Records that survive
These are the record series the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has microfilmed for Crockett County, with the office that kept each and the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps.
Land and deeds
- Deed, Index to · Register of Deeds1872–1987
- Deeds · Register of Deeds1872–1986
- Trust Deeds · Register of Deeds1872–1986
- Trust Deed Index · Register of Deeds1925–1987
Wills
- Wills · Probate Records1872–1980
Estates and guardianships
- Estates, Insolvent · Probate Records1853–1951
- Bonds, Administrators · Probate Records1872–1967
- Guardian Accounts · Probate Records1872–1902
- Inventories · Probate Records1872–1985
- Settlements, Administrators · Probate Records1875–1978
- Bonds, Executors · Probate Records1878–1924
- Bonds, Guardian · Probate Records1882–1972
- Settlements, Guardian · Probate Records1882–1982
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriages · County Clerk1872–1987
- Vital Records, Births/Deaths · County Clerk1908–1911
- Vital Records · County Clerk1925–1938
Tax lists
- Tax Books · Trustee1928–1978
Military and pensions
- Military Discharges · Register of Deeds1917–1970
Court orders and minutes
- Minutes, Quarterly · County Clerk1871–1986
- Minutes · Chancery Court1872–1986
- Minutes · Circuit Court1872–1986
- Enrollment Book · Chancery Court1875–1878
- Minutes, Quorum · County Clerk1900–1983
- Minutes · Alamo City of1925–1986
- Minutes · School Board1927–1988
County government and the poor
- Accounts, School · School Board1888–1896
- Water Commission · Alamo City of1936–1973
Roads
- Miscellaneous, Road Books · County Clerk1872–1878
Other records
- Misc. Drainage Records · County Clerk1914–1940
- Letters and Testamentary · Probate Records1963–1980
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
- Find Crockett County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the register of deeds, the county clerk and the chancery and circuit court clerks.
- 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: Crockett 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, Crockett" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Dyer County, Gibson County, Haywood County, Madison County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Dyer County, Gibson County, Haywood County, Madison County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1872, 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.