County Historian

James A. Dillon, Jr

Street Address: PO Box 563 , McMinnville, TN  37111-0563
Phone: (931) 668-8766

Libraries with Genealogical Resources

Magness, Wm. H. & Edgar Community House and Library

Street Address: 118 W. Main St. McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone: (931) 473-2428
Fax: (931) 473-6778
Contacts: Mary Robbins, Head Librarian Brad Walker, TN History and Genealogy Room
Hours: (Central Time)
Monday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed

LDS Family History Research Center

McMinnville Family History Center

Director: Kacie Cantrell
Street Address: 183 Underwood Dr.,  McMinnville, TN  37110
Phone: 473-1053
Phone: FHC Director (931) 939-2425
Fax: (931) 507-7420
Hours: (central time)
          Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm

County Offices with Genealogical-Interest Records

Circuit Court Clerk, (931) 473-2373 - 111 S. Court Square, McMinnville, TN  37111

Clerk And Master, (931) 473-2364 - 111 S. Court Square, McMinnville, TN  37111

County Clerk, (931) 473-2623 - 201 Locust Street, McMinnville, TN  37110

County Executive, (931) 473-2505 - 201 Locust Street, McMinnville, TN  37110

Register of Deeds, (931) 473-2926 - 201 Locust Street, McMinnville, TN  37110

Trustee and Tax Collector, (931) 473-2935 - 201 Locust Street, McMinnville, TN  37110

 

County Public Records Commission

James Dillon, County Historian, (931) 668-8766

David Smartt, Keeper of Records, (931) 668-4971

J. Smith, Register of Deeds, (931) 473-2926

Charles Haston, (931) 473-5119

Melvin Maxwell, County Commissioner, (931) 473-3481

Robbie Beaver, Genealogist, (931) 473-3274

EmmaHitchock, Genealogist, (931) 686-2297

Warren County Historical Commission

 

The Warren County Historical Commission came into existence 23 January 1995 for the six-fold purpose of:

1. Encourage and support research into the county's history and pre-history.
2. Apply for and administer such state or federal historical research and preservation grants as may become available.
3. Promote the preservation of historically significant materials, including artifacts and the spoken or written word as well as photographs, drawings and electronic recordings.
4. Offer its specialized resources and co-ordination services to individuals, groups or institutions performing local research.
5. Stimulate interest in our history among the general populace.
6. Offer leadership and material support for the study of Warren County history in our schools.
 

Officers are:

Chairman, Wanda Muncey Gant

Vice-Chairman, Mark Gribble

Secretary, Jimmy Haley

Research Director & Historian, Jimmy Haley

 

Please contact: Wanda Gant, 562 Gant Hollow Lane, McMinnville, TN 37110-4676.

Cemetery Records

Privately Published Cemetery Records
Three local genealogists/historians, Alemita Cunningham, Martha Holt, and Betty M. Majors have jointly produced the first three volumes of an ongoing series on the interments in Warren County. Betty is currently doing compiling, editing, and the data entry for Volume IV. You may find the published volumes at the Magness Library in McMinnville and in other regional libraries. You may contact Betty Moore Majors about the availability of published volumes, especially Vol. III,. Libraries take note: Betty has a limited supply of hardbound Vol's I, II, and III. Also, you may try Byron Sistler, a Nashville bookseller of Tennessee genealogical subjects. He has some soft bound copies.

Correlations

A Warren County Database

Correlations is a Warren County, Tennessee 1850 Census Database Project created by Ann Turner. Visit her page to see this. It might be very helpful.

Census Records (Federal only)

Dates available on film: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930

Transcriptions: Transcriptions of all of the above censuses are at the Magness Library with the exception of 1920 and 1930 which are being transcribed by the Warren County Genealogical Association.

Genealogical and Historical Societies

Warren County Genealogical Association, Inc.

The Warren County Genealogical Association was organized in February 1992 as a non profit corporation. Our objectives are to increase interest in and raise the standards of family history and genealogical research through education programs, workshops and publications.

Please visit the WCGA Home Page

 Address: WCGA, P. O. Box 411, McMinnville, TN 37110-0411
Contact: Wanda Muncey Gant
Meetings: Third Saturday each month at 2:00 pm, at the Warren County Government Annex, 201 Locust Street, Rear, McMinnville, TN  37110
 

Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society, Inc.

The MTGS publishes the award winning Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History. Their articles of genealogical and historical interest cover all of Middle Tennessee, and of course, Warren County. Write to MTGS, P. O. Box 190625, Nashville, TN 37219-0625

 Please visit the MTGS Home Page
 
 

Newspapers

Name: Southern Publishing
Publishers of the Southern Standard & Warren County News

Address: 105 North College Street, McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone: (931) 473-2191
Fax: (931) 473-6823
Frequency of publication: Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Years of operation: 117 years, since 1879.

Civil War Resources, Warren County

 

A Brief History of the 16th TENNESSEE Infantry Regiment

A Brief History of the 35th TENNESSEE Infantry Regiment

Funeral Homes

 

High Funeral Home, Inc.

Address: 101 North College St. McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone:(931) 473-2137
Fax: (931) 473-7343
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Year of origination: 1925
Records availability: From 1925, filed by first letter of surname and year of death.
They cannot do lookups, but you are more than welcome to do it yourself.

Love-Cantrell-Cope Funeral Home

Address: 415 North Chancery, McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone: (931) 473-4444
Fax: (931) 473-8428
Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

McMinnville Funeral Home

Address: 117 Underwood Drive, McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone:(931) 473-6606
Fax:(931) 473-7663
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m.
Year of origination: April 1978
Records availability: From April 1978
Answer Inquiries: Yes

Microfilmed Public and Private Records

Warren County Microfilms at the State Archives

Chancery Court Minute Books, 1847-1990
Enrolling Dockets, Chancery Court, 1870-1903
Circuit Court Minute Books, 1842-1990
County Court Minute Books, 1848-1990
Claims Filed against Estates, 1932-1966
Administrators Letters of Testamentry, 1870-1990
Guardian and Administrator Bonds, 1870-1990
Guardian Minute Books, 1870-1893
Insolvent Estates, 1860-1990
Marriage Records, 1852-1990
Wills, Inventories, Settlements, 1827-1990
Deed Books, 1814-1990
Grant Books, 1824-1901
Plat Books, 1824-1990
Trust Deeds, 1870-1990
Tax Books, 1876-1966

These films are available for purchase from the TN State Library and Archives, 411 7th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219.
The cost is $20.00 per roll, each roll covering approximately a 2-year time frame.
 

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