DECATUR COUNTY DATA


Decatur

County Seat: Decaturville




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County Contacts County Genealogist - None

County Historian - Richard F. Butler
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TN Gen Web - Jerry Butler
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Known Beginning Dates
Major County Records







Record Notes

Births* - 1881
Marriage - 1869
Deaths* - 1908
Court - 1860
Land - 1846
Probate - 1869
Census - 1810

*Statewide Registration for Births & Deaths began in 1911 with general compliance by 1927

Marriage records from 1869
Register of Deeds has land records
1869 and 1927 Courthouse burned and many records were damaged
Marriages lost 1845 to 1869
Probate lost 1845 to 1869
Nearly all records, except deeds, lost in 1869 fire
Societies / Museums / Archives Decatur County Historical Society
P.O. Box 700
Decaturville, Tn 38329-0700
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Library Decatur County Public Library
20 West Market Street
Decaturville, TN 38329
Phone: (731) 852-3325
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Decatur Courts Decatur County Courthouse
22 Main Street
Decaturville, TN 38329
Phone: 731-852-3125
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Decatur County Court Clerk
Phone: 731-852-3417
Email: Melinda.broadway@tn.gov Send Email

Decatur County Circuit Court Clerk
Phone: 731-852-3125

Decatur County Chancery Court (Probate)
Phone: 731-852-3422

Decatur County Register of Deeds
Phone: 731-852-3712
Email: rtillman@decaturcountytn.org Send Email