Meigs County, Tennessee Records

Meigs County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on January 20, 1836 from Rhea County. This Meigs County was named in honor of Return Jonathan Meigs (1740–1823), an officer in the Continental Army who was for many years a federal Indian and military agent in Tennessee.

Meigs County is bordered by Roane County (North), McMinn County (East), Bradley County (Southeast), Hamilton County (South) and Rhea County (West) .

Meigs County Cities and Towns include Decatur, Ten Mile, Georgetown, Cottonport .

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

Meigs County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Meigs County Courthouse is located in Decatur, 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County courthouse in 1904 and 1964.

• Meigs County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1838 and Probate Records from 1836.
• Meigs County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1879.
• Meigs County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1854, Circuit Court Minutes from 1844 and County  Court Minutes 1836.
• Meigs County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1836, 1839-1863, 1872-1883, 1886, 1890, 1891, 1896-1898 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.
• Meigs 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).

Meigs County, Tennessee Census Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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

Meigs 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

Meigs County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Meigs County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Meigs County

Meigs County, Tennessee External Links

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