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Smith CountyTennessee

Smith County is a county in Tennessee formed on October 26, 1799, from Sumner County, with its seat in Carthage.

  • Founded1799
  • County seatCarthage
  • Named forDaniel Smith
  • Land area314 sq mi + 11 sq mi water
  • Population19,904 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped12,020 checked 14 October 2026
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History

Formed in 1799 from Sumner County

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

Smith County was created from Sumner County in 1799 and named after Daniel Smith. Over the following decades, Smith County gained and lost territory through multiple boundary adjustments, including the creation of Jackson County in 1801, Cannon County in 1836, and Macon County in 1842, with smaller adjustments continuing into the 1850s.

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

  1. 1799
    Smith County created Smith created from Sumner.
    from Sumner
    · Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 2/p. 179
  2. 1801
    Gained territory Smith gained from Wilson; lost to creation of Jackson.
    from Wilsonfrom Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 48, secs. 1-2/pp. 281-282
  3. 1801
    Gained territory Smith gained from Non-County Area 2. · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270
  4. 1805
    Lost territory Smith lost to Jackson, lost to Non-County Area 5 when that part of Smith lying south of the Indian boundary reverted to non-county status.
    to Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 67/p. 72
  5. 1836
    Lost territory Smith lost to creation of Cannon.
    to Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 33, secs. 1, 14/pp. 141, 145 and ch. 39, secs. 1, 6, 10, 12/pp. 163-167
Show all 58 changes (53 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1799
    Smith County created Smith created from Sumner.
    from Sumner
    · Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 2/p. 179
  2. 1801
    Gained territory Smith gained from Wilson; lost to creation of Jackson.
    from Wilsonfrom Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 48, secs. 1-2/pp. 281-282
  3. 1801
    Gained territory Smith gained from Non-County Area 2. · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270
  4. 1805
    Lost territory Smith lost to Jackson, lost to Non-County Area 5 when that part of Smith lying south of the Indian boundary reverted to non-county status.
    to Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 67/p. 72
  5. 1836
    Lost territory Smith lost to creation of Cannon.
    to Cannon
    · Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 33, secs. 1, 14/pp. 141, 145 and ch. 39, secs. 1, 6, 10, 12/pp. 163-167
  6. 1842
    Lost territory Smith lost to creation of Macon.
    to Macon
    · Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 45, secs. 1, 19/pp. 56, 60
  7. 1844
    Changed Boundary between Smith and Macon confirmed (no change).
    Macon
    · Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 61/p. 73
  8. 1848
    Lost territory Smith lost two small areas to Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 99/p. 149
  9. 1850
    Exchanged territory Smith exchanged with Jackson.
    with Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 80, secs. 1, 11/pp. 261, 264
  10. 1850
    Lost territory Smith lost small area to Dekalb.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 139/p. 341
  11. 1852
    Lost territory Smith lost to Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 262/p. 429
  12. 1854
    Lost territory Smith lost to the re-creation of Putnam, and lost to Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    to Putnamto Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp. 744-754
  13. 1858
    Lost territory Smith lost to Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch. 83, sec. 3/p. 91
  14. 1858
    Lost territory Smith lost to Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp. 91-93
  15. 1860
    Lost territory Smith lost to Wilson to accommodate local resident.
    to Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp. 368-370
  16. 1860
    Lost territory Smith lost to Dekalb; Smith lost to Wilson to accommodate local resident.
    to Dekalbto Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp. 438-440
  17. 1860
    Gained territory Smith gained from Putnam.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp. 575-577
  18. 1867
    Gained territory Smith gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 24
  19. 1868
    Gained territory Smith gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident; Smith gained from Putnam.
    from Dekalbfrom Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108
  20. 1869
    Gained territory Smith gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20
  21. 1869
    Gained territory Smith gained from Jackson and Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    from Jacksonfrom Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64
  22. 1870
    Gained territory Smith gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62
  23. 1870
    Exchanged territory Smith exchanged small areas with Putnam (later overturned).
    with Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 84/p. 133
  24. 1870
    Lost territory Smith lost to creation of Trousdale.
    to Trousdale
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 27, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 47-48; Goodspeed [J], 843-844
  25. 1871
    Lost territory Smith lost to Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 12/p. 10
  26. 1872
    Gained territory Smith gained from Trousdale when Tennessee Supreme Court declared Trousdale boundaries null and void.
    from Trousdale
    · "Macon and Smith Counties v. Trousdale County" in Tenn. Rpts. 61:1-11
  27. 1873
    Gained territory Smith gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident (later overturned).
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 66/p. 101
  28. 1877
    Gained territory Smith gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident (later overturned).
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 115/p. 138
  29. 1879
    Lost territory Smith lost to Wilson to accommodate local resident.
    to Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 79
  30. 1881
    Gained territory Smith gained from Putnam to accommodate local residents (later overturned). Smith lost to Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    from Putnamfrom Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 142/p. 191; ch. 164/p. 220
  31. 1883
    Exchanged territory Smith exchanged with Putnam to accommodate local residents (later overturned).
    with Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 99/p. 97
  32. 1887
    Lost territory Smith lost to Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 53/p. 123
  33. 1893
    Lost territory Smith lost to Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 20/p. 30; repeated in sec. 2, ch. 73/p. 91
  34. 1893
    Gained territory Smith gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 73/p. 91
  35. 1895
    Gained territory Smith gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident (later overturned).
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 98/p. 162
  36. 1895
    Exchanged territory Smith exchanged with Wilson to accommodate local residents.
    with Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 82/p. 125
  37. 1897
    Gained territory Smith gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident; Smith gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident (later overturned).
    from Dekalbfrom Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 263/p. 578; ch. 148/p. 335
  38. 1899
    Gained territory Smith gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 143/p. 253
  39. 1899
    Lost territory Smith lost small area to Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 179/p. 354
  40. 1901
    Gained territory Smith gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 288/p. 653
  41. 1901
    Gained territory Smith gained from Macon to accommodate local resident.
    from Macon
    · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 305/p. 689
  42. 1903
    Lost territory Smith lost to Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 221/p. 491
  43. 1905
    Lost territory Smith lost to Wilson to accommodate local resident.
    to Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 47/p. 92
  44. 1905
    Lost territory Smith lost to Trousdale to accommodate local resident.
    to Trousdale
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 86/p. 197
  45. 1905
    Exchanged territory Smith exchanged with Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    with Dekalbwith Smith-Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 88/p. 199; ch. 95/p. 206
  46. 1905
    Gained territory Smith gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident (later overturned).
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 370/p. 776
  47. 1905
    Gained territory Smith gained from Jackson to accommodate local resident.
    from Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 505/p. 1117
  48. 1913
    Exchanged territory Smith exchanged with Putnam when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned acts of 7 July 1870, 24 March 1873, 24 March 1877, 6 April 1881, 19 March 1883, 8 April 1895, 29 April 1897, and 13 April 1905.
    with Putnamwith Smith-Putnam
    · "Putnam County v. Smith County" in Tenn. Rpts., 129:394-397
  49. 1915
    Lost territory Smith lost to Wilson to accommodate local residents.
    to Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 237/p. 915
  50. 1915
    Lost territory Smith lost to Wilson to accommodate local resident.
    to Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 562/p. 1802
  51. 1927
    Gained territory Smith gained from Macon to accommodate local residents.
    from Macon
    · Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 718/p. 2340
  52. 1931
    Gained territory Smith gained from Wilson to accommodate local residents.
    from Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 673/p. 1834
  53. 1931
    Exchanged territory Smith exchanged with Wilson to accommodate local resident.
    with Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 771/p. 2046; ch. 770/p. 2044
  54. 1935
    Lost territory Smith lost to Wilson to accommodate local resident.
    to Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 218/p. 505
  55. 1939
    Lost territory Smith lost to Wilson to accommodate local resident.
    to Wilsonto Smith-Wilson
    · Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 369/p. 1039
  56. 1955
    Exchanged territory Smith exchanged with Macon to accommodate local residents.
    with Macon
    · Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 55/p. 167
  57. 1965
    Gained territory Smith gained small area from Jackson.
    from Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 147, sec. 1/p. 525
  58. 1972
    Lost territory Smith lost small area to Trousdale.
    to Trousdale
    · Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 713/p. 774

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People and land

Smith by the Census

Population
19,904 2020 Census count
Housing units
8,513 2020 Census count
Land area
314 square miles
Water area
11 square miles
People per sq mi
63 population ÷ land area

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When was Smith County founded?
Smith County was founded in 1799, formed from Sumner County, and named after Daniel Smith.
What is the county seat of Smith County?
The county seat of Smith County is Carthage.
Is there an online parcel map for Smith County?
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Has Smith County's boundary or name changed?
Smith County was created in 1799 from Sumner County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 56 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Dekalb County, Putnam County and Wilson County.
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