Hickman County, Tennessee Records
Hickman County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on December 3, 1807 from Dickson County. This Hickman County was named in honor of Edwin Hickman, a longhunter killed by Native Americans near the present-day site of Centerville.
Hickman County is bordered by Dickson County (north), Wilson County (east), Maury County (southeast), Lewis County (south), Perry County (west) and Humphreys County (northeast) .
Hickman County Cities and Towns include Bucksnort, Centerville .
A Map of Hickman County, Tennessee contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Hickman County, Tennessee Courthouse Records
Hickman County, TN Courthouse
The Hickman County Courthouse is located in Centerville, 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 Hickman 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 Hickman County courthouse in 1864, destroying most early records.
- Hickman County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1868 and Probate Records from 1866.
- Hickman County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1808.
- Hickman County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1854, Circuit Court Minutes from 1847 and County Court Minutes 1866.
- Hickman County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1836, 1837, 1867-1898 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.
- Hickman 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).
Hickman County, Tennessee Census Records
- Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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
- 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
Hickman County, Tennessee Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Tennessee Vital Records
- Birth Records: from January 1914Â 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:Â Tennessee Office of Vital Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Tennessee Office of Vital Records, 1st Floor, Central Services Building, 421 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, TN 37243; PH: 615-741-1763
Hickman County, Tennessee Resources
- State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
- Hickman Co. Historical Society
- Hickman County Archives
- Hickman County Health Dept, 101 College St, Centerville, TN 37033; (931) 729-3516
- Hickman County Public Library
- RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
- Hickman County, Tennessee Message Boards
- Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Hickman County
Hickman County, Tennessee External Links
- Tennessee Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Tennessee (1795 - 1929 )
- Tennessee Newspaper List by County and City
- Hickman County, Tennessee Books - Amazon
- Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search
- Hickman County Records on Microfilm - Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
- Early Hickman County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan
- Hickman Co., Tennessee - FindaGrave
- Hickman County History and Culture
- Hickman County, Tennessee Links - Cyndi's List
- Hickman Co. TNGenweb
- Hickman County, Tennessee Ancestry Database Collections
- Hickman Co. D.O.T. County Highway Map
- Hickman County, Tennessee Military Records
