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

Chester County Clerk
- Address: 133 E Main St, Henderson, TN 38340;
- Phone: (901) 989-2233
- Marriage Records: 1891
- Probate Records: 1891
Chester County Register of Deeds
- Address: P.O. Box 292, Henderson, TN 38340
- Phone: (731) 989-4991
- Land & Deed Records: 1891
Chester County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Address: 333 Eric Bell Drive, Suite D, Henderson, TN 38340
- Phone: 731-989-2454
- Chancery Court Minutes: 1891
- Circuit Court Minutes: 1822
- County Court Minutes: 1891

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

Chester 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 Chester 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 Chester County, TN census records are available?

Federal Population Schedules for Chester County can be found for 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Chester Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1880. Chester Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1880. Chester Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. 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 Chester County, TN?

Chester County Historical Society, P.O. Box 721, Henderson, TN 38340-0721
Chester County Library, 1012 East Main Street, Henderson, TN 38340 731-989-4673
Freed Hardeman University, Historical Room, 158 E. Main Street, Henderson, TN 38340 731-989-6000

Chester County Genealogy Resources

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

Tennessee Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)

Tennessee State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
Chester County Tennessee Genealogy, History & Information (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
Chester County, Tennessee Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Chester County

Chester County, Tennessee Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
Genealogical “Fact Sheets” About Chester 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 Chester 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 Chester County.

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

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

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

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

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