Deed Index Records: Inventory and Access (Physical and On-line)
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Early deed books contained all manner of recorded instruments: land transactions, powers of attorney, slave bills of sale, chattel mortgages, and more.
Details on this page are taken from the Tennessee State Library & Archives list of microfilm holdings for Carter County. Click here to view and download the PDF-formatted document.
FamilySearch images are sourced from microfilm created by the Tennessee State Library & Archives or the Genealogical Society of Utah. The images are available for viewing and downloading free. You will require a free FamilySearch login to browse the records.
Click here to view the full catalogue of FamilySearch microfilm for Carter County. The catalogue records indicate availability: on-line, viewable at a FamilySearch Center or affiliated library, currently not available to the public, and whether the records have been indexed
| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct / Reverse 1 | 1795 – 1880 | 104 | Link |
| Direct / Reverse 2-3 | 1880 – 1911 | 104 | Link |
| Direct / Reverse 4-6 | 1911 – 1928 | 105 | Link |
| Direct / Reverse 7-8 | 1928 – 1936 | 106 | Link |
| Direct / Reverse 9 | Jan 1937 – Mar 1942 | 107 | Link |
| Direct / Reverse 10 | Apr 1942 – Dec 1946 | 108 | Link |
| Direct / Reverse 11 | Jan 1947 – Sep 1950 | 109 | Link |
| Direct / Reverse 12 | Sep 1950 – Oct 1953 | 110 | Link |
| Direct / Reverse 13 | Oct 1953 – Jan 1957 | 111 | Link |
| Direct / Reverse 14 | Jan 1957 – Oct 1960 | 112 | Link |
| Direct A-K | Oct 1960 – Jul 1970 | 113 | Link |
| Direct L-Z | Oct 1960 – Jul 1970 | 114 | Link |
| Reverse A-Z | Oct 1960 – Jul 1970 | 115 | Link |
| Direct | 1960 – 1973 | A-16,340 | Link |
| Reverse | 1960 – 1973 | A-16,341 | Link |
| Reverse | 1974 – 1976 | A-16,342 | Link |
| Direct | 1974 – 1976 | A-16,343 | Link |