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Davidson County
Davidson County was formed in 1783
by an act of the state of North Carolina
(Laws of North Carolina 1783, Chapter 52).
The county seat is Nashville.
SELECTED PUBLISHED COUNTY HISTORIES
- African-American History of Nashville, Tennessee, 1780-1930 : Elites and Dilemmas (Lovett, 1999)
- Andrew Jackson Slept Here : A Guide to Historical Markers in Nashville and Davidson County (Metropolitan Historical Commission of Nashville and Davidson County, 1993)*
- Black Community of Nashville and Davidson County, 1860-1870 (Ridley, 1982)
- Centennial History of Westminster Presbyterian Church : Originally Named Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1873-1973 : With a Postscript Through 1978 (Harwell, 1979)
- Davidson County (Burns, 1989)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee (Nashville. Industrial Bureau, 1911?)*
- Historic Blue Grass Line : A Review of the History of Davidson and Sumner Counties (Nashville-Gallatin Interurban Railway, 1913)
- Historic Cane Ridge and its Families (Johnson, 1973)*
- Historic Places in Davidson, Williamson, Maury and Giles Counties (Tennessee Historical Commission, 1921?)
- Historic Travellers' Rest, Nashville, Tennessee (Davis, 1976)
- History of Davidson County (Woods, 1946?)
- History of Davidson, County, Tennessee, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers (Clayton, 1971)*
- History of McKendree Church (Tipps, 1984)
- Marks, Landmarks and Markers : A Guide to the Civil War in Nashville and Davidson County (Beasley, 196?)
- Nashville : A Pictorial History (Adams & Christian, 1980)
- Nashville in the New South, 1880-1930 (Doyle, 1985)
- Nashville Since the 1920s (Doyle, 1985)
- Nashville, Then and Now 1780-1930 (Weidner, 1930)
- Nashville, the Occupied City : The First Seventeen Months, February 16, 1862 to June 30, 1863 (Durham, 1985)
- North Nashville and Germantown : Yesterday and Today (Connelly, 1982)
- Northwest Davidson County : The Land, Its People : Historical Sketches of Bordeaux, Jordonia, Scottsboro, Bell's Bend, Joelton, White's Creek, Union Hill (Graves, 1975)*
- Pioneers of Davidson County, Tennessee (Whitley, 1999)*
- With Good Will and Affection-- for Antioch : Reminiscences of Antioch, Tennessee (Marshall, 2002)
PUBLISHED LOCAL RECORDS
- 1780-1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements : An Enumeration of the Inhabitants of Record in Davidson County (Fulcher, 1979)*
- 1812 Davidson County, Tennessee Tax List (Douthat, 19??)
- 1850 Census of the City of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (Porch, 1969)
- 1860 Davidson County, Tennessee, Census (Dobson-Sides, 2000)*
- 1880 Census, Davidson County, Tennessee (Sistler, 2000)*
- Cemetery Records of Davidson and Wilson Counties (Carver, 1957)
- Corrected Index, Deed Books T & W, Davidson County (Smith, 1994?)*
- Davidson Co., Tennessee Land Entries 1824-1836; Land Surveys 1824-1852 (Pruitt, 2007) [name index]
- Davidson Co., TN Marriages, 1838-1863 (Sistler, 1985)*
- Davidson County Index to Military Discharges, 1917-1946 (19??)
- Davidson County Pioneers, Revolutionary and War of 1812 Soldiers (Whitley, 1965)
- Davidson County, Superior Court of Law and Equity, Mero District, pleas [3 vols. 1803-1809] (WPA, 1938)
- *Davidson County, Tennessee, 1850 Census (Porch, 1969)
- Davidson County, Tennessee County Court Minutes, 1783-1792 (Wells, 1990)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee County Court Minutes, 1792-1799 (Wells, 1991)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee, County Court Minutes, 1799-1803 (Wells, 1991)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee Death Records & Tombstone Inscriptions (Fulcher, 1979-)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee Deed Book H, 1809-1821 (Smith, 2000)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee Deed Book "P" : Personal Property Deeds, 15 November 1821-13 February 1829 (Smith, 1997)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee, Deed Books "T" and "W," 1829-1835 (Smith, 1994)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee, Deed Book "Z" : Personal Property Deeds, September 5, 1835-January 2, 1838 (Smith, 2004)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee Deeds [vol. 1 1784-1787; vol. 2 1786-1787; vol. 3 1787-1790; vol. 4 1790-1791; vol. 5 1789-1791; vol. 6 1791-1793] (Willis, 1997-)
- Davidson County, Tennessee, General Index to Deeds, 1784-1871 (WPA, 1942)
- Davidson County, Tennessee, Land Records, 1788-1793 (WPA, 1937)
- Davidson County, Tennessee, Marriages, vol. 2 1838-47, vol. 3 1848-49 (WPA, 1938)
- Davidson County, Tennessee, Naturalizaton Records, 1803-1906 (Smith, 1997)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee, Register Book A, 1784-1789 (WPA, 1940)
- Davidson County, Tennessee, Re-survey of Nashville, 1820 (WPA, 1939)
- Davidson County, Tennessee Wills & Inventories [vol. 1 1783-1816 ; vol. 2 1816-1830 ] (Marsh, 1990-)*
- Davidson County Women in the World War, 1914-1919 (Gilmore, 1923)*
- Death Notices from The Clarion, 1800-1821 (Armistead, 2005)
- Directory of Historical Markers--Nashville-Davidson County (Beasley, 1977)*
- Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate, 1897-1899 (Smith, 2002)
- Index, Northwest Davidson County : The Land, Its People (Smith, 19??)
- Index [to] Clayton's History of Davidson County, Tennessee, 1780-1880 (Whitfield & Williams, 1973)
- J. Percy Priest Reservoir Project : Cemetery Relocation, Davidson, Wilson and Rutherford Counties, Tennessee (U.S. Army Engineer District, Nashville, 1966)
- Land Deed Genealogy of Davidson County, Tennessee (Marsh, 1992)*
- Marriage Record Book I : January 2, 1789-December 13,1837 (Lucas, 1979)
- Marriage Record Book I, January 2, 1789- December 13, 1837, Davidson County, Tennessee (Daughters of the American Revolution, 1952)
- Marriages of Davidson County, Tennessee, 1789-1847 (Whitley, 1981)
- Mill Creek Church Meeting Minutes, April 1797-April 1811, Davidson County, Tennessee (1994?)
- Minutes of the County Court of Davidson County [vol. 2, Book B, 1791-1797] (WPA, 1941)
- Minutes of the Superior Court Mero District [3 vols., 1803-1809] (WPA, 1941)
- Nashville Hardgrave Cemetery (Doggett, 1995)
- Old City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, Tombstone Inscriptions (Garrett & McClain, 1971)
- Polk's Nashville Suburban Directory (1957-1997/98)
- Selected Cemeteries in Davidson County, Tennessee (Glencliff High School, 1980)
- Tennesseans Before 1800 : Davidson County (Fischer, 1997)*
- Tennessee, Records of Davidson County, Hugh Gwinn & als. Copy Record : Williamson Rice & als., 1808-1813 (WPA, 1937)
- Tennessee, Records of Davidson County, Minutes of the Superior Court of North Carolina Including Mero District, 1788-1803 (WPA, 1938)
- Tennessee, Records of Davidson County, Wills & Inventories [vol. 1 1784-1805; vol. 2, pt. 1 1794-1805 / pt. 2. 1794-1805; vol. 3 1805-1811; vols. 4-6, pt. 1. 1805-1816 / pt. 2. 1805-1816; vol. 8, pt. 1. 1821-1826; vol. 10, pt. 1. 1832-1836 / pt. 2. 1832-1836] (WPA, 1937)
- Tombstone Inscriptions of Davidson County, Tennessee [4 vols.] (Fulcher, 1986-)
LOCAL RECORDS ON MICROFILM
An inventory of microfilmed Davidson County records is available for purchase from the Preservation Services section of TSLA. Individual reels of microfilm may also be purchased.
Earliest records include:
- marriages from 1789
- wills from 1784
- deed index from 1784
- chancery court minutes from 1846
- county court minutes from 1783
- circuit court minutes from 1803
- tax books from 1805
The following reels are available on interlibrary loan from TSLA:
- Deed Index -- 1784-1871 (A-K) Reverse (Roll A, 1 reel)*
- Deed Index -- 1784-1871 (L-Z) Reverse (Roll B, 1 reel)*
- Deed Index -- 1784-1871 (A-K) Direct (Roll H, 1 reel)*
- Deed Index -- 1784-1871 (L-Z) Direct (Roll I, 1 reel)*
- Marriages -- 1789-1837 (#469, 1 reel)*
- Marriages -- 1837-1863 (#470, 1 reel)*
- Will Books -- 1784-1816 (#427, 1 reel)*
- Will Books -- 1816-1821 (#428, 1 reel)*
- Will Books -- 1821-1832 (#429, 1 reel)*
- Will Books -- 1832-1840 (#430, 1 reel)*
- Will Books -- 1840-1846 (#431, 1 reel)*
- Will Books -- 1846-1853 (#432, 1 reel)*
- Will Books -- 1853-1859 (#433, 1 reel)*
- Will Books -- 1859-1865 (#434, 1 reel)*
- WPA Records, Davidson County (Record Group #107, Roll 16, 1 reel). Roll includes Wills & Inventories, Vol. 2, pt. 2 (1794-1805), Wills & Inventories, Vol. 3 (1805-1811), Wills & Inventories, Vols. 4-6, pts. 1 & 2 (1805-1816), Wills & Inventories, Vol. 8, pt. 1 (1821-1826) and Wills & Inventories, Vol. 10, pts. 1 & 2 (1832-1836).*
NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM
Newspapers were published in Donelson, Goodlettsville, Madison, Nashville and Old Hickory. Scattered early issues are available from 1808, and a complete run begins in 1880. Microfilms are loaned to Tennessee libraries. Individual reels may also be purchased. An Inventory of Newspapers on Microfilm at TSLA is available on our web site.
- 1798 Federal District Tax List for Davidson County, Tennessee (13th Assessment District) (Microfilm Manuscript #1640, 1 reel)*
- Albert F. Ganier, Sr. Papers, 1786-1965 (Microfilm Manuscript #1096, 1 reel)*
- Antebellum Southern Plantations. UPA. (Microfilm Manuscript #1370, 20 reels)*
- Belle Meade United Methodist Church Records. Nashville, 1951-1980 (Microfilm Manuscript #655, 1 reel)*
- Belmont United Methodist Church Records. Nashville, 1910-1981 (Microfilm Manuscript #709, 3 reels)*
- Calvary United Methodist Church Records. Davidson County, 1942-1980 (Microfilm Manuscript #649, 2 reels)*
- Centenary United Methodist Church Records. Davidson County, 1818-1983 (Microfilm Manuscript #757, 1 reel)*
- Chandler - Jackson Family Papers, 1787-1868 *
- Christ Episcopal Church Records. Nashville, 1829-1958 (Microfilm Manuscript #47, 2 reels)*
- *City Road Methodist Church Records. Davidson County, 1885-1940 (Microfilm Manuscript #1041, 1 reel)
- Coffee-Perkins Family Papers, 1783-1828
- Community Chest and United Givers Fund, Nashville Tennessee, Scrapbooks, 1922-1959 *
- Dake Family Papers, 1828-1974 (Microfilm Manuscript #1185, 2 reels)*
- Davidson County, Tennessee Land Records, 1786-1950
- Davidson - McClelland Family Papers, 1849-1947 (Microfilm Manuscript #850, 1 reel)*
- DeMoss family papers, 1803-1931
- Downtown Presbyterian Church Records. Nashville, 1961-1970 (Microfilm Manuscript #495, 1 reel)*
- Edwin A. Price Family Papers, 1855-1934 (Microfilm Manuscript #1550, 1 reel)*
- George I. Waddey & Son, Inc., Nashville Plat Book Collection, 1908-1970
- Goodloe Family Papers, 1674-ca. 1895 (Microfilm Manuscript #605, 1 reel)*
- Gray Family Papers, 1799-1912 (Microfilm Manuscript #880, 4 reels)*
- Grace Baptist Church Records. Davidson County, 1910-1956 (Microfilm Manuscript #648, 3 reels)*
- Hardeman Family Papers, 1806-1885 (Microfilm Manuscript #1180, 1 reel)*
- Harding-Jackson Papers, 1819-1911
- Harding-Jackson Papers, Addition, 1874-1891
- Hobson United Methodist Church Records. Davidson County, 1851-1983 (Microfilm Manuscript #787, 1 reel)*
- Ida Hamilton Thompson Dickinson Genealogical Collection, ca. 1660-1945 (Microfilm Manuscript #1155, 1 reel)*
- James Douglas Anderson Papers, 1854-1951 (Microfilm Manuscript #610, 6 reels)*
- John McCormick Lea Account Books, 1847-1853 (Microfilm Manuscript #453, 1 reel)*
- James Perry Foster Diaries, 1938-2005 (Microfilm Manuscript #1841, 1 reel)*
- Klein, Harry, Papers, 1943-1949 (Microfilm Manuscript #1666, 4 reels)*
- Land Records. Davidson County, 1786-1950 (Microfilm Manuscript #1373, 1 reel)*
- Lucius Edward Burch Papers, 1921-1959 (Microfilm Manuscript #660, 6 reels)*
- Luke Lea Papers, 1826-1993 (Microfilm Manuscript #1541, 16 reels)*
- Margaret Travis Gray Genealogical Materials: Travis Ancestors of Emmett Alexander Travis, 1790-(1860-1988)-1996 (Microfilm Manuscript #1778)*
- Martha DeBow Casey Collection, 1791-1933 (Microfilm Manuscript #1743, 1 reel)*
- Mary Hamilton (Thompson) Orr Papers, 1791-1896 - Addition, 1779-1955 (Microfilm Manuscript #1257, 2 reels)*
- Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church Records. Nashville, 1873-1896 (Microfilm Manuscript #487, 1 reel)*
- Mount Olivet Cemetery Records. Nashville, 1912-1989 (Microfilm Manuscript #1184, 4 reels)*
- Murdock Collection of John Overton Papers, 1816-1932 (Microfilm Manuscript #803, 3 reels)*
- Norvell Sevier Rose Collection, 1846-1930 (Microfilm Manuscript #1432, 1 reel)*
- Old City Cemetery Records. Nashville, 1822-1980 (Microfilm Manuscript #659, 3 reels)*
- Real Estate Books, 1866-1870 (Microfilm Manuscript #144, 1 reel)*
- Records of Cumberland District, Davidson and Washington Counties, 1779-1806 (Microfilm Manuscript #224, 1 reel)*
- Smith Springs Baptist Church Records. Nashville, Davidson County, 1874-1984 (Microfilm Manuscript #845, 2 reels)*
- Smith Springs Baptist Church Records Addition. Nashville, 1985-1989 (Microfilm Manuscript #1121, 1 reel)*
- Spring Hill Cemetery Records. Davidson County, 1785-1985 (Microfilm Manuscript #895, 18 reels)*
- St. George's Episcopal Church Records. Nashville, 1949-1969 (Microfilm Manuscript #470, 2 reels)*
- Tucker-Vaughan Papers, 1840-1912 (Microfilm Manuscript #1431, 1 reel)*
- William Wells Berry Papers, 1838-1896
CENSUS RECORDS
- Census on microfilm for Davidson County: 1820-1880, 1900-1930
- State-wide census index: 1820-1880
- State-wide census index on microfilm (Soundex): 1880, 1900-1930
- Davidson County census records in book form: 1850*, 1860*, 1880*
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY
* Indicates this title may be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan from TSLA.
Updated January 9, 2009
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