Sumner County, Tennessee

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Sumner County, Tennessee Facts

When was Sumner County, TN Created?

Sumner County was founded on November 18, 1786 from Davidson County.

What is the County Seat of Sumner County, TN?

The County Seat of government is located in Gallatin also, the county government website is www.sumnertn.org .

What counties are adjacent to Sumner County, TN?

Bordering counties are Davidson County, Macon County, Robertson County, Trousdale County, Williamson County, Allen County, Kentucky and Simpson County, Kentucky .

Sumner County Courthouse and Government Records

Sumner County Courthouse

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

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

• Sumner County Clerk
  • Address: 355 North Belvedere Dr., Room 111, Gallatin, TN 37066
  • Phone: (615) 452-4063
  • Marriage Records: 1787
  • Probate Records: 1789
• Sumner County Register of Deeds
  • Address: 355 North Belvedere Drive, P.O. Box 299, Gallatin, TN 37066-0299
  • Phone: (615) 452-3892
  • Land & Deed Records: 1793
• Sumner County Clerk of Circuit Court
  • Address: Courthouse, Public Square, Gallatin, TN 37066
  • Phone: 615-451-3209
  • Chancery Court Minutes: 1826
  • Circuit Court Minutes: 1810
  • County  Court Minutes: 1787

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

Sumner 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 Sumner 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 Sumner County, TN census records are available?

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

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

• Sumner County Archives, 155 East Main Street, Gallatin , TN 37066; Phone: (615) 452-0037;
• Sumner County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1871, Gallatin 37066
• Northeast Sumner Historical Society, P.O. Box 417, Westmoreland
• Bledsoe’s Lick Historical Association, P.O. Box 210, Castalian Springs, 37031
• White House Historical Society, 412 Hwy. 76, 37188
• Elmer Hinton Memorial Library, Bailey Room, 301 Portland Blvd., Portland, TN 37148 615-325-2279
• Historic Cragfont, Inc., 200 Old Cragfont Road, Castalian Springs, TN 37031 615-452-7070
• Westmoreland Public Library, 2305 Epperson Springs Road, PO Box 685, Westmoreland, TN 37186 615-644-2026

Sumner County Genealogy Resources

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

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

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

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

Sumner 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)

Sumner Co. TN Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Sumner Co. TN Census Records

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

Sumner Co. TN Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Sumner Co. TN Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

• Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
• Sumner County, Tennessee Genealogists Companion (freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)

Sumner Co. TN General and History Websites

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

Sumner Co. TN Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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