Sumner County, Tennessee Records

Sumner County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on November 18, 1786 from Davidson County. This Sumner County was named in honor of Jethro Sumner (1733–1785), an American colonist who defended North Carolina against the British in 1780.Learn More About State of Tennessee History

Sumner County is bordered by Davidson County (southwest), Macon County (east), Robertson County (west), Trousdale County (southeast), Williamson County (south), Allen County, Kentucky (northeast) and Simpson County, Kentucky (northwest) .

Sumner County Cities and Towns include Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, Millersville, Mitchellville, Portland, Walnut Grove, Westmoreland, White House .

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

Sumner County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Sumner County Courthouse is located in Gallatin, 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 Sumner 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.

• Sumner County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1787 and Probate Records from 1789.
• Sumner County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1793.
• Sumner County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1826, Circuit Court Minutes from 1810 and County  Court Minutes 1787.
• Sumner County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1787-1844, 1856, 1861, 1862, 1865-1870, 1891 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.
• Sumner 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).

Sumner 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

Sumner 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

Sumner County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• Sumner County Archives
• Sumner County Historical Society
• Northeast Sumner Historical Society
• Bledsoe's Lick Historical Association, P.O. Box 210, Castalian Springs, 37031
• White House Historical Society, 412 Hwy. 76, 37188
• Elmer Hinton Memorial Library, Bailey Room, 301 Portland Blvd., Portland, TN 37148 615-325-2279
• Historic Cragfont, Inc., 200 Old Cragfont Road, Castalian Springs, TN 37031 615-452-7070
• Westmoreland Public Library, 2305 Epperson Springs Road, PO Box 685, Westmoreland, TN 37186 615-644-2026
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Sumner County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Sumner County

Sumner County, Tennessee External Links

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