Marshall County, Tennessee Records

Marshall County, Tennessee (Map It) was created on February 20, 1836 from Giles County, Bedford County, Lincoln County and Maury County. This Marshall County was named in honor of U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall (1755–1835).Learn More About State of Tennessee History

Marshall County is bordered by Rutherford County (northeast), Bedford County (east), Lincoln County (southeast), Giles County (southwest), Maury County (west) and Wilson County (northwest) .

Marshall County Cities and Towns include Chapel Hill, Cornersville, Lewisburg .

A Map of Marshall County, Tennessee contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Marshall County, Tennessee Courthouse Records

The Marshall County Courthouse is located in Lewisburg, Tennessee. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Marshall county or in the Tennessee State Library & Archives. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

There were fires at the Marshall County courthouse in 1872 and 1927.

• Marshall County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1836 and Probate Records from 1835.
• Marshall County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1836.
• Marshall County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from 1840, Circuit Court Minutes from 1836 and County  Court Minutes 1836.
• Marshall County Property Assessor has Tax Records from 1839-1843, 1860-1891, 1896-1900 and are located at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tax lists can be used to locate families, document historic properties and study community history. Early tax lists generally include all white males over 21 and indicate whether they owned land or slaves.
• Marshall County Health Department issues birth certificates and death certificates (deaths which occurred in that county within the past three years, and a few county health departments keep death records for longer periods of time).

Marshall County, Tennessee Census Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Marshall County, Tennessee Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Tennessee Vital Records
• Birth Records: from January 1914 to present, also for Nashville since June 1881, for Knoxville since July 1881, and for Chattanooga since January 1882
• Marriage, Divorce and Death Records: from the past 50 years to present.
• Locations: Tennessee Office of Vital Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate  Applications.
• In Person:  Tennessee Office of Vital Records, 1st Floor, Central Services Building, 421 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, TN 37243; PH: 615-741-1763

Marshall County, Tennessee Resources

• State of Tennessee Archives and Societies
• Bedford County Historical Society
• Marshall County Historical Society
• RAOGK Volunteers for Tennessee
• Marshall County, Tennessee Message Boards
• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Marshall County

Marshall County, Tennessee External Links

• Tennessee Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Tennessee (1795 - 1929 )
• Tennessee Newspaper List by County and City
• Marshall County, Tennessee Books - Amazon
• Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search
• Marshall County Records on Microfilm - Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
• Early Marshall County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan
• Marshall Co., Tennessee - FindaGrave
• Chestnut Ridge Cousins Chestnut Ridge Cousins is a genealogical organization, formed in 2002, committed to sharing family history with all our cousins. The Chestnut Ridge area is located in Middle Tennessee where the current Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, and Moore counties all come together.
• Marshall County History and Culture
• Marshall County, Tennessee Links - Cyndi's List
• Marshall Co. TNGenweb
• Marshall County, Tennessee Ancestry Database Collections
• Marshall Co. D.O.T. County Highway Map
• Marshall County, Tennessee Military Records