Scott Co, TN Census Records

This page was last updated 24 February 2008

A Beginner's Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses

A TNGenWeb Project site explaining the U.S. Federal Censuses, especially as they relate to Tennessee. Includes a number of links to a number of ancillary census sites.

Scott County Census Population Changes

A chart showing how Scott County's population has changed over time since the County's formation

Tennessee Census Maps 1790-1930

A series of maps showing county boundary changes at the time of each federal population census

The microfilm, roll, and volume numbers listed below are those as assigned by the National Archives.

Dates Covered by Record	Record Type	Indexed*	Microfilm Number
1850	Federal Population Census	Online	M432 roll 895
	Map showing 1850 county boundaries
	Farm Census	?	unknown
	Manufacturers Census	?	unknown
	Mortality Census	No	T655 roll 26
	Slave Holder Census	No	M432 roll 906

1860	Federal Population Census	Yes	M653 roll 1271 vol 17
	Map showing 1860 county boundaries
	Farm Census	?	unknown
	Manufacturers Census	?	unknown
	Mortality Census	No	T655 roll 27
	Slave Holder Census	No	M653 roll 1285

1870	Federal Population Census	Yes	M593 roll 1559 vol 25
	Map showing 1870 county boundaries
	Farm Census	?	unknown
	Manufacturers Census	?	unknown

1880	Federal Population Census	Yes	T9 roll 1277 vol 28
	Map showing 1880 county boundaries
	Farm Census	?	unknown
	Manufacturers Census	?	unknown
	Mortality Census	No	T655 roll 30

1890	Federal Population Census (the fate of the 1890 census)	n/a	n/a
	Map showing 1890 county boundaries
	Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War	?	M123 roll 95

1891	Voter list substitute census	?	unknown

1900	Federal Population Census	Yes	T623 roll 1595 vol 59
1900	Map showing 1900 county boundaries

1910	Federal Population Census	Yes	T624 roll 1515
1910	Map showing 1910 county boundaries

1920	Federal Population Census	Yes	T625 roll 1761 vol 68
1920	Map showing 1920 county boundaries

1930	Federal Population Census	Yes	T626 roll 2271 Edition 76-1 through 76-10
1930	Map showing 1930 county boundaries

*let me know if an index exists for census records for which I show question marks

Other census records with potential information from and about Scott Co, Tennessee

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832 - 30 Sep 1971
Index to Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1888-1955
Non-population Census Schedules for Tennessee, 1850-1880
Letters Received by the Department of Justice from the State of Tennessee, 1871-1884
Records of the Cherokee Indian Agency in Tennessee, 1801-1835
Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee
Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee
Civil War Direct Tax Assessment Lists: Tennessee
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869
Records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1870
Selected Records of the Tennessee Field Office of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872
Compilation of Tennessee Census Reports, 1820

Scott County, Tennessee Census Records

This page was last updated 24 February 2008

Scott County, Tennessee
Census Records