When was Giles County founded?

Giles County was founded in 1810, formed from Maury County, and named after William Branch Giles.

What is the county seat of Giles County?

The county seat of Giles County is Pulaski.

Is there an online parcel map for Giles County?

Yes. Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments (published by the Office of Information Resources) publishes a parcel map of 18,826 parcels, rated official here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Giles County's boundary or name changed?

Giles County was created in 1810 from Maury County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 20 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Marshall County, Lawrence County and Maury County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Giles County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 47055

Giles CountyTennessee

Giles County is a county in Tennessee, with its seat in Pulaski, formed in 1810. It was named after William Branch Giles.

Founded1810
County seatPulaski
Named forWilliam Branch Giles
Land area611 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Population30,346 2020 Census
Parcels mapped18,826 checked 14 October 2026

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Updated 19 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1810 from Maury County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Giles County was created in 1810 from Maury County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

1810
Giles County created Giles created from Non-County Area 7 attached to Maury.
from Maury
1 January 1810 · Scott, ch. 55/p. 1162
1827
Gained territory Giles gained from Maury to accommodate local resident.
from Maury
12 December 1827 · Tenn. Acts 1827, 17th assy., priv., ch. 201/p. 173
1869
Lost territory Giles lost to Lawrence to accommodate local residents.
to Lawrence
25 February 1869 · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp. 53-54, 56; McBride, 8
1870
Lost territory Giles lost to Marshall.
to Marshall
1 July 1870 · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 34/p. 63
1901
Lost territory Giles lost to Marshall to accommodate local residents.
to Marshall
16 April 1901 · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 308/p. 690

Show all 23 changes (18 more, mostly small adjustments)

1810
Giles County created Giles created from Non-County Area 7 attached to Maury.
from Maury
1 January 1810 · Scott, ch. 55/p. 1162
1827
Gained territory Giles gained from Maury to accommodate local resident.
from Maury
12 December 1827 · Tenn. Acts 1827, 17th assy., priv., ch. 201/p. 173
1831
Boundary clarified Boundary between Giles and Maury clarified (no change).
with Mauryno change
20 December 1831 · Tenn. Acts 1831, 19th assy., stated sess., priv., ch. 242/p. 207
1842
Changed Legislature authorized Marshall to gain from Giles near Cornersville, dependent on local referendum.
Marshall
4 February 1842 · Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 179/p. 208
1850
Gained territory Giles gained from Lincoln to accommodate local resident.
from Lincoln
6 February 1850 · Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 110/p. 302
1854
Lost territory Giles lost to Lawrence to accommodate local resident.
to Lawrence
31 January 1854 · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 130/p. 204
1867
Lost territory Giles lost to Maury to accommodate local resident.
to Maury
12 December 1867 · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20
1869
Lost territory Giles lost to Lawrence to accommodate local residents.
to Lawrence
25 February 1869 · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp. 53-54, 56; McBride, 8
1870
Lost territory Giles lost to Marshall.
to Marshall
1 July 1870 · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 34/p. 63
1871
Lost territory Giles lost to Lawrence to accommodate local resident.
to Lawrence
28 January 1871 · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp. 20-22
1877
Lost territory Giles lost to Lawrence to accommodate local residents.
to Lawrence
26 March 1877 · Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 155/p. 180
1879
Gained territory Giles gained from Marshall to accommodate local residents.
from Marshall
20 February 1879 · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 21/p. 36
1879
Lost territory Giles lost to Marshall to accommodate local resident.
to Marshall
10 March 1879 · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 57/p. 77
1879
Lost territory Giles lost to Lawrence to accommodate local resident.
to Lawrence
25 March 1879 · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp. 174-177
1887
Lost territory Giles lost small area to Maury
to Maury
28 March 1887 · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 205/p. 335
1901
Gained territory Giles gained from Lawrence to accommodate local resident.
from Lawrencefrom Giles-Lawrence
3 April 1901 · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 257/p. 556
1901
Lost territory Giles lost to Marshall to accommodate local residents.
to Marshall
16 April 1901 · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 308/p. 690
1905
Lost territory Giles lost to Marshall to accommodate local residents.
to Marshall
27 January 1905 · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 28/p. 73
1909
Lost territory Giles lost to Marshall to accommodate local resident.
to Marshall
19 February 1909 · Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 101/p. 280
1915
Changed Legislature authorized Marshall to gain from Giles, but act was overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court December 1915 (no change).
Marshall
17 May 1915 · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 384, secs. 1, 4/pp. 1349, 1351; "Giles County v. Marshall County" in Tenn. Rpts., 133:414-422
1925
Gained territory Giles gained from Marshall to accommodate local resident.
from Marshall
11 April 1925 · Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 640/p. 2404
1973
Lost territory Giles lost to Maury to accommodate local resident.
to Maury
3 May 1973 · Tenn. Acts 1973, 88th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 156/p. 422
1974
Lost territory Giles lost to Maury to accommodate local resident.
to Maury
14 March 1974 · Tenn. Acts 1974, 88th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 518/p. 296

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Giles

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Official

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 18,826 parcels from Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments (published by the Office of Information Resources). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 10 September 2026 · checked 14 October 2026
Address points Official

One point per address, 19,448 in all from TECB and local 911 districts via TNMap (tnmap_oir).
edited 6 October 2026 · checked 14 October 2026
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Giles by the Census

Population

30,346 2020 Census count

Housing units

13,915 2020 Census count

Land area

611 square miles

Water area

0.3 square miles

People per sq mi

50 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

Assessor and property recordsfrom gilescountytn.gov · checked 13 October 2026

County government

County government
The official website of Giles County.
gilescountytn.gov

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Questions

Common questions about Giles County

When was Giles County founded?: Giles County was founded in 1810, formed from Maury County, and named after William Branch Giles.
What is the county seat of Giles County?: The county seat of Giles County is Pulaski.
Is there an online parcel map for Giles County?: Yes. Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments (published by the Office of Information Resources) publishes a parcel map of 18,826 parcels, rated official here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Giles County's boundary or name changed?: Giles County was created in 1810 from Maury County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 20 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Marshall County, Lawrence County and Maury County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Giles County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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