{"id":75,"date":"2021-08-11T19:54:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T19:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/?p=75"},"modified":"2025-12-20T15:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:49:13","slug":"overton-county-genealogical-fact-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/overton-county-genealogical-fact-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Overton County &#8211; Genealogical &#8220;Fact Sheet&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Source: Tennessee State Library &amp; Archives. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/tsla\/guides\/genealogical-fact-sheets-about-tennessee-counties\" type=\"URL\" id=\"https:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/products\/tsla\/genealogical-fact-sheets-about-tennessee-counties-overton-county\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to view any updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overton County<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sostngovbuckets.s3.amazonaws.com\/tsla\/general\/images\/overton.gif\" alt=\"Overton County\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overton County was formed in 1806 from Jackson County and Indian lands<br>(<a href=\"https:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/search?search_keywords=County+formation+acts\"><em>Acts of Tennessee<\/em> 1806 [2nd Session], Chapter 27<\/a>).<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The county seat is Livingston.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There was a fire at the Overton County courthouse in 1865.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SELECTED PUBLISHED COUNTY HISTORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bicentennial Echoes of the History of Overton County, Tennessee, 1776-1976 (Eldridge, 1976) *<\/li><li>Echoes From the Foothills&nbsp; (Livingston Academy,&nbsp; 1952)*<\/li><li>History of Overton County, Tennessee&nbsp; (Overton County Historical Book Committee,&nbsp; 1992) <em>[surname index]<\/em>*<\/li><li>Our Wonderful Overton County Heritage&nbsp; (Knight,&nbsp; 198?)<\/li><li>Overton County : An Informal History (Oakley, 2006)<\/li><li>Overton County, Tennessee, Pictorial History&nbsp; (1996) <em>[surname index]<\/em><\/li><li>This &amp; That : Genealogy, History , Overton County, Tennessee (Dishman, 2008)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional county and community histories can be found at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/tsla\/labm\">Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Overton County<\/a>. <em>The items in the bibliography may not all be available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PUBLISHED LOCAL RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>15th Census of the United States, 1930 : Overton County, Tennessee&nbsp; (Gann,&nbsp; 2002) <em>[name index]<\/em>*<\/li><li>1820 Overton County, Tennessee Census (Cox, 2005) <em>[name index of head of household]<\/em><\/li><li>1836 Overton County, Tennessee, Civil Districts &amp; Tax Lists&nbsp; (Douthat,&nbsp; 2001) <em>[name index]<\/em>*<\/li><li>1862 Tax List for Overton County, Tennessee&nbsp; (Tate,&nbsp; 1996) <em>[name index]<\/em>*<\/li><li>1880 Census, Overton County, Tennessee&nbsp; (Sistler,&nbsp; 1993) <em>[alphabetical by head of household]<\/em>*<\/li><li>1900 Overton County, Tennessee Census&nbsp; (Manis,&nbsp; 1999) <em>[name index]<\/em>*<\/li><li>1908 Through 1912 Birth and Death Records, Overton County, Tennessee&nbsp; (Dishman,&nbsp; 2001) <em>[surname index]<\/em><\/li><li>1910 Overton Co., Tn Census Index&nbsp; (Gray,&nbsp; 1996) <em>[alphabetical by head of household]<\/em>*<\/li><li>Cumberland Co., Tennessee, Fentress Co., Tennessee, Jackson Co., Tennessee, Loudon Co., Tennessee, Morgan Co., Tennessee, Overton Co.&nbsp; [1891 enumeration of male voters]&nbsp; (Reed,&nbsp; 1990)<\/li><li>&#8220;I Now Pronounce You Man &amp; Wife&#8221; : Overton Co., Tennessee Marriages, 1867-1927&nbsp; (Gray,&nbsp; 1996) <em>[alphabetical]<\/em>*<\/li><li>Index of Overton County Roll Call : Cemetery Records, 1795-1975&nbsp; (Norris &amp; Ledford,&nbsp; 19??) <em>[name index]<\/em><\/li><li>Index to Deeds, 1806-1865&nbsp; [vol. 1&nbsp; 1806-1859;&nbsp;&nbsp; vol. 2&nbsp; 1810-1865] &nbsp;(WPA, 1940) <em>[alphabetical indexes by grantor and grantee]<\/em><\/li><li>Overton County 1850 Census&nbsp; (Pierce,&nbsp; 1989) <em>[surname index]<\/em><\/li><li>Overton County 1870 Census&nbsp; (Pierce,&nbsp; 1990) <em>[name index]<\/em>*<\/li><li>Overton County Roll Call&nbsp;&nbsp; [Epitaphs:&nbsp; vol. 2&nbsp; M-Z] (Norris,&nbsp; 2000) <em>[alphabetical]<\/em>*<\/li><li>Overton County Roll Call : Cemetery Records, 1795-1975&nbsp; (Norris,&nbsp; 1987)*<\/li><li>Overton County, Tennessee, 1820 Census&nbsp; (Davis, Moulton &amp; Mullins,&nbsp; 1988)<\/li><li>Overton County, Tennessee, Circuit Court Minutes, 1815-1824&nbsp; (WPA,&nbsp; 1939) <em>[name index]<\/em><\/li><li>Overton County Tennessee Death Certificates, 1908-1912&nbsp; (Gray,&nbsp; 1999) <em>[alphabetical]<\/em>*<\/li><li>Overton County Tennessee Death Certificates, 1914-1925&nbsp; (Gray,&nbsp; 1999) <em>[alphabetical]<\/em>*<\/li><li>Overton County, Tennessee : Genealogical Records&nbsp; (Whitley,&nbsp; 1983) <em>[surname index]<\/em>*<\/li><li>Overton County, Tennessee, Minute Book, 1852-1856&nbsp; (WPA,&nbsp; 1936) <em>[name index]<\/em><\/li><li>Overton County Tracker : Former Overton Countians Buried Away from Home According to Overton County Newspaper Obituaries (Norris, 2004)<em> [alphabetical listings]<\/em><\/li><li>Overton County Veterans : Spanish American War &#8211; Vietnam War (Norris, 2002?)<em> [alphabetical listings by war]<\/em><\/li><li>Reference Docket, 1818-1839, Receipts for Land Tax, 1838-40 [index]&nbsp; (WPA,&nbsp; 1936)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOCAL RECORDS ON MICROFILM&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An <a href=\"http:\/\/sostngovbuckets.s3.amazonaws.com\/tsla\/preservation\/countymicro\/over.pdf\">inventory of microfilmed Overton County records<\/a> is available on our web site.&nbsp; Individual reels of microfilm may also be purchased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earliest records include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>marriages from 1867<\/li><li>wills from 1870<\/li><li>inventories of estates from 1848<\/li><li>deed index from 1806<\/li><li>chancery court minutes from 1846<\/li><li>county court minutes from 1837<\/li><li>circuit court minutes from 1815<\/li><li>tax books from 1872<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following reels are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/tsla\/plan-your-visit\">interlibrary loan<\/a> from the Library and Archives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Deed Index &#8212; 1806-1904&nbsp; (#32,&nbsp; 1 reel)*<\/li><li>Deeds &#8212; 1801-1813&nbsp; &nbsp;(#33,&nbsp; 1 reel)*<\/li><li>Deeds&nbsp; &#8212; 1814-1825&nbsp; (#34,&nbsp; 1 reel)*<\/li><li>Deeds&nbsp; &#8212; 1823-1838&nbsp; (#35,&nbsp; 1 reel)*<\/li><li>Deeds&nbsp; &#8212; 1836-1845&nbsp; (#36,&nbsp; 1 reel)*<\/li><li>Deeds&nbsp; &#8212; 1835-1851&nbsp; (#37,&nbsp; 1 reel)*<\/li><li>Deeds&nbsp; &#8212; 1851-1858&nbsp; (#38,&nbsp; 1 reel)*<\/li><li>Deeds&nbsp; &#8212; 1846-1865&nbsp; (#39,&nbsp; 1 reel)*<\/li><li>Inventories &#8212; 1848-1861&nbsp; (#21,&nbsp; 1 reel)*<\/li><li>WPA Records, Overton County&nbsp; (Record Group #107, Roll 64,&nbsp; 1 reel). Roll includes General Index to Deed Books A-Q (1806-1865),&nbsp; Circuit Court Minute Book (1815-1824),&nbsp; County Court Minute Book (1852-1856),&nbsp; Reference Docket (1818-1822) and Receipts for Land Tax (1838-1840).*<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newspapers were published in Livingston.&nbsp; Scattered early issues are available from 1888, and a complete run begins in 1943. &nbsp; Microfilms are loaned to Tennessee libraries.&nbsp; Individual reels may also be purchased.&nbsp; An <a href=\"http:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/products\/tsla\/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives\">Inventory of Newspapers on Microfilm at the Library and Archives<\/a> is available on our web site.<strong>SELECTED MANUSCRIPTS MATERIAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tnsla.ent.sirsi.net\/client\/en_US\/tnslapublic\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:235063\/one\">R. L. Mitchell, Jr., Ledgers and Diaries, 1884-1934<\/a> (Microfilm Manuscript #1563,&nbsp; 2 reels)*<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CENSUS RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Census on microfilm for Overton County:&nbsp; 1820-1880, 1900-1930<\/li><li>State-wide census index:&nbsp; 1820-1880<\/li><li>State-wide census index on microfilm&nbsp; (Soundex):&nbsp; 1880,&nbsp; 1900-1930<\/li><li>Overton County census records in book form:&nbsp; 1820,&nbsp; 1850,&nbsp; 1870*,&nbsp; 1880*,&nbsp; 1900*,&nbsp; 1910*,&nbsp; 1930*<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR OVERTON COUNTY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/tsla\/guides\/tennessee-confederate-pension-applications-soldiers-widows\">County Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/products\/tsla\/early-tennessee-tax-lists-tennessee-state-library-and-archives\">Early Tennessee Tax Lists at the Tennessee State Library and Archives<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/products\/tsla\/funeral-home-records-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-books-manuscripts\">Funeral Home Records at the Tennessee State Library and Archives<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/products\/tsla\/index-tennessee-death-records-1908-1912\">Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/products\/tsla\/statewide-index-tennessee-death-records-1914-1933\">Index to Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/products\/tsla\/school-census-records\">School Census Records<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/tsla\/guides\/tennessee-world-war-i-veterans-an-introduction\">Tennessee World War I Veterans<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>* Indicates this title may be borrowed on <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.tn.gov\/tsla\/plan-your-visit\">Interlibrary Loan<\/a> from the Library and Archives.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Tennessee State Library &amp; Archives. Click here to view any updates. Overton County Overton County was formed in 1806 from Jackson County and Indian lands(Acts of Tennessee 1806 [2nd Session], Chapter 27). The county seat is Livingston. 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