Henry County, Tennessee Records
Henry County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on November 7, 1821 from Chickasaw Indian lands. This Henry County was named in honor of Revolutionary-era orator and Virginia legislator Patrick Henry (1736–1799).
Henry County is bordered by Calloway County, Kentucky (north), Stewart County (northeast), Benton County (southeast), Carroll County (south), Weakley County (west) and Graves County, Kentucky (northwest) .
Henry County Cities and Towns include Cottage Grove, Henry, Paris, Puryear .
A Map of Henry County, Tennessee contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Henry County, Tennessee Courthouse Records
Henry County, TN Courthouse
The Henry County Courthouse is located in Paris, 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 Henry 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.
- Henry County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1838 and Probate Records from 1822.
- Henry County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1822.
- Henry County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1846, Circuit Court Minutes from 1834 and County Court Minutes 1824.
- Henry County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1827-1837, 1840, 1843-1861, 1865-1873, 1875-1880, 1883-1885, 1887-1900 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.
- Henry 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).
Henry 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
Henry 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
Henry County, Tennessee Resources
- State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
- Henry County Archive and Genealogy Library
- City of Paris Municipal Archives, P.O. Box 970, Paris , TN 38242; Phone: (731) 641-1455
- Henry County Genealogical Society
- Paris-Henry County Heritage Center, 614 N. Poplar Street, PO Box 822, Paris, TN 38242 731-642-1030
- RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
- Henry County, Tennessee Message Boards
- Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Henry County
Henry County, Tennessee External Links
- Tennessee Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Tennessee (1795 - 1929 )
- Tennessee Newspaper List by County and City
- Henry County, Tennessee Books - Amazon
- Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search
- Henry County Records on Microfilm - Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
- Early Henry County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan
- Henry Co., Tennessee - FindaGrave
- Henry County History and Culture
- Henry County, Tennessee Links - Cyndi's List
- Henry Co. TNGenweb
- Henry County, Tennessee Ancestry Database Collections
- Henry Co. D.O.T. County Highway Map
- Henry County, Tennessee Military Records