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

Van Buren County Clerk
- Address: 500 College Street, Administrative Building, Spencer, TN 38585
- Phone: (931) 946-2121
- Marriage Records: 1840
- Probate Records: 1840
Van Buren County Register of Deeds
- Address: 500 College Street, Spencer, TN 38585
- Phone: (931) 946-7363
- Land & Deed Records: 1840
Van Buren County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Address: 179 Veterans Square, Spencer, TN 38585
- Phone: 931-946-2153
- Chancery Court Minutes: 1868
- Circuit Court Minutes: 1840
- County Court Minutes: 1840

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

Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, TN census records are available?

Federal Population Schedules for Van Buren County can be found for 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

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

Van Buren County Archives, 330 Baker Mountain Road, Spencer , TN 38585; Phone: (931) 473-2505
Van Buren County Historical Society, P.O. Box 126, Spencer 38585

Van Buren County Genealogy Resources

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

Tennessee Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)

Tennessee State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
Van Buren County, Tennessee Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Van Buren County
Van Buren County, Tennessee Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)

Genealogical “Fact Sheets” About Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County.

What other genealogical resources are available in Van Buren County, TN?

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

Van Buren 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)

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

Van Buren 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)

Van Buren Co. TN Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search (assessment.state.tn.us)

Van Buren County Records on Microfilm (tennessee.gov) – Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
Early Van Buren County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan (tennessee.gov)
BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)

Van Buren Co. TN Census Records

Van Buren 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 Van Buren County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.

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