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It was formed in 1786 from Davidson County and is the second-oldest county in Middle Tennessee.
Gallatin is the county seat.
Welcome to the Sumner County TNGenWeb page! I am your county coordinator, Diane Payne, and I hope you will find the information helpful in your historical and genealogical research. If you have questions or comments, or if you would like to contribute information, you can find my "e-mail box" at the bottom of this page.
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Archives and
Libraries
Articles, Books and Other Publications:
Birth, Death & Marriage Records
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- Birth Records, 1908 - 1912
- Death Records, 1881-1882
- Death Record Index, 1908-1912, 1914-1933
- Death Records 1908 - 1958, Lookups & Copies-- Limit 2 per request
- Marriage Records, 1787-1838 (A- J)
- Marriage Records, 1791-1850
- Marriage Records, 1858
- Marriage Records, Lookups -- Limit 4 per request
- Sumner County Vital Records -- Ordering Information & Online Links
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- Sumner County Cemetery Index -- Online cemetery transcriptions, listing of cemeteries, and their locations.
- Sumner County Cemetery Lookups -- Thanks to Peggy Colella for providing cemetery record lookups!
Church Histories and Membership Lists
Communities & Other Places in Sumner County
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- Court Record Transcriptions -- Estates, Guardianships & More!
- Loose Record Lookups -- Lookups from the book Sumner Co. TN Index to the Loose Records!
- Will Book Indexes & Online Transcriptions, 1789 - 1915- Includes lookups from the book, Will Abstracts 1788 - 1882
Deed and Land Records, 1787 - 1949
Ethnic Research in Sumner
County
Frequently Asked Questions About Sumner
County
Genealogical / Historical Groups and
Societies -- Thanks to Freddy Brown for providing
lookups!
History of Sumner County and
Region
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- Early History of Middle Tennessee, by Albright, 1908
- Early Times in Middle Tennessee, by Carr, 1857
- Historic Blue Grass Line, 1913
- Historic Sumner County, Tennessee, by Cisco, 1909
- History, Location, and Geography of Sumner County
- History of Tennessee (Sumner), by Goodspeed, 1887
- Introduction to the Resources of TN (Sumner County), 1874
- Life of Joseph Bishop, Old Pioneer in the 1st Settlements, 1858
- Making the American Thoroughbred - Especially in Tennessee - 1800-1845
- Settlement & Organization of Sumner County, 1873
- Tennessee Gazetteer, by Eastin Morris, 1834
- Transportation in Early Middle Tennessee
Interesting Sumner County
Tidbits
Maps of Sumner County & Region
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- 1878 Sumner County, TN Map - Includes scanned copies of the map, transcriptions, and other related information.
- Descriptions of Maps Available
- Map with Sumner Co. Cities & Towns
- Online Sumner Co. & Region, Map Resources
Military Histories and
Muster Rolls, Revolutionary War to World War I!
Poor House Records, 1839 - 1850, & 1890
Queries -- Post
or View Messages on the RootsWeb Boards (off-site link)
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the Sumner County, TNGenWeb Page!
Sumner County & Tennessee Online Resources
Tax Lists and Other Early Lists, 1787 - 1872
TNGenWeb Archives Digital Library, Sumner County
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and remarks. And be sure to come back again soon!
Thanks to all the people who have so graciously submitted information to the Sumner County
TNGenWeb page. Thank you for your contributions & support. Also a special thanks to my dear friend Carole Joyce Stark Blocker. Joyce you are missed by all!
by his daughter, Diane.
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Site last updated June 3, 2023
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