Warren County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States

Tennessee

Warren County

Guide to Warren County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Tennessee Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: McMinnville Organized: November 26, 1807 Parent County(s): White Neighboring Counties Cannon • Coffee • DeKalb • Grundy • Sequatchie • Van Buren • White See County Maps Courthouse Location Map

County Information

Description

Warren County was named for Joseph Warren (1741-1775), a soldier in the American Revolution. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse

Warren County Courthouse
201 Locust Street 111S Court Square
McMinnville, TN 37110
County Courthouse Phone: 931-473-2623

County Clerk has marriage records from 1852, death records from 1925 and probate records from 1827.
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records.
Register of Deeds has land records.

Warren County, Tennessee Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1881	1852	1881	1842	1808	1827	1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908 (1913 missing). General compliance by 1927.

Record Loss

1852 Fire damaged the courthouse records. Lost census: 1810 Lost marriage records: 1808 to 1851. Lost probate records: 1808 to 1826 For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle. When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog. Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki. List of counties in the United States with Record Loss

Boundary Changes

1807--Warren County was established 26 November 1807 from White County. Early records may be found under White County. County seat: McMinnville Tennessee Individual County Chronologies - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county Tennessee Historical Borders - Map at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; Also at: mapofus.org - animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes

Populated Places

Bates Hill	Earleyville	Jessie	Safley
Berea	Evanston (hist.)	Lawson Mill	Shady Rest
Bethany	Fairview	Lucky	Shellsford
Blue Hill	Faulkner Springs	Magnum (hist.)	Smartt
Bluff Springs	Flatwood	McMinnville	Smyrna
Bratchers Crossroads	Gath	Midway	Spring Creek
Cambridge	Goodbars	Morrison	Trousdale
Campaign	Green Hill	Mount Leo	Union
Centertown	Greens Crossroad	Mount Zion	Vervilla
Clearmont	Groves (hist.)	New (hist.)	Viola
Crisp Spring	Hanlan (hist.)	Nicholson Springs (hist.)	West Riverside
Curtistown	Hiawassee	Oak Grove	Womack
Daylight	Hillis (hist.)	Oakland	Yager
Devenport (hist.)	Horseshoe Falls (hist.)	Rock Island
Dibrell	Irving College	Rowland

History Timeline

Additional Information

Dr. Joseph Warren (1741-1775)

Middle Tennessee county.

The county is named after Dr. Joseph Warren (1741-1775), "American Revolutionary War officer, who sent Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride."

During the first two years of the county’s existence court sessions were held at the home of Joseph Westmoreland and in a log courthouse built nearby on the east side of Barren Fork of Collins River.

Resources

Biographies

• All of the family biographies from the History of Warren County, Tennessee (1887) by Goodspeed Publishing Co., are available online at My Genealogy Hound.website

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

• Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. 2004. By Alan N. Miller. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Company. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Includes Warren County.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Warren County, Tennessee online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com TNGenWeb TNGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project TNGenWeb Cemeteries BillionGraves
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com TNGravestones FamilySearch Places
See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.

 

Additional Cemetery Resources

• Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	5,725	—
1820	10,348	80.8%
1830	15,210	47.0%
1840	10,803	−29.0%
1850	10,179	−5.8%
1860	11,147	9.5%
1870	12,714	14.1%
1880	14,079	10.7%
1890	14,413	2.4%
1900	16,410	13.9%
1910	16,534	0.8%
1920	17,306	4.7%
1930	20,209	16.8%
1940	19,764	−2.2%
1950	22,271	12.7%
1960	23,102	3.7%
1970	26,972	16.8%
1980	32,653	21.1%
1990	32,992	1.0%
2000	38,276	16.0%
Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau.

1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Warren County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.

See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

See Warren County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files and scanned images of census microfilm. The USGenWeb Census Project^®.

1810 Lost A substitute is available:

• Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1810-1891

• Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891 at Ancestry $

1820

• Bentley, Elizabeth P. Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. FS Catalog 976.8 X22b 1820. Online at Ancestry ($).
• Census takers found no free African Americans living in Warren County, Tennessee in 1820.

1820 Manufactures

• The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FS Library copies: FS Library US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.

• National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820. Covers this county.

1840

• Bridgewater, Betty Anderson. 1840 Federal census of Warren County, Tennessee. McMinnville, Tennessee: Eliza Lyon Mitchell Chapter of the Questers, 1985. FS Catalog 976.8653 X2b 1840

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840. Also FS Library US/CAN Film 2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Middle District, Warren County on page 158.

1850

• Population schedule of the United States Census of 1850, Seventh Census for Warren County, Tennessee. Typescript, 1958. FS Catalog 976.8653 X2p 1850

1870

• Hillis, Robert A. 1870 Warren County, Tennessee, Census. Tennessee: R.A.C. Hillis, 1988. FS Catalog 976.8653 X2h 1870

1880

• Hillis, Robert A. 1880 Warren County, Tennessee, Census. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1988. FS Catalog 976.8653 X2h 1880

1891 Male Voters

• 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry $

1900

• Hillis, Robert A. 1900 Warren County, Tennessee, Census. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1988. FS Catalog 976.8653 X2h 1900

1910

• Hillis, Robert A. 1910 Warren County, Tennessee, Census. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1988. FS Catalog 976.8653 X2h 1910

Church Records

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Church records include baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as information about family members and clues about family migration.For additional information about church records, religions, and religious archives in Tennessee, see Tennessee Church Records.

• Warren County Church Records

FamilySearch Catalog - Warren County Church Records

• Church histories tell when a church started in the area, who the early members were, give data about church leaders, etc.

- FamilySearch Catalog - Warren County Church History

• If the records you need are not through the FamilySearch Library, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived. Two sites that give information about churches in Warren County are:

- List of Warren County churches with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)

- List of Warren County churches (TN HomeTownLocator)

Baptist

• The Primitive Baptist and Methodists established a church in the 6th District in 1809 or 1810.
  
• 1816-1935 - Caney Fork Primitive Baptist Church Records. Warren County, 1816-1935. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #178. FS Catalog 570851 Item 2 (This church is in the 10th District.)
  
• 1831-1912 - Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records. McMinnville, 1831-1869; Friendship Baptist Church Records. Warren County, 1831-1912. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #259.
• 1831-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 1 FS Catalog 976.8 K29s Index to original Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records. McMinnville, 1831-1869; Friendship Baptist Church Records. Warren County, 1831-1912.
• Grime, John Harvey. History of Middle Tennessee Baptists: With Special Reference to Salem, New Salem, Enon and Wiseman Associations. Nashville, Tennessee: Baptist and Reflector, 1902. Includes name changes for places in Middle Tennessee. Free digital copy.

Methodist

• 1820 - By 1820 a Methodist church, Mt. Zion, had opened its doors in the 5th District.
• 1898-1967 - Methodist Church Records. Warren and Coffee Counties, 1898-1967.Manuscript. TSLA Reel #375.
• 1898-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 2 FS Catalog 976.8 K29s Index to Methodist Church Records. Warren and Coffee Counties, 1898-1967.

Presbyterian

• 1831-1869 - Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records. McMinnville, 1831-1869; Friendship Baptist Church Records. Warren County, 1831-1912. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #259.
• 1831-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 1 FS Catalog 976.8 K29s Index to original Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records. McMinnville, 1831-1869; Friendship Baptist Church Records. Warren County, 1831-1912.
• 1871-1885 - Main Street Presbyterian Church, McMinnville, Baptism Index 1871-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch C711451
• 1871-1895 - Main Street Presbyterian Church, McMinnville, Marriage Index 1871-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch M711451 .

Court Records

Law and Legislation

• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service. The TSLA has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. Online searchable index at TSLA.

Directories

• 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary

Funeral Homes

Gardens of Memory Funeral Home - Cremation Services in McMinnville High Funeral Home in McMinnville McMinnville Funeral Home, LLC in McMinnville

Genealogies

• The Heritage of Warren County, Tennessee. n.p.: Warren County Heritage Book Committee, 2005. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8653 D2h.

• Dodson - Lynn, Catherine Gaffin. The Dodson Family of Warren County, Tennessee and Allied Families. Centerville, Tenn.: Lynn, 1974. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 D668Lc.
• Gray - Ames, Edwina Gray Powers and Stanley Richard Ames. Gray, Powers and Their Interrelated Families, Descendants of Col. Thomas Holden Wade: Including Arledge, Bailes, Butts (Virginia), Dupree, Hendricks, Legg, Martin, Massenburg, McWilliams, Sims, Wade of Limestone County, Alabama. Rochester, New York: S.R. Ames Enterprises, 1992. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 G791am.
• Hammon - Hammons, Bob D. The Hammons from Warren County, Tennessee thru Texas and Arkansas to Oklahoma: with Allied Families of Bryan, Phillips, Sullivan, Lane and Grigg. Sallisaw, Oklahoma: B.D. Hammons, 1994. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 H184hb.
• Mullican - Kochanski, Lois Whidden. The Mullican Family of Warren County, Tennessee: A History and Genealogy. Bethesda, Md.: L. Kochanski, 1991. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 M917k.
• Pepper - Raya, Florence Pepper. The History of the Pepper Family in America and Allied Lines. Madison, Iowa: Evening Democrat Co., 1973. FS Catalog 929.273 P395r

Land and Property Records

Online Land Indexes and Records

• 1808-1818 - W.P.A. Warren County, Deeds, Book A. Typescript, TSLA, Roll 83 of Record Group 107. Microfilmed in the 1930s. Free online index.
  
• 1812-1819 - W.P.A. Warren County, Deeds, Book B, Parts I & II. Typescript, TSLA, Roll 83 of Record Group 107. Microfilmed in the 1930s. Free online index.
  
• 1823-1826 - W.P.A. Warren County, Deeds, Book E. Typescript, TSLA, Roll 83 of Record Group 107. Microfilmed in the 1930s. Free online index.
• Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Local Histories

• The Goodspeed Histories of Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren and White Counties: With Biographical Sketches and Aboriginal Map of Tennessee. 1972. McMinnville, TN: B. Lomond Press. Reprint. Originally published: Nashville, TN: Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1887. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

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for more resources

• Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
• FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

Revolutionary War
The following Warren County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:

• 1835 Pension Roll
• 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions

Additional information

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840FS Library US/CAN Film 2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Middle District, Warren County on page 158.
• Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry. Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War at TNGenWeb. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.

War of 1812

• Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul. 1961):95-98. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at journal website. Includes Warren County pensioners (p. 98).
• Warren County in the War of 1812 at TNGenWeb.

Civil War

Online Records

• 1861-1865 Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
• 1861-1865 U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
• 1891-1965 Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Regiments. Men in Warren County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Warren County:

Confederate Soldiers

• 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Holman's) - CSA - Company H.
• 16th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies C, D, E, and H.
• 22nd Battalion, Tennessee Infantry (Murray's) - CSA - Company D.
• 35th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (5th Infantry) (1st Mountain Rifle Regiment) - CSA-2nd Company A, 2nd Company B, Company D, 2nd Company D and 2nd Company G.
• 84th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA
• Douglas' Battalion, Tennessee Partisan Rangers - CSA - 0. F. Bruster or Brewster's company, and Chatham Coffee's company.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Warren County:

• Head, Thomas A. Campaigns and battles of the Sixteenth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers, in the war between the states, with incidental sketches of the part performed by other Tennessee troops in the same war.1861-1865. Nashville, Tennessee: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1885. Free digital copy
• USGenWeb Archives, Warren County Tennessee Archives. Civil War Records.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Warren County. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
• United States Pension Bureau, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for ... (Washington Printing Office; 1883). Online at Internet Archive. Warren County, page 381.
• USGenNet, CSA 16th Tennessee Regiment Memorial Monument. Photograph and partial roster.

Newspapers

• Newspapers on Microfilm at the Library & Archives at TSLA; some may be accessed via interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee
  • See Interlibrary Loan Policies for more information
    

For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Warren County click on the following city:

• McMinnville

• 1794-1851 - Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. FS Catalog 976.8 V2L.
• 1847 - 1851 - Smith, Jonathan K.T. Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. FS Library US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s. (Largely Methodist?)
• 1800s-Current Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Other Records

Prisons

• 1831-1850 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850 at Tennessee State Library and Archives
  
• 1851-1870 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 at Tennessee State Library and Archives

Periodicals

Genealogical periodicals can contain unique sources and can be local, regional, or statewide. The following periodicals cover this county:

• Ansearchin' News: Quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. For a keyword search, go to the county index. Read previous issues on their website; FS Library Book 976.8 B2a.
• Family Findings: Quarterly of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society. For tables of contents and online access to issues, see TNGenWeb Project. Also try this specialized Google search. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 B2f.

• Volumes 1-10 (1969-1978)
• Volumes 11-20 (1979-1988)
• Volumes 21-24 (1989-1992)
• Volumes 32-35 (2000-2003)

• The Upper Cumberland Researcher: Quarterly magazine of Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association. Articles include abstracts of records of Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White counties. Index of first 17 years, with county list starting on page 19. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u (1975-1993) and FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u (1994-present).
• Warren County, Tennessee Genealogical Association Bulletin: Published by Warren County, Tennessee Genealogical Association (Facebook Page). FS Library US/CAN 976.8653 D25w.

Probate Records

The Warren County Court has responsibility for the probate records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry ($)
• 1827-1844; 1844-1850 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images of Wills & Inventories ($)
• 1827-1966 Warren County portion of Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.
• Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1827-1910 - Majors, Betty Moore. Warren County, Tennessee Will Books. 3 volumes. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1992-1993, 1996. Indexed. (FS Library book 976.8653 P2m v. 1-3.)
• 1827-1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills and Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1990. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 P22s. Includes an index to this county's probate records.
• 1827-1844, 1852-1864 - W.P.A. Inventories, Sale Bills, Statements, etc., Book 1, Parts I & II. Typescript, TSLA, Roll 83 of Record Group 107. Microfilmed in the 1930s. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells three Warren County CDs, which include a digitized version of this book, and a variety of other local records.

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1804 Gant, Wanda. "Alphabetically Arranged Wilson Co., TN 1804 Tax List by Company: Arranged in Order to Compare to Warren County Names," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives. Source: TSLA list.
• 1805, 1812, 1817 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. Includes 1805, 1812, and 1817 tax lists.
• 1812 Warren Co. Tax List, 1812. Early Tax Lists reel #5, TSLA, Nashville.
• 1812 Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810. Cites Warren Co. Tax List, 1812 as a source.
• 1812 - West, Betsy. "Warren County, Tennessee Tax List, 1812," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 19, No. 3 (July-Sep. 1972):107-112. For FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Warren.
• 1812 Combs-Coombs &c. "1812 Warren Co, Tennessee Tax Lists (A Start toward an Annotated List) Index and Search Engine," available online, courtesy: Combs-Coombs &c. Research Group and Warren Co., TNGenWeb.
• 1814 - "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3(Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Warren. Includes Warren County.
• 1836 Tax List, 1836, Van Buren County Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun. 1988).
• 1836 - Gant, Wanda Muncey. "Warren County, Tennessee 1836 Tax List," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Spring 1989):9-14; Vol. 36, No. 2 (Summer 1989):77-80. For FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Warren.
• 1836 Gant, Wanda Muncey. "1836 Warren County Tax List," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1836, 1838 Gant, Wanda Muncey. Warren County, Tennessee Research Information. McMinnville, Tennessee W.M. Gant, 199-?. FS Catalog 976.8653 R4g
• 1838 Gant, Wanda Muncey. "1838 Warren County Tax List," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1854 Gant, Wanda Muncey. "Warren County, Tennessee 1854 Tax List," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1859 Assessment of Personal Property, 1859, Dist. 14, Warren County Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Winter 1998).
• 1860 Personal Property, 1860, Warren County Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring 1994).
• 1860 Assessment of Personal Property, 1860, Dist. 14, Warren County Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Winter 1998).
• 1895 Tax Book, 1895, District 13, Warren County Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Winter 1998).
• 1917 Delinquent Taxpayers Notice, June 1917, Warren County Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Spring 2000).

For missing years, an alternative resource to consider is "Tennessee Legislative Petitions". You can order copies at Ordering Legislative Petitions.

Vital Records

Birth

• 1828-1939 Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1869-1909 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry $
• 1881-1885 - Warren County Birth Index 1881-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch C519794
• 1908-1912 Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

Online indexes and Records

• 1625-1966 Tennessee, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
• 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry $
• 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1790-1962 Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
• 1796-1950 Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950 (Indexes only) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1838-1888 Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1851-1900 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry $
• 1852-1864 - Marriage Records, 1850-1866, Warren County, Tennessee. Typescript. FS Library Film 24848 Item 3 (Click on Camera to open)
• 1852-1864 - W.P.A. Marriage License Records, Vol. A. Typescript, TSLA, Free online index,
• 1852-1899 - Marriage Records, Warren County, Tennessee. (1852-1899), At Ancestry $
• 1852-1877 Marriage Bonds 1852-1865;1865-1868; 1865-1871; 1871-1874; 1874-1877 at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
• 1852-1900 - Marriage Records of Warren County, Tennessee, 1852-1900. Digital Book
• 1852-1918 - Warren County Marriage Index 1852-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
• Marriage records, Warren County, Tennessee. at Ancestry $
• 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1850-1900 - An Alphabetical Listing of the Marriage Records of Warren County, Tennessee, 1852-1900. FS Library book 976.8653 V2c
• 1852-1865 - Warren County, Tennessee, Marriages, 1852-1865. FS Library Book 976.8653 V2s
• 1852-1871 - Index to marriage records, Warren County, Tennessee: June 22, 1852-February 28, 1871, book "A" book "1." FS Library Book 976.8653 V22i
• 1900-1975 - Hillis, Robert A. Marriage Records, Warren County, Tennessee. FS Library Book 976.8653 V28h 2 vols.

Death

• 1827-1844, 1852-1864 - W.P.A. Inventories, Sale Bills, Statements, etc., Book 1, Parts I & II. Typescript, TSLA, Roll 83 of Record Group 107. Microfilmed in the 1930s. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells three Warren County CDs, which include a digitized version of this book, and a variety of other local records.
• 1874-1955 Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1908-1933 Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 at MyHeritage ($) — index
• 1908-1958 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1958 at Ancestry $
• 1908-1912 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1914-1933 Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1914-1966 Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1949-2014 Death Records Index 1949-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Divorce

Online Records

• 1796-1850 Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1980-2014 Divorce Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Online Titles

• W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Books Online

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Warren County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Cookeville Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• McMinnville Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• Tullahoma Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• Art Circle Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Warren County. For state-wide library facilities, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

Magness Community House Library
118 W Main St.
McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone: 931-473-2428
Email: magnesslib@blomand.net
Website
The library's catalog is online. The Tennessee Room houses the local history and genealogy department. The Southern Heritage Room contains a collection of books, periodicals and videotapes about the history, culture and economy of the Southern United States.

Societies

Listed below are societies in Warren County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Tennessee Societies.

Warren County Genealogical & Historical Association
201 Locust Street
P.O. Box 411
McMinnville, TN 37111
Website
Facebook

Websites

• Warren County, TN Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Warren County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Warren County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
• Gant, Wanda Muncey. Warren County, Tennessee Research Information. McMinnville, Tenn.: W.M. Gant, 199-?. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8653 R4g.