Trousdale County, Tennessee Records

Trousdale County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on September 5, 1870 from Macon County, Smith County, Sumner County, and Williamson County. This Trousdale County was named in honor of William Trousdale (1790–1872), Creek and Mexican-American War soldier and officer, state senator and Governor of Tennessee.

Trousdale County is bordered by Macon County (north), Smith County (east), Williamson County (south) and Sumner County (west) .

Trousdale County Cities and Towns include Hartsville .

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

Trousdale County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Trousdale County Courthouse is located in Hartsville, 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 Trousdale 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 Trousdale County courthouse in 1900 and 1904. County records were destroyed in 1874, 1900, and 1905 and few records predate 1906.

• Trousdale County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1906 and Probate Records from 1905.
• Trousdale County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1905.
• Trousdale County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1906, Circuit Court Minutes from 1906 and County  Court Minutes 1906 .
• Trousdale County Property Assessor has Tax Records from ? 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.
• Trousdale 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).

Trousdale County, Tennessee Census Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Trousdale 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

Trousdale County, Tennessee Resources

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

Trousdale County, Tennessee External Links

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