Box 110, Norris, TN 37828 865-494-6800
• Oak Ridge Public Library, Civic Center, 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, PO Box 1, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 865-425-3455
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Anderson County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Anderson County

Anderson County, Tennessee External Links

• Tennessee Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Tennessee (1795 - 1929 )
• Tennessee Newspaper List by County and City
• Anderson County, Tennessee Books - Amazon
• Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search
• Anderson County Records on Microfilm - Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
• Early Anderson County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan
• Anderson Co., Tennessee - FindaGrave
• Anderson County History and Culture
• Anderson County, Tennessee Links - Cyndi's List
• Anderson Co. TNGenweb
• Anderson County, Tennessee Ancestry Database Collections
• Anderson County, Tennessee Military Records