Records that survive
These are the record series the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has microfilmed for Hamblen County, with the office that kept each and the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps.
Land and deeds
- Deed Index (Direct) · Register of Deeds1870–1993
- Deed Index (Reverse) · Register of Deeds1870–1993
- Deeds · Register of Deeds1870–1998
- General Trust Deed Index · Register of Deeds1873–1952
- Trust Deeds · Register of Deeds1873–1996
- Probate of Deeds · County Clerk1890–1899
- Deed Index (Direct/Reverse) · Register of Deeds1952–1995
- Trust Deed Index (Dir. /Rev.) · Register of Deeds1952–1978
- Trust Deed Index (Reverse) · Register of Deeds1978–1993
Wills
- Loose Records, Wills · Probate1870–1974
- Wills · Probate Records1872–1997
Estates and guardianships
- Estates, Insolvent · Probate Records1867–1918
- Settlements, Guardian · Probate Records1870–1990
- Bonds and Letters, Executors · Probate Records1880–1969
- Bonds and Letters, Guardian · Probate Records1880–1969
- Inventories of Estates · Probate Records1880–1997
- Inventories · Probate Records1880–1911
- Settlements, Administrators · Probate Records1911–1996
- Estates, Claims Against · Probate Records1921–1923
- Bonds, Guardian · Probate Records1965–1983
- Bonds, Executors · Probate Records1969–1980
- Probate Docket · Probate Records1988–1992
Marriages, births and deaths
- Loose Rec., Deaths Compiled · PROBATE Alphabetical within year1800–1975
- Loose Rec., Marriage Misc · PROBATE Alphabetical within year1863–1904
- Marriages, (Misc. Records) · County Clerk1863–1897
- Loose Rec., Marriage Index · PROBATE Alphabetical within year1870–1975
- Loose Records, Marriages · PROBATE Alphabetical within year1870–1975
- Marriages · County Clerk1872–1995
- Marriages, (Loose Records) · County Clerk1897–1950
- Vital Statistics · County Clerk1909–1912
- Vital Statistics (Deaths) · County Clerk1925–1939
- Loose Rec., Death Rec. Bks · PROBATE Alphabetical within year1935–1939
Tax lists
- Tax Books · Trustee1886–1993
Military and pensions
- Military Discharges · Register of Deeds1919–1997
Court orders and minutes
- Minutes · Morristown, City of1855–1996
- Minutes · Chancery Court1870–1995
- Minutes · Circuit Court1870–1893
- Enrollments · Chancery Court1872–1874
- Minutes, Quarterly · County Clerk1881–1995
- Minutes, Civil and Criminal · Circuit Court1892–1899
- Minutes, Criminal · Circuit Court1898–1998
- Minutes, Civil · Circuit Court1899–1996
- Minutes, Quorum · County Clerk1901–1996
- Minutes · School Board1931–1998
- Minutes, Chamber · Chancery Court1937–1967
- Minutes, (City) · School Board1941–1985
- Minutes, Domestic · Chancery Court1951–1997
County government and the poor
- Bonds and Letters, Admin · Probate Records1880–1980
- Bonds & Letters, Conservators · Probate Records1956–1979
Other records
- Loose Records · Circuit Court1860–1899
- Loose Records, Index · Circuit Court1860–1899
- Loose Records · Probate1870–1974
- District Reports · School Board1873–1899
- Ordinances · Morristown, City of1894–1991
- Charters · Register of Deeds1912–1997
- Release Books · Register of Deeds1927–1998
- Census Records · School Board1946–1956
- Notice of Completion · Register of Deeds1975–1997
- Miscellaneous Records · Register of Deeds1985–1997
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
- Hamblen 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: Hamblen 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, Hamblen" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Grainger County, Jefferson County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Grainger County, Jefferson County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1870, 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.