Records that survive
These are the record series the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has microfilmed for Unicoi 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 Deeds1876–1920
- Deed Index Reverse · Register of Deeds1876–1920
- Deeds · Register of Deeds1876–1997
- Trust Deeds · Register of Deeds1876–1997
- Land Entries · Register of Deeds1903–1990
- Deeds - · Register of Deeds1912–1913
- Deed and Trust Deed Index · Register of Deeds1919–1940
- Right of Way Deeds · Register of Deeds1929–1997
- Deed and Trust Deed Index Dir · Register of Deeds1941–1965
- Deed and Trust Deed Index Rev · Register of Deeds1941–1965
- Deed & Trust Deed Index Dir · Register of Deeds1963–1999
- Deed & Trust Deed Index Rev · Register of Deeds1963–1999
- Liens · Register of Deeds1991–1997
Wills
- Wills · Probate Records1876–1992
Estates and guardianships
- Bonds, Administrator's · Probate Records1876–1957
- Bonds, Guardian · Probate Records1876–1963
- Estates, Inventories of · Probate Records1876–1950
- Bonds, Executor's · Probate Records1878–1978
- Settlements, Guardian · Probate Records1878–1977
- Settlements, Administrator's · Probate Records1884–1944
- Settlements, Admin. and Exec · Probate Records1944–1976
- Probate Minutes · Probate Records1980–1996
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriages · County Clerk1876–1998
- Vital Statistics (Births/Deaths) · County Clerk1908–1939
- Vital Statistics (Births) · County Clerk1925–1939
- Vital Statistics (Deaths) · County Clerk1925–1939
Tax lists
- Tax Books · Trustee1876–1998
Military and pensions
- Military Discharges · Register of Deeds1919–1996
Court orders and minutes
- Minutes · County Clerk1875–1999
- Minutes · Chancery Court1876–1998
- Minutes · Circuit Court1876–1919
- Minutes, Criminal · Circuit Court1890–1999
- Minutes, Civil · Circuit Court1916–1997
- Minutes · Erwin, City of1918–1996
- Minutes · School Board1931–1999
- Minutes, Board of Commissioners · County Clerk1937–1949
- Minutes · Unicoi, City of1994–2000
County government and the poor
- Misc. County Official Bond Book · Register of Deeds1942–1997
Other records
- Ordinances · Erwin, City of1911–1974
- Miscellaneous Records · Register of Deeds1926–1997
- Releases, Affidavits · Register of Deeds1932–1941
- Census Records · School Board1946–1956
- Notice of Completions · Register of Deeds1975–1996
- Releases · Register of Deeds1989–1997
- Ordinances · Unicoi, City of1994–2000
- Resolutions · Unicoi, City of1994–2000
- Record Books · Register of Deeds1997–1998
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
- Unicoi 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: Unicoi 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, Unicoi" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Carter County, Washington County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Carter County, Washington County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1875, 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.