Fentress County, Tennessee Records

Fentress County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on November 28, 1823 from Morgan County, Overton County and White County. This Fentress County was named in honor of Tennessee state legislator James Fentress.Learn More About State of Tennessee History

Fentress County is bordered by  Pickett County (north), Scott County (east), Morgan County (southeast), Cumberland County (south), Overton County (west) and Putnam County (southwest) .

Fentress County Cities and Towns include Allardt, Armathwaite, Clarkrange, Grimsley, Jamestown, Mount Helen, Pall Mall, Shirley, Wilder .

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

Fentress County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Fentress County Courthouse is located in Jamestown, 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 Fentress 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 Fentress County courthouse in 1905, some records were destroyed.

• Fentress County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1905 and Probate Records from 1905 .
• Fentress County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1820.
• Fentress County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1854, Circuit Court Minutes from 1854 and County  Court Minutes None before 1894 .
• Fentress County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1833, 1897-1900 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.
• Fentress 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).

Fentress County, Tennessee Census Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: , 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• 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

Fentress 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

Fentress County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• Fentress County Historical Society
• Fentress County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 178, Jamestown 38556
• Fentress County Public Library
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Fentress County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Fentress County

Fentress County, Tennessee External Links

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