Lincoln County, Tennessee

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Lincoln County, Tennessee Facts

When was Lincoln County, TN Created?

Lincoln County was founded on November 14, 1809 from Bedford County.

What is the County Seat of Lincoln County, TN?

The County Seat of government is located in Fayetteville also, the county government website is www.lincolncountytngov.com/ .

What counties are adjacent to Lincoln County, TN?

Bordering counties are Bedford County, Moore County, Franklin County, Madison County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Giles County and Marshall County .

Lincoln County Courthouse and Government Records

Lincoln County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Lincoln County Courthouse?

The following information and facts indicates whatever birth, death, marriage, land, wills, and courtroom records will be in Lincoln County or in the Tennessee State Library & Archives. The dates indicated below could be the first widely known documents for this county.

• Lincoln County Clerk
  • Address: 112 Main Avenue St, Ste. 102, Fayetteville, TN 37334
  • Phone: 931-433-2454
  • Marriage Records: 1838
  • Probate Records: 1809
• Lincoln County Register of Deeds
  • Address: 112 Main Avenue South, Room 104, Fayetteville, TN 37334
  • Phone: (931) 433-5366
  • Land & Deed Records: 1810
• Lincoln County Clerk of Circuit Court
  • Address: Room 203 112 Main Avenue, Fayetteville, TN 37334
  • Phone: 931-433-2334
  • Chancery Court Minutes: 1838
  • Circuit Court Minutes: 1849
  • County  Court Minutes: 1810

Where can find Lincoln County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?

Lincoln County vital records can be found at the Tennessee Department of Health (VDH) Office of Vital Records which has copies for copies of birth certificates, marriage licenses and divorce decrees. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Tennessee for current fees and application process.

Marriage license records are available from the county clerk who issued the marriage license. Court divorce orders may be obtained from the clerk of the court that granted the divorce.

You can search online for Lincoln County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Tennessee Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificates to mail.

What Lincoln County, TN census records are available?

Federal Population Schedules for Lincoln County can be found for 1790-1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Lincoln Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Lincoln Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Lincoln Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. The Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. One can find free online and printable census forms to help you with your research.

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Lincoln County, TN?

• Lincoln County Genealogical Society, 1508 Washington Street, Fayetteville, TN 37334; (931) 625-2939
• Lincoln County Archives, 1000-B Washington St. West, Fayetteville , TN 37334; Phone: (931) 732-4214
• Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library, 400 Rocky Knob Lane, Fayetteville, TN 37334 931-433-3286

Lincoln County Genealogy Resources

Where can I connect with other Lincoln County, TN Researchers through message boards and forums?

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• Tennessee Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
• Tennessee State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Lincoln County, Tennessee Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Lincoln County
• Lincoln County, Tennessee Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• Genealogical “Fact Sheets” About Lincoln County (tn.gov) The purpose of these fact sheets is to help determine what sources are available for genealogical research about the people and places in Lincoln County. Although this is by no means an exhaustive list of all the possible places one might search, it does cover the major publications and microfilms available at TSLA on the Lincoln County.

What other genealogical resources are available in Lincoln County, TN?

The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Lincoln County. A majority of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some call for a payment. This is merely a collection which has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site over another. Feel free to suggest your own most popular Lincoln County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.

Lincoln Co. TN Books, Newspapers & Publications

• Tennessee Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
• Tennessee historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
• Historical Newspapers from Tennessee (1795 – 1929 ) (genealogybank.com) Rapidly find names and key phrases in over 450 million content articles, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements as well as other items written in over 2,800 old U.S. newspapers. Brand new articles and other content added every month!
• Tennessee Newspaper List by County and City (.state.tn.us)
• Lincoln County, Tennessee Books (amazon.com)
• Search Tennessee Obituaries (1990 to current) (genealogybank.com)

Lincoln Co. TN Birth, Marriage & Death Records

• Tennessee Vital Records Research Guide
• Order Hard Copies of Vital Records  (archives.com)
• Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)

Lincoln Co. TN Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

• Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search (assessment.state.tn.us)
• Lincoln County Records on Microfilm (tennessee.gov) – Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
• Early Lincoln County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan (tennessee.gov)
• BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)

Lincoln Co. TN Census Records

• Tennessee Census Records Research Guide
• Lincoln County, TN Census Records Links
• Lincoln County, TN Census QuickFacts

Lincoln Co. TN Cemeteries & Church Records

• Lincoln Co., Tennessee Graves (findagrave.com)
• Lincoln County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Lincoln Co., Tennessee Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Lincoln Co., Tennessee Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• Lincoln County, Tennessee Church Books (amazon.com)

Lincoln Co. TN Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

• Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
• Chestnut Ridge Cousins (chestnutridgecousins.org) Chestnut Ridge Cousins is a genealogical organization, formed in 2002, committed to sharing family history with all our cousins. The Chestnut Ridge area is located in Middle Tennessee where the current Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, and Moore counties all come together.
• Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)

Lincoln Co. TN General and History Websites

• Lincoln County Tennessee (genealogytrails.com)
• Lincoln County History and Culture (tennesseeencyclopedia.net)
• Lincoln County, Tennessee Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Lincoln County, Tennessee Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Lincoln Co. TN Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Lincoln County – American History and Genealogy Project (usgennet.org)
• Lincoln County, Tennessee (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Tennessee – Counties – Lincoln (cyndislist.com)
• Lincoln Co. TNGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Lincoln County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Lincoln Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Lincoln Co. TN Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Tennessee Links and Information
• Lincoln Co. D.O.T. County Highway Map
• 1895 Lincoln County Map (livgenmi.com)

Lincoln Co. TN Military Records

• Tennessee Military Records Research Guide
• Tennessee Military Records (Fold3.com) delivers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Tennessee both women and men that served. Great for Lincoln County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.