Trustee’s Records: Inventory and Access (Physical and On-line)
The Trustee’s Office is responsible for levying and collecting taxes for the county. Tax assessments are created by the Assessor’s Office.
Many early tax records have been published in books and journals.
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
Miscellaneous Records
| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Journal 1 | Nov 1927 – Aug 1934 | 398 | Link |
| Road Book | Sep 1905 – Jul 1917 | 399 | Link |
Tax Records
| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Books (District 1-13) | 1860 – 1872 | 400 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 1-13) | 1875 – 1880 | 400 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 1-13) | 1881 – 1886 | 401 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 1-18) | 1919 – 1920 | 401 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 1-18) | 1928 | 402 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 1-18) | 1930 | 403 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 1-18) | 1938 | 404 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 1-2) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 405 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 3-4) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 406 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 5) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 407 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 6) A-M | 1947 – 1952 | 408 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 6) Mc-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 409 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 7) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 410 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 8) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 411 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 9) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 412 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 10-11) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 413 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 12) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 414 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 13) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 415 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 14) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 416 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 15) A-F | 1947 – 1952 | 417 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 15) G-O | 1947 – 1952 | 418 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 15) P-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 419 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 16) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 420 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 17-18) A-Z | 1947 – 1952 | 421 | Link |
| Tax Books (Public Utilities) | 1947 – 1952 | 421 | Link |
| Tax Bks. (D. 6-15) Elizabethton | 1947 – 1952 | 421 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 1-2) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 422 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 3-4) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 423 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 5) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 424 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 6) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 425 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 7) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 426 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 8) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 427 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 9) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 428 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 10-11) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 429 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 12-13) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 430 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 14) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 431 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 15) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 432 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 16-18) A-Z | 1962 – 1970 | 433 | Link |
| Tax Books (Public Utilities) | 1953 – 1970 | 433 | Link |
| Tax Bks (Dist. 1-5) Inactive | 1953 – 1970 | 434 | Link |
| Tax Bks. (Dist. 6-18) Inactive | 1953 – 1970 | 435 | Link |
| Tax Bks. (Dist. 15-18) Inactive | 1953 – 1970 | 436 | Link |
| Tax Bks. (Dist. 6-7, 11, 13, 15) | 1953 – 1970 | 436 | Link |
| Tax Books (Public Utilities) | 1953 – 1970 | 436 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 1-3) | 1971 – 1976 | A-16,390 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 4-6 G) | 1971 – 1976 | A-16,391 | Link |
| Tax Books (District 6 G-7) | 1971 – 1976 | A-16,392 | Link |
| Tax Books (Dist. 8-10 A-O) | 1971 – 1976 | A-16,393 | Link |
| Tax Bks. (Dist. 10 P-Z-13A-S) | 1971 – 1976 | A-16,394 | Link |
| Tax Bks. (Dist. 13T-Z-15A-Mi) | 1971 – 1976 | A-16,395 | Link |
| Tax Bks. (Dist. 15 Mo-Z-18) | 1971 – 1976 | A-16,396 | Link |
| Tax Books | 1978 | A-16,458 | Link |
| Tax Books | 1982 | A-16,459 | Link |
| Tax Books | 1987 | A-16,460 | Link |
| Tax Books | 1992 | A-16,461 | Link |
| Tax Books | 1997 | A-16,462 | Link |
| Tax Books | 1999 | A-16,462 | Link |