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Overton CountyTennessee

Overton County is in Tennessee, with its county seat in Livingston, and was formed on September 11, 1806. It was named after John Overton.

  • Founded1806
  • County seatLivingston
  • Named forJohn Overton
  • Land area433 sq mi + 1.4 sq mi water
  • Population22,511 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped15,539 checked 14 October 2026
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PutnamPickettClayFentressJackson Livingston Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Overton on the map of Tennessee

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History

Formed in 1806 from Jackson County

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

Overton County was created from Jackson County on September 11, 1806. Over the following decades, the county experienced numerous boundary changes, including losses to the creation of Morgan, Fentress, and Putnam counties, and gains from White, Fentress, Jackson, and Putnam counties.

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

  1. 1806
    Overton County created Overton created from Jackson.
    from Jackson
    · Scott, ch. 27, sec. 8/p. 950
  2. 1817
    Lost territory Overton lost to Campbell.
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 20/p. 24
  3. 1818
    Lost territory Overton lost to creation of Morgan.
    to Morgan
    · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1, 18/pp. 41, 45 and ch. 81/p. 89
  4. 1820
    Lost territory Overton lost to Morgan.
    to Morgan
    · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 63/p. 70
  5. 1823
    Lost territory Overton lost to creation of Fentress.
    to Fentress
    · Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 302, secs. 1-2/p. 260
Show all 63 changes (58 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1806
    Overton County created Overton created from Jackson.
    from Jackson
    · Scott, ch. 27, sec. 8/p. 950
  2. 1809
    Lost territory Overton lost to White to accommodate local resident.
    to White
    · Tenn. Acts 1809, 7th assy., 2d sess., ch. 11/p. 23
  3. 1817
    Lost territory Overton lost to Campbell.
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 20/p. 24
  4. 1817
    Gained territory Overton gained from White to accommodate local resident.
    from White
    · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 8/p. 11
  5. 1818
    Lost territory Overton lost to creation of Morgan.
    to Morgan
    · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1, 18/pp. 41, 45 and ch. 81/p. 89
  6. 1820
    Lost territory Overton lost to Morgan.
    to Morgan
    · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 63/p. 70
  7. 1823
    Lost territory Overton lost to creation of Fentress.
    to Fentress
    · Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 302, secs. 1-2/p. 260
  8. 1831
    Gained territory Overton gained from Fentress to accommodate local resident.
    from Fentress
    · Tenn. Acts 1831, 19th assy., stated sess., priv., ch. 153/p. 125
  9. 1842
    Lost territory Overton lost to creation of Putnam.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 169, sec. 1/p. 186
  10. 1845
    Gained territory Overton gained part of Putnam; Putnam eliminated when Overton Chancery Court declared Putnam to have been unconstitutionally established.
    from Putnam
    · DeLozier, 21; McBride, 11; Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 75/p. 141
  11. 1847
    Gained territory Overton gained small area from Jackson.
    from Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 36/p. 65
  12. 1850
    Gained territory Overton gained from Fentress to accommodate local residents.
    from Fentress
    · Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 110/p. 302
  13. 1852
    Gained territory Overton gained from Fentress to accommodate local resident.
    from Fentress
    · Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 221/p. 330
  14. 1854
    Lost territory Overton lost to the re-creation of Putnam.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp. 744-754
  15. 1867
    Lost territory Overton lost to Fentress to accommodate local resident.
    to Fentress
    · Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 28/p. 49
  16. 1867
    Gained territory Overton gained from Fentress to accommodate local resident.
    from Fentress
    · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp. 9-11
  17. 1869
    Lost territory Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 36/p. 48
  18. 1869
    Lost territory Overton lost to Fentress to accommodate local resident.
    to Fentress
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64
  19. 1870
    Lost territory Overton lost to Jackson and Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    to Jacksonto Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 62/p. 98; ch. 49/p. 85
  20. 1870
    Lost territory Overton lost to creation of Clay.
    to Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 29, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 51-52; Moore and Foster, 1:843
  21. 1871
    Gained territory Overton gained from Fentress to accommodate local resident; Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Fentressfrom Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 68/p. 95; ch. 111/p. 131
  22. 1871
    Lost territory Overton lost to Clay to accommodate local residents.
    to Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 6/p. 7
  23. 1873
    Lost territory Overton lost to Fentress to accommodate local resident; Overton lost to Putnam.
    to Fentressto Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 80/p. 118; ch. 76/p. 110
  24. 1875
    Gained territory Overton gained from Fentress to accommodate local resident; Overton lost to Clay.
    from Fentressfrom Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 140, secs. 1-5/pp. 228-230
  25. 1881
    Lost territory Overton lost to creation of Pickett.
    to Pickett
    · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 34, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 48-50; Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 37, sec 1/p. 35; Huddleston, 37
  26. 1881
    Lost territory Overton lost to Clay to accommodate local residents.
    to Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 132/p. 181
  27. 1883
    Gained territory Overton gained from Fentress to accommodate local resident.
    from Fentress
    · Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 65/p. 64
  28. 1885
    Gained territory Overton gained from Pickett to accommodate local residents; Overton lost to Clay to accommodate local resident.
    from Pickettfrom Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 128/p. 240; ch. 117/p. 224
  29. 1887
    Exchanged territory Overton exchanged with Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    with Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 212/p. 343; ch. 195/p. 327
  30. 1889
    Lost territory Overton lost to Clay and Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    to Clayto Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 62/p. 91; ch. 60/p. 90
  31. 1889
    Lost territory Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 116/p. 220
  32. 1891
    Gained territory Overton gained from Clay to accommodate local residents.
    from Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 233/p. 448
  33. 1891
    Gained territory Overton gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 260/p. 495
  34. 1897
    Gained territory Overton gained from Pickett to accommodate local resident.
    from Pickett
    · Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 287/p. 610
  35. 1899
    Gained territory Overton gained from Pickett to accommodate local resident.
    from Pickett
    · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 82/p. 122
  36. 1901
    Lost territory Overton lost to Clay to accommodate local resident.
    to Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 214/p. 453
  37. 1901
    Lost territory Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 262/p. 573
  38. 1901
    Gained territory Overton gained from Clay to accommodate local resident.
    from Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 482/p. 1154
  39. 1903
    Gained territory Overton gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 56/p. 96
  40. 1903
    Gained territory Overton gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 223/p. 492
  41. 1903
    Gained territory Overton gained from Fentress to accommodate local resident; Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    from Fentressfrom Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 512/p. 1379; ch. 523/p. 1401
  42. 1903
    Lost territory Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 425/p. 1222
  43. 1905
    Lost territory Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 38/p. 83
  44. 1905
    Gained territory Overton gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident; Overton lost to Pickett to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnamfrom Pickett
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 218/p. 451; ch. 378/p. 789; ch. 199/p. 417
  45. 1905
    Gained territory Overton gained from Clay to accommodate local resident.
    from Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 258/p. 559
  46. 1905
    Gained territory Overton gained from Clay to accommodate local residents; Overton lost to Pickett to accommodate local resident.
    from Clayfrom Pickett
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 337/p. 702; ch. 373/p. 779
  47. 1905
    Gained territory Overton gained from Fentress to accommodate local resident; Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Fentressfrom Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 453/p. 953; ch. 538/p. 1231
  48. 1909
    Lost territory Overton lost to Clay and Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Clayto Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 538/p. 1945; ch. 493/p. 1797
  49. 1911
    Lost territory Overton lost small area to Putnam.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 537/p. 1619
  50. 1915
    Lost territory Overton lost to Pickett to accommodate local resident.
    to Pickett
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 686/p. 2201
  51. 1919
    Gained territory Overton gained from Fentress to accommodate local resident.
    from Fentress
    · Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 611/p. 1809
  52. 1931
    Lost territory Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 391/p. 977
  53. 1931
    Gained territory Overton gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident. Map depicts net changes in Overton-Putnam line 1887-1931.
    from Putnamfrom Overton-Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 450/p. 1194
  54. 1933
    Gained territory Overton gained from Clay to accommodate local resident; Overton lost to Pickett to accommodate local resident.
    from Clayfrom Pickett
    · Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 221/p. 536; ch. 213/p. 523
  55. 1933
    Gained territory Overton gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 214/p. 523
  56. 1939
    Gained territory Overton gained from Clay to accommodate local resident.
    from Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 244/p. 728
  57. 1939
    Lost territory Overton lost to Clay to accommodate local resident.
    to Clayto Overton-Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 561/p. 1766
  58. 1946
    Gained territory Overton gained small area from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 265/p. 873
  59. 1949
    Lost territory Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 730/p. 2241
  60. 1961
    Lost territory Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnamto Overton-Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1961, 82d assy., priv., ch. 364/p. 1263
  61. 1963
    Lost territory Overton lost to Pickett to accommodate local residents.
    to Pickett
    · Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 211/p. 667
  62. 1965
    Lost territory Overton lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 113, secs. 1-2/pp. 419-420
  63. 1989
    Gained territory Overton gained small area from Putnam.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1989, 96th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 456/p. 793

Land and parcels

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People and land

Overton by the Census

Population
22,511 2020 Census count
Housing units
10,329 2020 Census count
Land area
433 square miles
Water area
1.4 square miles
People per sq mi
52 population ÷ land area

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

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Questions

Common questions about Overton County

When was Overton County founded?
Overton County was founded in 1806, formed from Jackson County, and named after John Overton.
What is the county seat of Overton County?
The county seat of Overton County is Livingston.
Is there an online parcel map for Overton County?
Yes. Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments (published by the Office of Information Resources) publishes a parcel map of 15,539 parcels, rated official here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Overton County's boundary or name changed?
Overton County was created in 1806 from Jackson County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 62 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Putnam County, Clay County and Fentress County.
Who issues building permits in Overton County?
The county's page on building permits: Electrical Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Overton 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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