Lewis County, Tennessee Records

Lewis County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on December 21, 1843 from parts of Hickman County, Maury County, Wayne County, Perry County and Lawrence County. This Lewis County was named in honor of Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), explorer of the American West.

Lewis County is bordered by Hickman County (north), Maury County (east), Lawrence County (south), Wayne County (southwest) and Perry County (west) .

Lewis County Cities and Towns include Hohenwald .

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

Lewis County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Lewis County Courthouse is located in Hohenwald, 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 Lewis 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.

• Lewis County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1847 and Probate Records from 1846.
• Lewis County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1844.
• Lewis County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1871, Circuit Court Minutes from 1846 and County  Court Minutes 1848.
• Lewis County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 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.
• Lewis 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).

Lewis 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

Lewis 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

Lewis County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• Lewis County Historical Society, PO Box 703, Hohenwald, TN 38462 931-796-3505
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Lewis County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Lewis County

Lewis County, Tennessee External Links

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