Records that survive
These are the record series the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has microfilmed for Tipton County, with the office that kept each and the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps.
Land and deeds
- Entry Book · Register of Deeds1820–1970
- Deeds Index · Register of Deeds1824–1978
- Deeds · Register of Deeds1824–1968
- Trust Deeds (skips in volumes · Register of Deeds1847–1986
- Deeds and Trust Deeds · Register of Deeds1900–1971
- Surveyors Book · Register of Deeds1903–1931
- Deeds (skips in volumes) · Register of Deeds1947–1986
- General Deed Index (Direct) · Register of Deeds1979–1999
- General Deed Index (Reverse) · Register of Deeds1979–1999
- Trust Deeds · Register of Deeds1983–1986
Wills
- Wills · Probate Records1824–1998
- Wills, Loose Records · Probate Records1829–1950
Estates and guardianships
- Settlements, Administrators · Probate Records1892–1951
- Settlements, Guardian · Probate Records1899–1945
- Bonds, Administrators · Probate Records1907–1951
- Inventories · Probate Records1908–1982
- Bonds and Letters, Guardian · Probate Records1912–1966
- Bonds and Letters, Executors · Probate Records1934–1958
- Inventories and Settlements · Probate Records1982–1998
- Probate Minutes · Probate Records1982–2000
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriages · County Clerk1840–2000
- Loose Rec. Index (Marriages) · County Clerk1864–1950
- Loose Records (Marriages) · County Clerk1864–1950
- Vital Rec. (Delayed Births) GUS · County Clerk1881–1940
- Vital Rec. (Corrected Births) GUS · County Clerk1900–1950
- Vital Records (Births) · County Clerk1908–1912
- Vital Records (Births/Deaths) · County Clerk1908–1912
- Vital Records (Deaths) · County Clerk1908–1912
- Loose Rec. Index (Divorces) · County Clerk1911–1950
- Loose Records (Divorces) · County Clerk1911–1950
- Vital Rec. (Deaths) GUS · County Clerk1930–1945
Tax lists
- Tax Books · Trustee1933–1998
Military and pensions
- Military Discharges · Register of Deeds1919–1996
Court orders and minutes
- Minutes · County Clerk1823–1989
- Minutes · Circuit Court1832–2000
- Minutes · Chancery Court1854–2000
- Minutes and Ordinances · Covington, City of1901–1953
- Minutes · Atoka, City of1939–2000
- Minutes · Munford, City of1943–2000
- Minutes · School Board1943–2000
- Minutes · Covington, City of1953–2001
- Minutes · Brighton, City of1954–2000
- Minutes, City · School Board1957–2000
- Minutes · Gilt Edge, City of1968–2001
- Minutes, Quarterly · County Clerk1973–2000
- Minutes/Ordinances/Resolution · Garland, City of1980–2001
- Memorial Library Minutes · Munford, City of1992–2000
County government and the poor
- Bonds and Letters, Admin · Probate Records1835–1901
- Min., Planning Commission · Covington, City of1971–1990
- Min. Planning Commission · Munford, City of1978–2000
- Planning Commission · Atoka, City of1986–2000
- Min., Planning Commission · Brighton, City of1994–2001
Other records
- City Charter · Covington, City of1845
- Ordinances · Covington, City of1871–1999
- Board of Mayor and Aldermen · Mason, City of1875–1934
- Charter · Brighton, City of1947
- Ordinances · Atoka, City of1965–1994
- Resolutions · Atoka, City of1972–1995
- Charters · Register of Deeds1976–1999
- Greenbelt · Register of Deeds1976–1999
- Ordinances · Brighton, City of1982–2000
- Ordinances and Resolutions · Munford, City of1983–2000
- Min., Historic Zoning · Covington, City of1984
- Record Books · Register of Deeds1986–2000
- Board Zoning Appeal · Atoka, City of1987–2000
- Zoning Appeals · Munford, City of1992–1995
- and 3 more series in the full listing
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 Tipton 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: Tipton 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, Tipton" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Land not yet in any county
Later formed partly from Tipton County: Lauderdale County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1823, 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.