Greene County, Tennessee Records

Greene County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on April 18, 1783 from Washington County, North Carolina. This Greene County was named in honor of American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene (1742–1786). .Learn More About State of Tennessee History

Greene County is bordered by Hawkins County (north), Washington County (east), Unicoi County (southeast), Madison County, North Carolina (south), Cocke County (southwest) and Hamblen County (west) .

Greene County Cities and Towns include Baileyton, Fall Branch, Greeneville, Mosheim, Tusculum .

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

Greene County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Greene County Courthouse is located in Greeneville, 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 Greene 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.

• Greene County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1780 and Probate Records from 1800.
• Greene County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1785.
• Greene County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1825, Circuit Court Minutes from 1809 and County  Court Minutes 1793.
• Greene County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1783, 1805, 1809-1817, 1828-1862, 1867-1892, 1894-1900 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.
• Greene 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).

Greene 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

Greene 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

Greene County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library
• Greene County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1202, Greeneville, TN 37744, (423) 638-3090
• East Tennessee Historical Society
• Andrew Johnson National Historical Site Archives, 121 Monument Ave., Greeneville, TN 37743 423-639-3711
• President Andrew Johnson Museum & Library, Tusculum College, Gilland Street, PO Box 5026, Greeneville, TN 37743 423-636-7300
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Greene County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Greene County

Greene County, Tennessee External Links

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