Microfilmed Records at Elizabethton Library
Chancery Court
| Roll # | Volume | Date Span | Record Type |
| 1 | A | Nov. 1854 – Nov. 1868 | Minutes |
| B | Mar. 1869 – Feb. 1875 | “ | |
| 2 | C | Aug. 1875 – July 1881 | “ |
| D | Aug. 1881 – Feb. 1887 | “ | |
| 3 | E | June 1887 – Aug. 1889 | “ |
| F | Feb. 1890 – July 1893 | “ | |
| 4 | G | Aug. 1893 – July 1897 | “ |
| H | Aug. 1897 – Apr. 1902 | “ | |
| 5 | I | Sep. 1902 – Mar. 1907 | “ |
| J | Sep. 1907 – June 1911 | “ | |
| 6 | K | July 1911 – Oct. 1914 | “ |
| L | Oct. 1914 – Oct. 1917 | “ |
Circuit Court
| Roll # |
Volume No. | Date Span | Type |
| 21 | Sep. 1897 – Feb. 1898 | Land Sales | |
| 23 | *A | – Oct. 1916 | Minute Index: Civil & Criminal (Direct & Reverse) |
| *Minute book A does not exist; beginning date unknown | |||
| 26 | H | Nov. 1881 – Mar. 1891 | Minutes, Civil |
| I | July 1891 – Nov. 1897 | “ | |
| 27 | J | Mar. 1898 – Feb. 1905 | “ |
| K | June 1905 – Feb. 1912 | “ | |
| 28 | L | June 1912 – Feb. 1920 | “ |
| M | June 1920 – Feb. 1926 | “ | |
| 38 | Mar. 1848 – Nov. 1853 | Minutes, Criminal | |
| Mar. 1871 – Aug. 1879 | “ | ||
| 39 | G | Mar. 1880 – Mar. 1885 | “ |
| H | July 1885 – Mar. 1890 | “ | |
| 40 | I | July 1890 – July 1895 | “ |
| J | Nov. 1895 – Mar. 1902 | “ | |
| 41 | K | Mar. 1902 – Oct. 1909 | * |
| L | Feb. 1910 – June 1916 | “ | |
County Court Clerk
| Roll | Volume No. | Date Span | Type |
| 51 | A | Dec. 1865 – June 1876 | Bonds & Letters: Administrator’s |
| 53 | B | Mar. 1878 – June 1954 | Bonds & Letters: Executor’s |
| 54 | 1/2 | July 1866 – Jan. 1876 | Bonds & Letters: Guardian’s |
| 58 | Jan. 1839 – Mar. 1855 | Inventories of Estates | |
| Jan. 1851 – Oct. 1871 | “ | ||
| May 1858 – Sep. 1875 | “ | ||
| 1 | Nov. 1875 – Feb. 1918 | “ | |
| 59 | 1790 – 1829 | Bonds & Licenses: Marriage | |
| 60 | 1830 – 1850 | “ | |
| 61 | Dec. 1796 – Feb. 1879 | “ | |
| June 1856 – Jan. 1876 | “ | ||
| Feb. 1876 – Dec. 1886 | “ | ||
| 2 | Jan. 1881 – Aug. 1887 | “ | |
| Apr. 1881 – Dec. 1881 | “ | ||
| 62 | 3 | Aug. 1887 – Oct. 1892 | “ |
| 4 | Oct. 1892 – Nov. 1896 | “ | |
| 5 | Dec. 1896 – Sep. 1900 | “ | |
| 63 | 6 | Sep. 1900 – Aug. 1903 | “ |
| 7 | Sep. 1903 – July 1906 | “ | |
| 8 | Aug. 1906 – Mar. 1909 | “ | |
| 64 | 9 | Mar. 1909 – Dec. 1911 | “ |
| 10 | Dec. 1911 – Sep. 1914 | “ | |
| 11 | Sep. 1914 – Aug. 1917 | “ | |
| 73 | * | Feb. 1804 – Feb. 1806 | Minutes, County Court |
| * | Feb. 1819 – Nov. 1820 | “ | |
| * | Feb. 1826 – Nov. 1826 | “ | |
| * | Nov. 1826 – May 1829 | “ | |
| 74 | * | Aug. 1829 – May 1833 | “ |
| * | July 1836 – Dec. 1840 | “ | |
| * | Jan. 1841 – June 1845 | “ | |
| * | Oct. 1845 – Jan. 1849 | “ | |
| 75 | Feb. 1849 – June 1856 | “ | |
| June 1856 – Feb. 1863 | “ | ||
| * | Mar. 1863 – Aug. 1869 | “ | |
| * | Apr. 1866 – Apr. 1889 | “ | |
| Sep. 1869 – Feb. 1869 | “ | ||
| Note: * indicates the volume is not indexed. | |||
| 77 | July 1856 – Jan. 1866 | Minutes, Quarterly Court | |
| 2 | July 1889 – Oct. 1899 | “ | |
| 3 | Jan. 1900 – July 1910 | “ | |
| 78 | 4 | July 1910 – July 1919 | “ |
| 5 | Oct. 1919 – Oct. 1924 | “ | |
| 82 | 1 | Mar. 1876 – Oct. 1883 | Minutes, Quorum |
| 2 | Nov. 1883 – July 1890 | “ | |
| 83 | 3 | Aug. 1890 – Nov. 1898 | “ |
| 4 | Dec. 1898 – Oct. 1906 | “ | |
| 84 | 5 | Nov. 1906 – Sep. 1913 | “ |
| 6 | Oct. 1913 – Sep. 1922 | “ | |
| 93 | * | 1889 – 1906 | Professional License Registers |
| 1 | May 1907 – Dec. 1958 | “ | |
| July 1920 – Jan 1962 | “ | ||
| July 1907 – Aug. 1950 | “ | ||
| 94 | Aug. 1886 – Feb. 1936 | Settlements: Administrator’s | |
| 96 | July 1879 – Apr. 1946 | Settlements: Executor’s | |
| Feb. 1946 – Feb. 1970 | “ | ||
| Mar. 1970 – Mar. 1970 | “ | ||
| 97 | Feb. 1887 – Oct. 1942 | Settlements: Guardians | |
| 2 | Apr. 1903 – Mar. 1938 | “ | |
| 3 | Oct. 1928 – Mar. 1938 | “ | |
| 100 | 1881 – 1912 | Vital Statistics: Births & Deaths | |
| 101 | June 1794 – Mar. 1851 | Wills | |
| 2 | Oct. 1850 – Sep. 1920 | “ | |
| 3 | Apr. 1920 – June 1937 | “ | |
Register of Deeds
| Roll # | Volume No. | Date Span | Type |
| 104 | 1 | 1795 – 1880 | Deed Index A-Z (Direct & Reverse) |
| 116 | A | July 1796 – July 1806 | Deeds |
| B | July 1806 – Oct. 1815 | “ | |
| 117 | C* | June 1814 – Feb. 1825 | “ |
| D | July 1825 – Mar. 1836 | “ | |
| 118 | E, F & H | Mar. 1836 – Mar. 1841 | “ |
| G. | Dec. 1838 – Nov. 1840 | “ | |
| J | Mar. 1841 – Dec. 1843 | “ | |
| 119 | K | Dec. 1843 – Sep. 1847 | “ |
| L | Sep. 1847 – Mar. 1851 | “ | |
| M | Mar. 1851 – Sep. 1854 | “ | |
| 120 | N | Sep. 1854 – Sep. 1859 | “ |
| O | Sep. 1859 – Aug. 1866 | “ | |
| 121 | P | Sep. 1866 – Apr. 1871 | “ |
| R | Nov. 1870 – Feb. 1879 | “ | |
| 122 | S | Feb. 1879 – Nov. 1881 | “ |
| T | Nov. 1881 – July 1886 | “ | |
| 123 | U | Mar. 1884 – July 1886 | “ |
| V | July 1886 – Nov. 1887 | “ | |
| 124 | W | Nov. 1887 – May 1889 | “ |
| X | May 1889 – July 1890 | “ | |
| 125 | Y | Mar. 1890 – May 1891 | “ |
| Z | July 1890 – Feb. 1892 | “ | |
| 126 | 1 | Sep. 1891 – Dec. 1892 | “ |
| 2 | Dec. 1891 – Sep. 1893 | “ | |
| 127 | 3 | Oct. 1892 – May 1894 | “ |
| 4 | Oct. 1893 – Jan. 1895 | “ | |
| 128 | 5 | Nov. 1894 – Dec. 1895 | “ |
| 6 | Nov. 1895 – Feb. 1897 | “ | |
| 129 | 7 | Jan. 1896 – Mar. 1899 | “ |
| 8 | Feb. 1897 – Oct. 1898 | “ | |
| 130 | 9 | Oct. 1898 – July 1899 | “ |
| 10 | July 1899 – May 1900 | “ | |
| 131 | 11 | Dec. 1899 – July 1900 | “ |
| 12 | Aug. 1900 – Aug. 1901 | “ | |
| 132 | 13 | Aug. 1901 – July 1902 | “ |
| 14 | July 1902 – May 1903 | “ | |
| 133 | 15 | May 1903 – Mar. 1904 | “ |
| 16 | Feb. 1904 – Oct. 1904 | “ | |
| 134 | 17 | Oct. 1904 – Aug. 1905 | “ |
| 18 | June 1905 – Jan. 1906 | “ | |
| 135 | 19 | Jan. 1905 – June 1906 | “ |
| 20 | June 1906 – Nov. 1906 | “ | |
| 136 | 21 | Nov. 1906 – Mar. 1907 | “ |
| 22 | Mar. 1907 – May 1908 | “ | |
| 137 | 23 | Sep. 1907 – Jan. 1908 | “ |
| 24 | Jan. 1908 – July 1908 | “ | |
| 138 | 25 | July 1908 – Jan. 1909 | “ |
| 26 | Jan. 1909 – May 1909 | “ | |
| 139 | 27 | May 1909 – Oct. 1909 | “ |
| 28 | Oct. 1909 – Feb. 1910 | “ | |
| 140 | 29 | Feb. 1910 – June 1910 | “ |
| 30 | June 1910 – Nov. 1910 | “ | |
| 141 | 31 | Nov. 1910 – Mar. 1911 | “ |
| 32 | Mar. 1911 – Aug. 1911 | “ | |
| 142 | 33 | Aug. 1911 – Feb. 1912 | “ |
| 34 | Feb. 1912 – Aug. 1912 | “ | |
| 143 | 35 | July 1912 – Feb. 1913 | “ |
| 36 | Feb. 1913 – Aug. 1913 | “ | |
| 144 | 37 | Aug. 1913 – Feb. 1914 | “ |
| 38 | Jan. 1914 – June 1914 | ‘ | |
| 145 | 39 | June 1914 – Dec. 1914 | “ |
| 40 | Nov. 1914 – May 1915 | “ | |
| 146 | 41 | Apr. 1915 – Dec. 1915 | “ |
| 42 | Sep. 1915 – Apr. 1916 | “ | |
| 147 | 43 | Feb. 1916 – Oct. 1916 | “ |
| 44 | May 1916 – Mar. 1917 | “ | |
| 148 | 45 | Nov. 1916 – Mar. 1917 | “ |
| 46 | May 1917 – Jan. 1918 | “ | |
| 149 | 47 | July 1917 – Feb. 1918 | “ |
| 48 | Nov. 1917 – Aug. 1918 | “ | |
| 275 | 1 | 1825 – 1854 | Surveyor’s Book: Index A-Z |
| A | June 1825 – Apr. 1834 | Surveyor’s Book | |
| B* | Dec. 1825 – Nov. 1839 | “ | |
| C | Nov. 1839 – Oct. 1854 | “ | |
| July 1856 – May 1901 | “ | ||
| 278 | 1 | Aug. 1874 – Dec. 1889 | Trust Deeds |
| 2 | Dec. 1889 – July 1892 | “ | |
| 279 | 3 | Feb. 1892 – Jan. 1894 | “ |
| 4 | Dec. 1892 – Aug. 1895 | “ | |
| 280 | 5 | Nov. 1894 – Aug. 1901 | “ |
| 6 | Jan. 1896 – Jan. 1900 | “ | |
| 281 | 7 | May 1900 – Nov. 1901 | “ |
| 8 | Nov. 1901 – Sep. 1905 | “ | |
| 282 | 9 | Mar. 1905 – July 1907 | “ |
| 10 | June 1907 – Dec. 1908 | “ | |
| 283 | 11 | Dec. 1908 – May 1910 | “ |
| 12 | May. 1910 – Oct. 1911 | “ | |
| 284 | 13 | Oct. 1911 – Nov. 1912 | “ |
| 14 | Nov. 1912 – Jan. 1914 | “ | |
| 285 | 15 | Jan. 1914 – Feb. 1915 | “ |
| 16 | Feb. 1915 – Feb. 1916 | “ |
Trustee’s Office
| Roll # | Volume No. | Date Span | Type |
| 399 | * | Sep. 1905 – July 1917 | Road Book |
| 400 | 1860 – 1872 | Tax Books | |
| 1875 – 1876 | Dist. 1-13 | ||
| 1877 – 1878 | “ | ||
| 1879 – 1880 | “ | ||
| 401 | 1881 – 1882 | “ | |
| 1883 – 1884 | “ | ||
| 1885 – 1886 | “ | ||
| 1919 – 1920 | “ |
Washington County Records
Some of these records cover the period when Carter County was part of Washington County.
| Roll # | Date Span | Type |
| 113 | Feb. 1779 – June 1857 | Inventories of Estates |
| 117 | 1778 – 1923 | Estate Index, Jonesboro Educational Society |
| 123 | Sep. 1787 – July 1891 | Marriages |
| 129 | Jan. 1778 – May 1809 | Minutes County Court, Quarterly Court |
| 167 | Aug. 1791 – Feb. 1805 | Superior Court Minutes |
| 169 | Aug. 1779 – Oct. 1889 | Will Books |
| 174 | 1783 – 1900 | Deed Index Books |
| 195 | Oct. 1782 – June 1795 | Register of Deed Books |
| 196 | Nov. 1790 – Dec. 1795 | “ |
| 197 | Aug. 1793 – Feb. 1808 | “ |
| 639 | 1778 – 1846 | Trustee Tax Books |
Federal Census Records
There are no Federal Census Records available for Carter County before 1830.
Note regarding the 11th Census of the United States in 1890: A fire destroyed the Commerce Department Building in January, 1921, and damaged most of 1890 census schedules. Only a few schedules survived. Carter County, Tennessee, was among those destroyed.
| Series No. | Roll# | Contents |
| M 19 | 175 | 5th Census of the United States – 1830 |
| M 704 | 518 | 6th Census of the United States – 1840 |
| M 432 | 873 | 7th Census of the United States – 1850 |
| 902 | Slave Schedules | |
| M 653 | 1242 | 8th Census of the United States – 1860 |
| 1281 | Slave Schedules | |
| M 593 | 1518 | 9th Census of the United States – 1870 |
| T 9 | 1247 | 10th Census of the United States – 1880 |
| 1248 | “ | |
| M 123 | 95 | Special census for 1890. The enumeration of Union Veterans and widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. |
| T 623 | 1560 | 12th Census of the United States – 1900 |
| T1072 | 1-187 | Tennessee Census Soundex – 1900 |
| T 624 | 1492 | 13th Census of the United States – 1910 |
| T1276 | 1-111 | Tennessee Census Soundex – 1910 |
| T 625 | 1730 | 14th Census of the United States – 1920 |
| Districts 1 – 12 | ||
| 1731 | Districts 13 – 19 “ | |
| M1588 | 1-162 | Tennessee Census Soundex – 1920 |
The library may have additional rolls for subsequent census years (1930, 1940, and 1950). This listing was compiled by Jackie and Dawn Peters in 1997 — before the later censuses were released to the public.