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Robertson County
Robertson County was formed in 1796 from
Tennessee and Sumner counties
(Acts of Tennessee 1796, Chapter 30).
The county seat is Springfield.
SELECTED PUBLISHED COUNTY HISTORIES
- Adams, Adams Station & Red River Businesses (Henson, 2006)
- Chronicles of Robertson County, as Appears in Springfield Record, August, 1902 (Thomas, 1922?)
- Historic Robertson County, Places and Personalities (Holman & Durrett, 1970)*
- Historical Sketches of Adams, Robertson County, Tennessee and Port Royal, Montgomery County, Tennessee, from 1779 to 1968 (Winters, 1978)* [surname index]
- History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present : Together with an Historical and a Biographical Sketch of Montgomery, Robertson, Humphreys, Stewart (Goodspeed, 1979)
- Houston County Area : Excerpts from the Goodspeed Histories of Montgomery, Robertson, Humphreys, Stewart, Dickson, Cheatham and Houston Counties of Tennessee (Friends of the Houston County Library, 19??)
- Orlinda, Tennessee, July 5, 1986 (Rigsby, 1986?)
- Pleasant View and Environs : Cheatham and Robertson County Tennessee, 1787-1981 (Walker, 1982)
- Robertson County, Tennessee : Home of the World's Finest Celebrating 200 Years (Reid & Gregory, 1996)* [name index]
- Winds of Change : Robertson County, Tennessee in the Civil War (Allen, 2000) [name index]
Additional county and community histories can be found at the Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Robertson County. The items in the bibliography may not all be available at TSLA.
PUBLISHED LOCAL RECORDS
- 1880 Census, Robertson County, Tennessee (Sistler, 1999)* [alphabetical by head of household]
- 1908-1912 Robertson County, TN Death Certificates (Denning, 2006) [surname index]
- 1914-1925 Robertson County, TN Death Certificates (Denning, 2006?) [surname index]
- 1926-1930 Robertson County, TN Death Certificates (Denning, 2007) [surname index]
- 1931-1935 Robertson County, TN Death Certificates (Denning, 2007) [surname index]
- 1936-1940 Robertson County, TN Death Certificates (Denning, 2008) [surname index]
- 1941-1945 Robertson County, TN Death Certificates (Denning, 2008) [surname index]
- 1946-1950 Robertson County, TN Death Certificates (Denning, 2008) [surname index]
- 1951-1955 Robertson County, TN Death Certificates (Denning, 2008) [surname index]
- Abstracts for the Slave Record Book of Robertson County, Tennessee Planter, Josiah W. Fort (Cragihead, 1993)
- Cemetery Records of Robertson County, Tennessee [3 vols.] (Durrett & Williams, 1973-1975)* [surname index in each volume]
- Marriages of Robertson County, Tennessee, 1839-1861 (Whitley, 1981) [name index]
- Minute Book, 1796-1824 [vol. 1 1796-1807; vol. 2 1808-1811; vol. 3 1811-1815; vol. 4 1815-1818; vol. 5 1818-1820; vol. 6 1820-1822; vol. 7 1822-1824] (WPA, 1938-1941) [name index in vols. 1, 2 & 3]
- Private Acts of Robertson County, Tennessee (McIntyre, 1987)
- Records of Red River Church at the Mouth of Sulpher Fork of Red River in Tennessee County (now Robertson County), Metro District, 1791 (WPA, 1936)
- Red River Settlers : Records of the Settlers of Northern Montgomery, Robertson, and Sumner Counties, Tennessee (Whitley, 1980) [name index]
- Robertson County Negro Year Book (Morton & Moore, 1938)*
- Robertson County, Tennessee 1802-1930 : Obituaries and Death Records (Poole, 1999)* [alphabetical]
- Robertson County, Tennessee, 1836 Civil Districts and Tax List (Douthat, 1999) [name index]
- Robertson County, Tennessee, 1850 Census (Porch, 1968)* [surname index]
- Robertson County, Tennessee, Abstracts of Chancery Court Loose Papers, 1844-1872 (Durrett & Reid, 1986)* [name index]
- Robertson County, Tennessee Cemetery Records (Williams & Reid, 1987)* [name index]
- Robertson County, Tennessee Court Minutes, 1796-1807 (Wells, 1993)* [name index]
- Robertson County, Tennessee, General Index to Deeds, Book O, 1796-1838 (WPA, 1939) [conveyees grouped by 1st letter of surname, followed by conveyors grouped together by 1st letter of surname]
- Robertson County, Tennessee, History of Ilai Metcalfe Account Book (WPA, 1938) [name index]
- Robertson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 2, 1859-1873 (Lowe, 2002)* [alphabetical by groom with bride index]
- Robertson County, Tennessee, Marriage Records, Vol.1, 1839-61 (WPA, 1936) [name index]
- Robertson County, Tennessee, Minutes of Red River Baptist Church, 1791-1826 (Lancaster, 1983)*
- Robertson County, Tennessee, Population Schedules of the United States Census of 1820 (Presley, 1970) [surname index]
- Robertson County, Tennessee, Wills and Estate Settlements, no. 3, 1819-1821 (WPA, 1938) [name index]
- Robertson County, TN African American Death Certificates [1914-1955] (Denning, 2009)* [surname index]
- Wills, Inventories, Bonds, etc., 1796-1818 [vol. 1 1796-1812; vol. 2 1812-1818] (WPA, 1936-1938) [name index in each volume]
LOCAL RECORDS ON MICROFILM
An inventory of microfilmed Robertson County records is available on our web site. Individual reels of microfilm may also be purchased.
Earliest records include:
- marriages from 1839
- wills from 1796
- deed index from 1796
- chancery court minutes from 1844
- county court minutes from 1796
- circuit court minutes from 1832
- tax books from 1867
The following reels are available on interlibrary loan from TSLA:
- Marriage records -- 1839-1878 (#96, 1 reel)*
- Wills & Inventories -- 1832-1835 (#86, 1 reel)*
- WPA Records, Robertson County (Record Group #107, Roll 69, 1 reel). Roll includes Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, Minute Books 1-7 (1796-1824) and General Index to Deeds, Book O (1796-1838).*
- WPA Records, Robertson County (Record Group #107, Roll 70, 1 reel). Roll includes Wills, Inventories, Bonds, etc., Vols. 1-3 (1796-1821), Marriage Records, Vol. 1 (1839-1861), History of Ilai Metcalfe Account Book (undated), Records of the Red River Church at the Mouth of the Sulphur Fork of Red River in Tennessee County [now Robertson], Mero District (1791), Minutes of Tar River Association in North Carolina (1769) and Bible, Family & Tombstone Records (undated).*
NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM
Newspapers were published in Adams, Greenbrier and Springfield. Scattered early issues are available from 1860, and a complete run begins in 1925. 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.
- Albert Lee Dorsey Collection, ca. 1860-1940 (Microfilm Manuscript #42, 1 reel)*
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Records. Robertson County, 1853-1955 (Microfilm Manuscript #467, 1 reel)*
- Dan Borthick Genealogy, 1267-1978. Simpson County, Kentucky and Robertson County, Tennessee (Microfilm Manuscript #770, 4 reels)*
- Fort Family Papers, 1710-1962 (Microfilm Manuscript #1065, 1 reel)*
- Francis McGavock Papers, 1784-1854 (Microfilm Manuscript #742, 1 reel)*
- Fykes Grove Primitive Baptist Church Records. Robertson County, 1813-1976 (Microfilm Manuscript #534, 1 reel)*
- Harmony Baptist Church Records. Cedar Hill, 1880-1935 (Microfilm Manuscript #160, 1 reel)*
- History of Oakland Baptist Church and Oakland School, 1908-1972 (Microfilm Manuscript #1959, 1 reel)*
- History of Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1947-1987 (Microfilm Manuscript #1960, 1 reel)*
- Mary Barry (Martin) Freeman Papers, 1700-1962 (Microfilm Manuscript #1216, 5 reels)*
- Mason and McIntosh Families Collection, ca. 1430-1936 (Microfilm Manuscript #617, 1 reel)*
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Minutes. Robertson County, 1894-1976 (Microfilm Manuscript #1050, 2 reels)*
- Little Hope Baptist Church Records. Montgomery County, 1869-1960 (Microfilm Manuscript #1227, 1 reel)*
- Lucy Catherine Bailey Papers, 1828-1878 (Microfilm Manuscript #1200, 1 reel)*
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Records. Robertson County, 1859-1975 (Microfilm Manuscript #598, 1 reel)*
- Oakland Baptist Church Records, 1888-1910; 1914-2003 (Microfilm Manuscript #1736, 1 reel)*
- Oakland Baptist Church Records. Springfield, 1888-1913 (Microfilm Manuscript #371, 1 reel)*
- Ralph Lyles Winters, Addition, 1874-1974 (Microfilm Manuscript #1682, 2 reels)*
- Robertson County General Store Account Books, 1867-1895, 1912-1949 (Microfilm Manuscript #254, 1 reel)*
- Spring Creek Primitive Baptist Church Records. Robertson County, 1830-1920 (Microfilm Manuscript #504, 2 reels)*
- Springfield Baptist Church Records. Robertson County, 1891-1987 (Microfilm Manuscript #985, 4 reels)*
- Springfield United Methodist Church Membership Roll. Robertson County, 1920-1987 (Microfilm Manuscript #1023, 1 reel)*
- *Taylor, Baggett, and Mason Families Collection, 1765-1978 (Microfilm Manuscript #600, 1 reel)*
- *Warren Jasper Benson Papers, 1810-1961 (Microfilm Manuscript #1150, 1 reel)*
- *Washington Family Papers, 1796-1959 - Addition (Microfilm Manuscript #1266, 13 reels)*
- *Washington Family Papers, 1796-1962 (Microfilm Manuscript #961, 50 reels)*
- *William Jones Diaries, 1870-1884 and Account Book, 1845-1855 (Microfilm Manuscript #663, 1 reel)*
CENSUS RECORDS
- Census on microfilm for Robertson County: 1820-1880, 1900-1930
- State-wide census index: 1820-1880
- State-wide census index on microfilm (Soundex): 1880, 1900-1930
- Robertson County census records in book form: 1820, 1850*, 1880*
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR ROBERTSON COUNTY
* Indicates this title may be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan from TSLA.
Updated February 9, 2012
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