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Rutherford County was founded on October 25, 1803 from Davidson County, Wilson County, Williamson County, and Sumner County.
The County Seat of government is located in Murfreesboro also, the county government website is www.rutherfordcountytn.gov .
Bordering counties are Williamson County, Cannon County, Coffee County, Bedford County, Marshall County, Wilson County and Davidson County .
The following information and facts indicates whatever birth, death, marriage, land, wills, and courtroom records will be in Rutherford County or in the Tennessee State Library & Archives. The dates indicated below could be the first widely known documents for this county.
Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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.
Federal Population Schedules for Rutherford County can be found for 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Rutherford Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Rutherford Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Rutherford 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.
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Rutherford 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 Rutherford County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.