Hancock County, Tennessee Records
Hancock County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on January 7, 1844 from Claiborne County and Hawkins County. This Hancock County was named in honor of President of the Continental Congress John Hancock (1737–1793).
Hancock County is bordered by Lee County, Virginia (north), Scott County, Virginia (northeast), Hawkins County (east), Grainger County (southwest) and Claiborne County (west) .
Hancock County Cities and Towns include Kyles Ford, Sneedville, Treadway .
A Map of Hancock County, Tennessee contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Hancock County, Tennessee Courthouse Records
Hancock County, TN Courthouse
The Hancock County Courthouse is located in Sneedville, 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County courthouse in 1885 and 1930 most early records were destroyed.
- Hancock County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1930 and Probate Records from 1924.
- Hancock County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1879.
- Hancock County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1870, Circuit Court Minutes from 1936 and County Court Minutes 1930.
- Hancock 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.
- Hancock 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).
Hancock County, Tennessee Census Records
- Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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
Hancock 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
Hancock County, Tennessee Resources
- State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
- East Tennessee Historical Society
- Hancock County Archives, P.O. Box 277, Sneedville , TN 37869; Phone: (423) 733-4524
- Hancock County Historical & Genealogical Society
- RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
- Hancock County, Tennessee Message Boards
- Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Hancock County
Hancock County, Tennessee External Links
- Tennessee Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Tennessee (1795 - 1929 )
- Tennessee Newspaper List by County and City
- Hancock County, Tennessee Books - Amazon
- Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search
- Hancock County Records on Microfilm - Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
- Early Hancock County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan
- Hancock Co., Tennessee - FindaGrave
- Hancock County History and Culture
- Hancock County, Tennessee Links - Cyndi's List
- Hancock Co. TNGenweb
- Hancock County, Tennessee Ancestry Database Collections
- Hancock Co. D.O.T. County Highway Map
- Hancock County, Tennessee Military Records
