Records that survive
These are the record series the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has microfilmed for Moore County, with the office that kept each and the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps.
Land and deeds
- Deed Index · Register of Deeds1872–1957
- Deeds · Register of Deeds1872–2014
- Trust Deed Index Books. 1-11 · Register of Deeds1872–1926
- Trust Deeds · Register of Deeds1872–1988
- Miscellaneous, Land Sales · Chancery Court1875–1944
- Probate Deeds · Probate Records1887–1966
- Trust Deed Index Books. 12-2 · Register of Deeds1926–1967
- Deed and Trust Deed Index · Register of Deeds1957–1986
Wills
- Wills · Probate Records1872–1988
Estates and guardianships
- Settlements, Admin. and Guard · Probate Records1871–1985
- Minutes, Guardian · Probate Records1874
- Bonds, Guardian · Probate Records1897–1966
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriages · County Clerk1872–1988
- Vital Statistics · County Clerk1881–1912
- Marriages (Books 19-20) · County Clerk2002–2013
Tax lists
- Tax Books · Trustee1872–1966
- Tax Duplicates · Trustee1877–1903
Military and pensions
- Military Discharges · Register of Deeds1918–1980
Court orders and minutes
- Minutes · Chancery Court1872–1999
- Minutes · Circuit Court1872–1987
- Minutes · County Clerk1872–1987
- Minutes · Lynchburg, City of1901–1977
- Minutes, Loose (Bk A and B) · Chancery Court1913–1973
- Minutes · School Board1929–1988
- Minutes, Health · County Clerk1961–1966
County government and the poor
- Bonds, Admin. and Exec · Probate Records1872–1974
- Merchants, Bond Books · County Clerk1900–1937
Other records
- Misc. Rec. (MCD01-MCD50) · Register of Deeds1826–1973
- Loose Folders: Misc · Chancery Court, loose papers1830–1993
- Note Books · Register of Deeds1872–1963
- Merchants, License · County Clerk1879–1899
- Professional Reg., Physician · County Clerk1889–1942
- Miscellaneous Records · Register of Deeds1902–2014
- Professional Reg., Optometry · County Clerk1909–1923
- Loose Folders: · County Clerk, loose papers1910–1970
- Loose Folders: Index · Chancery Court, loose papers1915–1978
- Loose Folders: Index · County Clerk, loose papers1915–1970
- Loose Folders: · Chancery Court, loose papers1915–1978
- Miscellaneous, Charters · Register of Deeds1932–1975
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 Moore 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: Moore 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, Moore" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Bedford County, Franklin County, Lincoln County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Bedford County, Franklin County, Lincoln 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.