Decatur County, Tennessee Records

Decatur County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on November 1845 from Perry County (gained from Hardin County in 1849). This Decatur County was named in honor of U.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero Stephen Decatur (1779–1820). .Learn More About State of Tennessee History

Decatur County is bordered by Benton County (north), Perry County (east), Wayne County (southeast), Hardin County (south), Henderson County (west) and Carroll County (northwest) .

Decatur County Cities and Towns include Decaturville, Parsons, Scotts Hill .

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

Decatur County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Decatur County Courthouse is located in Decaturville, 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County courthouse in 1869 and 1927, most records were destroyed in the 1869 fire.

• Decatur County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1869 and Probate Records from 1869.
• Decatur County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1846.
• Decatur County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1860, Circuit Court Minutes from 1892 and County  Court Minutes 1869.
• Decatur 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.
• Decatur 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).

Decatur County, Tennessee Census Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1800 (part), 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
• State Territory Census: 1770-1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements
• 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

Decatur 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

Decatur County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• Decatur County Historical Society
• Decatur County Public Library, 20 West Market Street, PO Box 396, Decaturville, TN 38329 731-852-3325
• Parsons Public Library, 105 Kentucky Avenue South, Parsons, TN 38363 731-847-6988
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Decatur County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Decatur County

Decatur County, Tennessee External Links

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