Fayette 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[4]
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1814	1838	1814	1824	1821	1836	1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908 (1913 missing). General compliance by 1927.

Record Loss

1925 Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.[5] 1824-1837:Lack of marriage records 1824-1836:Lost probate recordsFor 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

1824–Fayette County was created 29 September 1824 from Hardeman and Shelby Counties. County seat: Somerville[6] For animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes, “Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps” (1777-1985) may be viewed at the MapofUS.org website.

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:^[7]

Cities
Gallaway Grand Junction	Moscow Piperton	Williston
Towns
Braden La Grange	Oakland Rossville	Somerville
Unincorporated communities
Canadaville Fayette Corners Fisherville Forty-five Hays Crossing Hickory Withe	Kirk Laconia Lambert Liberty Hill Longtown	Macon Powers Warren Yum Yum Zu Zu

Source:  Fayette County, Tennessee Genealogy • FamilySearch