Records that survive
These are the record series the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has microfilmed for Robertson 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 Deeds1796–1907
- Deeds · Register of Deeds1796–1989
- Survey Book · Register of Deeds1824–1898
- Probate Deeds · Probate Records1833–1856
- Plats · Register of Deeds1896–1976
- Deed Index (Direct) · Register of Deeds1900–1989
- Deed Index (Reverse) · Register of Deeds1900–1989
- Trust Deeds · Register of Deeds1902–1990
- Trust Deed Index · Register of Deeds1907–1990
- Liens · Register of Deeds1971–1986
Wills
- Wills and Inventories · Probate Records1796–1988
- Wills · Probate, loose papers1842–1900
- Wills, Index · Probate, loose papers1842–1900
Estates and guardianships
- Settlements, Guardian · Probate Records1839–1982
- Bonds, Guardian · Probate Records1840–1976
- Estate Settlements Index · County Clerk, loose papers1850–1900
- Estate Settlements · County Clerk, loose papers1850–1900
- Bonds, Admin. and Executors · Probate Records1869–1987
- Inventories · Probate Records1934–1988
- Probate Dockets · Probate Records1953–1976
- Estates, Settlements · Probate Records1967–1976
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage Lic. (Groom's Name) · County Clerk, loose papers1831–1950
- Marriages · County Clerk1839–1989
- Vital Statistics · County Clerk1908–1912
Tax lists
- Tax Books (Misc., Poll Tax) · Trustee1873–1886
- Tax Books (Misc. Assessment) · Trustee1875–1878
- Tax Books · Trustee1877–1984
- Tax Books (Misc. Tax Unpaid) · Trustee1893–1898
Military and pensions
- Military Discharges · Register of Deeds1922–1989
Court orders and minutes
- Minutes · County Clerk1796–1989
- Chancery Court Cases · Chancery Court, loose papers1830–1946
- Court Cases, Index by Defend · Chancery Court, loose papers1830–1946
- Court Cases, Index by Plaintiff · Chancery Court, loose papers1830–1946
- Minutes · Circuit Court1832–1917
- Minutes · Chancery Court1844–1986
- Minutes · Springfield, City of1868–1968
- Minutes · School Board1907–1988
- Minutes, Civil · Circuit Court1917–1986
- Minutes · Greenbrier, City of1927–1987
- Minutes, Quarterly · County Clerk1931–1989
- Minutes, Criminal · Circuit Court1935–1986
- Minutes · Ridgetop, City of1960–1989
- Minutes · Adams, City of1963–1988
- and 4 more series in the full listing
County government and the poor
- Bonds, Conservators · Probate Records1960–1979
Schools
- Scholastic Population · School Board1839–1851
Other records
- Miscellaneous, Building Data · Springfield, City of1897–1936
- Census Records · School Board1907–1939
- Register, Pro. Doctors Licenses · County Clerk1907–1963
- Register, Pro. Optometrists Lic · County Clerk1907–1949
- History Book · Adams, City of1909–1935
- Miscellaneous, Ordinances · Springfield, City of1914–1920
- Register, Pro. Dentists Licenses · County Clerk1919–1947
- Miscellaneous, City Charter · Springfield, City of1938
- Leases, Oil and Gas · Register of Deeds1981–1983
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
- Robertson 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: Robertson 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, Robertson" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Sumner County, Tennessee County (extinct)
Check the parent county for earlier records: Sumner County
Later formed partly from Robertson County: Cheatham County, Dickson County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1796, 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.