Smith County, Tennessee

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Smith County, Tennessee Facts

When was Smith County, TN Created?

Smith County was founded on October 26, 1799 from Sumner County and Indian lands.

What is the County Seat of Smith County, TN?

The County Seat of government is located in Carthage also, the county government website is unknown .

What counties are adjacent to Smith County, TN?

Bordering counties are Macon County, Jackson County, Putnam County, DeKalb County, Williamson County and Trousdale County .

Smith County Courthouse and Government Records

Smith County Courthouse

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

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

• Smith County Clerk
  • Address: 122 Turner High Circle, Suite 101, Carthage, TN 37030
  • Phone: (615) 735-9833
  • Marriage Records: 1838
  • Probate Records: 1805
• Smith County Register of Deeds
  • Address: 122 Turner High Circle, Suite 113, Carthage, Tn 37030
  • Phone: (615) 735-1760
  • Land & Deed Records:1799
• Smith County Clerk of Circuit Court
  • Address: 211 North Main Street Smith County Courthouse, Carthage, TN 37030
  • Phone: 615-735-0500
  • Chancery Court Minutes: 1825
  • Circuit Court Minutes: 1811
  • County  Court Minutes: 1799

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

Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith County, TN census records are available?

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

Smith Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Smith Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Smith 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 Smith County, TN?

• Smith County Archives, P.O. Box 112, Carthage , TN 37030; Phone: (615) 735-0200
• Kingsport City Archives, 400 Broad Street, Kingsport, TN 37660; Phone: (423) 224-2559
• Smith County Historical And Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 112, Carthage 37030
• Bristol Public Library, 701 Goode Street, Bristol, VA 24201 276-669-9444
• Smith County Public Library, 215 Main Street North, Carthage, TN 37030 615-735-1326

Smith County Genealogy Resources

Where can I connect with other Smith 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)
• Smith County, Tennessee Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Smith County
• Smith County, Tennessee Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• Genealogical “Fact Sheets” About Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith County.

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

The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Smith 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 Smith County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.

Smith 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)
• Smith County, Tennessee Books (amazon.com)
• Search Tennessee Obituaries (1990 to current) (genealogybank.com)

Smith 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)

Smith Co. TN Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Smith Co. TN Census Records

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

Smith Co. TN Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Smith Co. TN Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

• Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
• 1911 Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans – (tngenweb.org)
• Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)

Smith Co. TN General and History Websites

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

Smith Co. TN Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

Smith 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 Smith County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.