Civil Districts Established in 1836

Extracted from Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research in Jefferson County, Tennessee, copyright © 1995 Billie R. McNamara.  All rights reserved. The Tennessee Legislature enacted a requirement for each county to lay off civil districts in 1835.  Until that time, residents were grouped by company under militia officers. Read the text of the 1835 Act The Civil District map reproduced at left was drawn and approved in 1836.

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