"Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything for 'tis the only thing in this world that lasts.....'Tis the only thing worth working for, worth fighting for - worth dying for."
 -Gerald O'Hara to Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind

Deed Submission Form - Use this form to submit deeds to the site.

• Campbell County deed records are available from 1806. 
 
• The Tennessee State Library and Archives has microfilmed all deed records for Campbell County. The Deed Index -- 1806-1912 may be borrowed through inter-library loan procedures.  Probate of Deeds and Conveyance of Deeds are located under Probate Records.


• The Works Progress Administration transcribed Campbell County's deed book "D" (1820-1826) and published the transcription in Tennessee, records of Campbell County, deed book D index, 1820-1826. This book is available for purchase through Mountain Press. Barbara Lewallen (temporarily disabled) has agreed to be a lookup volunteer for this book. Please send FIRST and LAST name, and send only one name at a time.
 

• The Campbell County Historical Society has the following two books for sale:

  • Campbell Co., TN Land Entries, 1824-1902 by Paul W. Lemasters.
  • Campbell Co., TN Deed Books A-E, 1806-1831 by Paul W. Lemasters
 
• In addition, Mountain Press has the following books available for purchase: John McClellan's Survey Book - 4th Survey District of Tennessee; 1808-1810 and Entry Book - 5th Survey District Book "A" Grants Numbered 1-800, Land Sales & Tracts. For more details on these books, please see Mountain Press. 
  
  
• TNGenWeb's "Land of Our Ancestors" has online a variety of articles pertaining to land in Tennessee. Three particularly good articles are listed below:
 
• Land Terminology
• Trees
• Metes and Bounds - Tennessee's Old Time Survey System
 


• The Campbell County TNGenWeb Project has online the following projects:
• Index to the Conveyance of Deeds 1848-1881
• Deeds Submitted by Researchers
• Book "A" Deeds, Surveys, Grants, Etc
• Deed Book "D" 1820-1826
• Surveyor's Record of Entries - Book A
• Surveyor's Record of Entries - Book A (Additional Items)
• Index to Register's Book "C"
• Deed Submission Form - Use this form to submit deeds to the site.

 

• Copies of Campbell County Deeds may be ordered from either the Tennessee State Library and Archives or the Campbell County Court House, 195 Kentucky Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757.
 
• The Bureau Of Land Management (General Land Office Records) has a great online site for looking up Land Patents. Unfortunately, Tennessee is not listed. However, many other states are listed.