Published County Records, Census Records Histories and Church Records -
Wayne County, Tennessee

Last Updated 1 December 2003

Only those records highlighted in blue have links to on-line copies.

• County Court Records:
  • Marriage Records of Wayne County, Tennessee 1857 - 1929, transcribed and published by Mrs. Irma M. Plott, 1983. Out-Of-Print
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Wills & Letters Of Administration 1848-1920, by Nelle J. Berry and June L. Scott, 1990. Published by the Wayne County Historical Society, P.O. Box 866, Waynesboro, TN 38485-0866,
• Chancery Court Records:
  • Wayne County (TN) Chancery Court Loose Records 1850 - 1869, abstracted by Nelle J. Berry, Cabin Publishing, 7699 Wright Ridge Road, Iron City, TN 38463, 1994.
  • Wayne County (TN) Chancery Court Loose Records 1870 - 1879, abstracted by Nelle J. Berry, Cabin Publishing, 7699 Wright Ridge Road, Iron City, TN 38463, 1995.
  • Wayne County (TN) Chancery Court Loose Records 1880 - 1889, abstracted by Nelle J. Berry, Cabin Publishing, 7699 Wright Ridge Road, Iron City, TN 38463, 1996.
  • Wayne County (TN) Chancery Court Loose Records 1890 - 1899, abstracted by Nelle J. Berry, Cabin Publishing, 7699 Wright Ridge Road, Iron City, TN 38463, 1997
  • Wayne County (TN) Chancery Court Loose Records 1900 - 1910,
    abstracted by Nelle J. Berry, Cabin Publishing, 7699 Wright
    Ridge Road, Iron City, TN 38463, 1999
• Circuit Court Records:
  • Circuit Count Minute Book 1: May 1851-January 1857
• Registrar's Office Records:
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Abstracts of Deed Records 1820 - 1839, by James A. Gray, 1985
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Abstracts of Deed Records 1839 - 1853, by James A. Gray, 1987
• Trustee's Office Records: (see 1836 & 1838 Tax Lists)
• Federal And State Census Records:
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Census Records, Volume I: 1820, 1830 & 1840, transcribed by Edgar D. Byler, III, 1974, The Byler Press, 203 First Ave. N., Collinwood, TN 38450. Out-Of-Print
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Census Records, Volume II: 1850 & 1860, transcribed by Edgar D. Byler, III, 1975, The Byler Press, 203 First Ave. N., Collinwood, Tn 38450. Out-Of-Print
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Census Records, Volume III: 1870, transcribed by Edgar D. Byler, III, 1982, The Byler Press, 203 First Ave. N., Collinwood, Tn 38450. Out-Of-Print
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Census Records, Volume IV: 1880, transcribed by Doris R. Brown, 1986, The Byler Press, 203 First Ave N., Collinwood, Tn 38450.
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee January 1, 1891, transcribed by Alec F. Bridges, 1994.
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Census Records, Volume V: 1900, transcribed by Alf and June Scott, 1988, The Byler Press, 203 First Ave N., Collinwood, TN 38450. Out-Of-Print
  • 1910 Census, Wayne County, Tennessee, transcribed by Doris J. Reeves Brown, 1987, Mrs. Doris R. Brown, 64 Main Street, Silver Creek, NY 14136-1419.
  • 1920 Census, Wayne County, Tennessee, transcribed by Doris J. Reeves Brown, 1992, Mrs. Doris R. Brown, 64 Main Street, Silver Creek, NY 14136-1419.
• Histories:
  • Wayne County, Tennessee 1817 - 1995 History and Families, Wayne County Historical Society, 1995, Wayne County Historical Society, P.O. Box 866, Waynesboro, TN 38485-0866.
  • Wayne County, Tennessee 1817 - 1999 Families, Volume 2, Wayne County Historical Society, 1999, Wayne County Historical Society, P.O. Box 866, Waynesboro, TN 38485-0866.
  • Goodspeeds History of Tennessee: Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1886. (Go to Wayne County History or Wayne County Biographies)
  • A History of Clifton, Tennessee And Its People, by Russ Davidson, 1992, Published by Russ Davidson, 898 Russ Davidson Road, Waynesboro, TN 38485.
  • Waynesboro, Tennessee: A Historical and Pictorial Review, by Russ Davidson, 1994, Published by Russ Davidson, 898 Russ Davidson Road, Waynesboro, TN 38485
  • The History of Lutts Community, compiled by The 1986 Lutts Home Demonstration Club, 1986 Out-Of-Print
  • Bugger Saga, The Civil War Story of Guerilla and Bushwacker Warfare In Lauderdale County, Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee, by Wade Pruitt (Dr. Maurice Pruitt), 1978, P-Vine Press, Columbia, TN.
• Cemetery and Death Records:
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Cemetery and Death Records, Wayne County Historical Society, 1987, The Byler Press.  Out-Of-Print
  • Kentucky Lake Reservoir Cemeteries: Wayne County, Tennessee, by James L. Douthat, 1988, Mountain Press, P.O. Box 400, Signal Mountain, TN 37377.
• Newspaper Indexes:
  • Newspaper Subject Index Of Wayne County, Tennessee From 1876 - 1935, no compiler or author listed, 1990, Tennessee Valley Tales, Lawrenceburg, TN
• Church Histories and Records:
  • The First Christian Church of Waynesboro, Tennessee 1891-1991, by Clara Nelle Phillips, 1991. Mrs. Henry C. Phillips, P.O. Box 263, Waynesboro, TN 38485
  • History Of Philadelphia Baptist Church, Russ Davidson, 1990.
  • Wayne County, Tennessee Methodist Churches Membership Rolls, by Ermadine T. Riley, 1990.
  • Indian Creek Baptist Association - Annual Minutes 1867, 1871-1909. Microfilm, Tennessee State Library & Archives, microfilm accession #1012.
  • Shoals Creek Baptist Association, original minutes book 1826-1860, microfilm, Tennessee State Library & Archives, microfilm accession #1013.
  • Martins Mills Charge of The Methodist Episcopal Church, 1908-1920, microfilm, Tennessee State Library & Archvies, microfilm accession #1016.
  • Waynesboro Methodist Episcopal Chruch Sunday School Book, 1903-1904, microfilm, Tennessee State Library & Archives. microfilm accession #1014.
  • Indian Creek Baptist Church Minute Book, 1908-1924, Tennessee State Library & Archives, microfilm accession #1015.
  • Union Baptist Church Records 1825-1889
• Industrial Sources:
  • Mineral Resources Of The Waynesboro Quadrangle, Tennessee, Hugh D. Miser, Bulletin 26, State of Tennessee, State Geological Survey, 1921.
  • Tennessee's Western Highland Rim Iron Industry, A Cultural Resources Survey, 1988, by Samuel D. Smith, Charles P. Stripling, and James M. Brannon, Tennessee Department of Conservation, Division of Archaeology Research Series No. 8. 1988.

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