Records that survive
These are the record series the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has microfilmed for Campbell County, with the office that kept each and the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps.
Land and deeds
- Deeds · Register of Deeds1806–1986
- Entry Book · Register of Deeds1806–1834
- Index to Deeds · Register of Deeds1806–1950
- Entry Taker's Books · Register of Deeds1824–1902
- Entry Surveyor's · Register of Deeds1825–1910
- Deeds, Probate of · Probate Records1833–1903
- Deeds, Conveyance of · Probate Records1848–1881
- Trust Deeds · Register of Deeds1852–1986
- Trust Deed Index · Register of Deeds1868–1972
- Taxes, Land Sold · Trustee1894–1900
- Lien Books · Register of Deeds1939–1986
- Index to Deeds, Direct · Register of Deeds1951–1982
- Index to Deeds, Reverse · Register of Deeds1951–1982
- Miscellaneous, County Deeds · Register of Deeds1965–1981
- and 2 more series in the full listing
Wills
- Wills · Probate Records1877–1983
Estates and guardianships
- Estate Book · Probate Records1806–1841
- Settlements, Guardian · Probate Records1858–1982
- Estates, Inventory of · Probate Records1860–1896
- Settlements, Admin. and Execu · Probate Records1897–1983
- Estates, Claims Against · Probate Records1905–1982
- Bonds, Administrators · Probate Records1910–1986
- Bonds, Guardian · Probate Records1910–1966
- Inventories · Probate Records1973–1983
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriages · County Clerk1838–1986
- Minutes, Divorce · Circuit Court1967–1986
Tax lists
- Tax Books · Trustee1849–1912
- Tax Lists · Trustee1858
- Tax Duplicates · Trustee1876–1900
Military and pensions
- Military Discharges · Register of Deeds1919–1974
- Index to Discharges · Register of Deeds1943–1966
Court orders and minutes
- Minutes · County Clerk1813–1901
- Minutes · Chancery Court1842–1987
- Minutes · Circuit Court1849–1903
- Enrollments · Circuit Court1860–1869
- Minutes · Lafollette City of1897–1976
- Minutes, Quorum · County Clerk1900–1974
- Minutes, Quarterly · County Clerk1901–1978
- Minutes, Civil · Circuit Court1903–1986
- Minutes, Criminal · Circuit Court1903–1987
- Minutes · School Board1926–1987
- Minutes, Chamber · Chancery Court1946–1966
- Minutes & Ordinances · Jellico City of1951–1968
- Minutes · Caryville City of1968–1987
- Minutes, Quorum · Chancery Court1974–1986
Other records
- Miscellaneous, Charters · Register of Deeds1889–1983
- Index to Contracts · Register of Deeds1920–1949
- Index to Charters · Register of Deeds1922–1972
- Index to Leases · Register of Deeds1922–1972
- Lease Records · Register of Deeds1922–1965
- Miscellaneous, Contracts · Register of Deeds1922–1978
- Miscellaneous, Records · Register of Deeds1963–1987
- Release Books · Register of Deeds1965–1987
Open TSLA's full microfilm listing (PDF)
Source: Tennessee State Library and Archives, county records microfilm listing. Some record titles reflect the segregated record-keeping of their time. Statewide birth and death registration began in 1914, after a brief statewide attempt in 1908–1912.
Where to find the records
- Campbell County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the register of deeds, the county clerk and the chancery and circuit court clerks, and any online record search the county offers.
- The register of deeds
Deeds, mortgages and other land records, usually from the county's beginning.
- The county clerk
Marriage licenses and bonds and the county court's minutes. For most of the 1800s the county court also handled wills, estates and guardians.
- The chancery and circuit court clerks
Lawsuits, including the chancery suits families used to divide land and settle estates.
- TSLA: Campbell County records on microfilm (PDF)free
Every filmed volume with its years and roll number, by office.
- Tennessee State Library and Archivesfree
The state archives in Nashville, with microfilm of county records from every county.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Tennessee, Campbell" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Anderson County, Claiborne County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Anderson County, Claiborne County
Later formed partly from Campbell County: Fentress County, Scott County, Union County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1806, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Tennessee's county court minutes record estate settlements, guardians, road orders and much more. When a will is missing, look there and in the chancery court, where families often went to divide land.