Jefferson County, Tennessee Records

Jefferson County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on June 11, 1792 from Greene County and Hawkins County. This Jefferson County was named in honor of U.S. President and Founding Father Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826).

Jefferson County is bordered by Hamblen County (northeast), Cocke County (east), Sevier County (south), Knox County (west) and Grainger County (northwest) .

Jefferson County Cities and Towns include Baneberry, Dandridge, Jefferson City, New Market, White Pine .

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

Jefferson County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Jefferson County Courthouse is located in Dandridge, 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 Jefferson 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.

• Jefferson County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1792 and Probate Records from 1792 .
• Jefferson County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1792 .
• Jefferson County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1836, Circuit Court Minutes from 1809 and County  Court Minutes 1792 .
• Jefferson County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1800, 1822-1829, 1836, 1853-1872, 1875-1893, 1895-1900 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.
• Jefferson 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).

Jefferson 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

Jefferson 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

Jefferson County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• East Tennessee Historical Society
• Jefferson County Archives
• Jefferson County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 267, Jefferson City 37760; (865) 397-4904
• Jefferson County Historical Society
• Carson Newman College, Stephens-Burnett Library, Mildred L. Iddens Special Collections, 1634 Russell Avenue, C-N 71997, Jefferson City, TN 37760 865-471-3542
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Jefferson County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Tennessee External Links

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