Contact: Dee Pavey
Wilson County Coordinator
Billie McNamara - OHGenWeb State Coordinator
Wilson County was formed in 1799 from portions of Sumner County. If your ancestors lived in Middle Tennessee, county-level records found here are often essential to successful research.
Begin with what you know and work backward. Census records help establish residence and family structure, while vital records, land, probate, court, and church records provide evidence across generations.
The Tennessee GenWeb Project (TNGenWeb) is part of the USGenWeb Project, a non-profit, volunteer-driven effort to provide free genealogical resources for every county in the United States.
This site exists to help researchers locate transcriptions, indexes, local histories, and guidance specific to Wilson County, Tennessee. All materials are freely available and maintained by volunteers.
TNGenWeb is not a government agency or archive and does not conduct individual research. We aim to guide researchers to available records and repositories.
The county seat is Lebanon. Other major towns and communities include Mount Juliet and Watertown.
Surrounding counties include Davidson, Sumner, Trousdale, Smith, DeKalb, Cannon, and Rutherford. Families often appear in neighboring county records due to boundary changes and migration.