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Jackson County
Jackson County was formed in 1801
from Smith County and Indian lands
(Acts of Tennessee 1801, Chapter 48).
The county seat is Gainesboro.
There were fires at the Jackson County
courthouse in 1872 and 1926.
SELECTED PUBLISHED COUNTY HISTORIES
- History of Gainesboro (WPA, 1938)
- Jackson County, Tennessee (Tayse, 1989)
- Pictorial History of Jackson County, Tennessee (Jackson County Historical Society, 2001)
- Those Were the Days: Bob Dudney's Recollections of Yesterday in Free State and Tennessee's Upper Cumberland (Montell & Comley, 1996)
Additional county and community histories can be found at the Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Jackson County. The items in the bibliography may not all be available at TSLA.
PUBLISHED LOCAL RECORDS
- 15th Census of the United States, Jackson County, Tennessee 1930 (Gann, 2002)*
- 1820 U.S. Census, Jackson County, Tennessee (Butler, 2000)*
- 1836 Jackson County, Tennessee Civil Districts and Tax List (Douthat, 2002)*
- 1880 Census, Jackson County, Tennessee (Sistler, 1990)
- Building Neighborhoods : Jackson County, Tennessee, Prior to 1820 [landgrants] (Bryant, 1992)
- Bullets, Fire, Moonshine and the Bible: Life in Jackson County, TN from April 12, 1873 Through December 18, 1902 (Shrum, 2004)*
- Bullets, Fire, Moonshine and the Bible: Life in Jackson County, TN [vol. 1 1873-1902; vol. 2 1903-1907] (Shrum, 2004)*
- Cumberland Co., Tennessee, Fentress Co., Tennessee, Jackson Co., Tennessee, Loudon Co., Tennessee, Morgan Co., Tennessee, Overton Co. [1891 enumeration of male voters] (Reed, 1990)
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church Minute Book, 1811-1935 (WPA, 1938)
- Historical Information Concerning the Fort Blount-Williamsburg site, Jackson County, Tennessee (Smith & Rogers, 1989)
- Jackson County Family History Book: 200 Years of Memories (Jackson County Historical Society, 1996)*
- Jackson County Records (Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, 1977)
- Jackson County, Tennessee, 1850 United States Census (Lee, 1974?)*
- Jackson County, Tennessee, 1860 Federal Census, USA (McComb, 1992)*
- Jackson County, Tennessee, 1870 Census (Carson, 1998)*
- Jackson County Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions, 1801-2003 (Mabry & Bilbrey, 2004)
- Jackson County, Tennessee Chancery Court Minutes, 1840-1861 (Bryant, 1993)*
- Jackson County, Tennessee Court Transcripts : Earliest Extant Cases for Abney through Allen (Elder, 1999)*
- Jackson County, Tennessee Court Transcripts : Earliest Extant Cases for Cannon through Carter (Elder, 2000)*
- Jackson County, Tennessee Court Transcripts : Earliest Extant Cases for Rouseau through Settle (Elder, 2000)*
- Jackson County, Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1925 (Freeman, 2002)
- Jackson County, Tennessee Death Records, 1926-1935 (Freeman, 2003?)
- Jackson County, Tennessee, Death Records, 1936-1945 (Freeman, 2005?)
- Jackson County, Tennessee Marriages and Death Records (Shrum & Scott, 1998)
- Jackson County Tennessee Miscellaneous Records 1810-1909 [church deeds] (WPA, 1938)
- Jackson County Tennessee Ranger Book, 1817-1860 (WPA, 1936)
- Jackson County Tennessee, Register of Church of Christ, Bagdad, Tenn. 1844-1936 (WPA, 1936)
- Jackson County, Tennessee WPA records (Douthat, 1991?)
- Jackson County Wills, Gainesboro, Tennessee (WPA, 193?)
- Private Acts of Jackson County, Tennessee (McIntyre, 1994)
- Service Record Book of Men and Women of Gainesboro, Tennessee and Community (19??)
- Some Jackson County, Tennessee, Death Records, 1882-1912 (Parsley & Gilbert, 1998)
LOCAL RECORDS ON MICROFILM
An inventory of microfilmed Jackson County records is available on our web site. Individual reels of microfilm may also be purchased.
Earliest records include:
- marriages from 1872
- wills from 1872
- deed index from 1872
- chancery court minutes from 1840
- county court minutes from 1872
- circuit court minutes from 1872
- tax books from 1872
The following reel is available on interlibrary loan from TSLA:
- WPA Records, Jackson County (Record Group #107, Roll 38, 1 reel). Roll includes Miscellaneous Records (1810-1909), Minutes of Cumberland Presbyterian Church (1811-1935), Ranger Book (1817-1860), Register of Church of Christ at Bagdad (1844-1936) and Wills (undated).*
NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM
Newspapers were published in Gainesboro. Scattered early issues are available from 1873, and a complete run begins in 1914. Microfilms are loaned to Tennessee libraries. Individual reels may also be purchased. An Inventory of Newspapers on Microfilm at TSLA is available on our web site.
CENSUS RECORDS
- Census on microfilm for Jackson County: 1820-1880, 1900-1930
- State-wide census index: 1830-1880
- State-wide census index on microfilm (Soundex): 1880, 1900-1930
- Jackson County census records in book form: 1820*, 1850*, 1860*, 1870*, 1880, 1930*
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR JACKSON COUNTY
* Indicates this title may be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan from TSLA.
Updated June 24, 2009
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