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Office: Marshall County Emergency Management Agency – Director Steve Calahan | Hardison Office Annex, 230 College Street, Suite 125, Lewisburg, TN 37091 | (931) 359-5810; combines resources of the county, City of Lewisburg, and Towns of Chapel Hill, Cornersville, and Petersburg.
911: Marshall County Emergency Communications District – PO Box 2786, Lewisburg, TN 37091 | (931) 359-9911 | [email protected]
EMS: Marshall County EMS – Director John Reese | 728 Ellington Parkway, Lewisburg, TN 37091 | (931) 359-6394
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-31A serves Lewisburg, the county seat, in South Central Tennessee near the Duck River
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Marshall County’s seat, Lewisburg, was named in honor of Meriwether Lewis. The county is part of the Lewisburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, itself included in the greater Nashville metro area.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Marshall County Building/Permits – confirm current contact via marshallcountytn.gov.
Notes: Lewisburg is genuinely the headquarters of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association, which established the first official breed registry for Tennessee Walking Horses in the mid-1930s – that registry is still maintained in Lewisburg today. IMPORTANT NAMING TRAP: the famous annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, the breed’s largest horse show (founded 1939, drawing roughly 2,000 horses and 250,000 spectators), is held in Shelbyville, the seat of neighboring Bedford County – not in Marshall County. Marshall County’s agricultural heritage also genuinely includes the fainting goat breed, celebrated at the annual “Goats, Music and More” festival, which draws visitors from around the world. Henry Horton State Park, named for a former Tennessee governor from Marshall County, was built in the 1960s along the Duck River near Chapel Hill and contains the first golf course specifically built for a Tennessee state park.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Marshall County Veterans Service Office – 230 College St., Suite 210, Lewisburg, TN 37091 | (931) 359-5482 | Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9 AM-4:30 PM.
State: Tennessee Department of Veterans Services – tn.gov/veteran
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Marshall County Memorial Library – main branch in Lewisburg (opened February 27, 1975), with a branch in the Chapel Hill Community Center opened 2014; over 123,000 items, 20 public internet computers, free Wi-Fi; holds an extensive genealogy collection including microfilmed Marshall County Gazette (1859-2005) and Lewisburg Tribune (1846-2017).
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Henry Horton State Park (see above) and the “Goats, Music and More” festival are the county’s signature attractions. The Tennessee Walking Horse breed registry’s genuine headquarters is in Lewisburg.
Notes: The Tennessee Walking Horse naming trap – the breed’s registry HQ is in Marshall County, but its famous “Celebration” show is in neighboring Bedford County – is a distinctive, checkable local fact.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Marshall County Assessor of Property – confirm current phone via marshallcountytn.gov.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Facility: Marshall County Animal Control – 300 Woodside Avenue, Lewisburg, TN 37091; two animal control officers, often referred to locally as the “dog pound,” open to the public with weekend on-call emergency coverage; a countywide leash law requires animals be confined to owner property or leashed elsewhere, with muzzle requirements for dogs of a “vicious nature.”
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Marshall County Solid Waste Committee – meets regularly at 611 Hawkins Drive, Lewisburg, TN; confirm current schedule via marshallcountytn.gov.
NOTES: Marshall County is the first county in this batch (Marshall, Maury, McMinn, McNairy, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery) of the Tennessee v2 redo. The Tennessee Walking Horse registry headquarters (Lewisburg) versus the Celebration show (Shelbyville, Bedford Co.) naming trap is a distinctive, checkable local fact. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Marshall County County
Marshall County is Middle Tennessee’s Walking Horse and Mule Capital and Duck River county – the horse farming traditions that complement the neighboring Celebration and the ecologically rich Duck River define a county whose agricultural heritage and growing Nashville southern suburban character anchor a community at the heart of Middle Tennessee’s equine country.
Lewisburg (the county seat, population ~11,500) is Marshall County’s governmental and commercial hub, a Middle Tennessee city on US 431 whose horse industry heritage, Duck River access, and Nashville commuter proximity define its character.
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Marshall County Assessor of Property at 208 1st Avenue N, Lewisburg, TN 37091, phone 931-359-0267. TN assessed at a percentage of appraised value.
Courts & Legal
Marshall County Circuit Court at 208 1st Avenue N, Lewisburg, TN 37091, phone 931-359-0267, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
1 Public Sq, Lewisburg, TN 37091
(931) 359-3200
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Marshall County Clerk and Master, Lewisburg (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Marshall County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Clerk and Master, Marshall County 201 Marshall County Courthouse, Lewisburg, TN 37091 (931) 359-2181 Marshall County is in Middle Tennessee, seated in Lewisburg.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Tennessee has NOT adopted the Uniform Probate Code. Instead, Tennessee uses its own common form and solemn form probate framework, governed by Title 30 of the Tennessee Code Annotated. In Marshall County, the Clerk and Master (part of Chancery Court) administers probate.
Small Estate Affidavit (T.C.A. §§ 30-4-101 through 30-4-103) – available when the value of the probate estate does not exceed $50,000 (personal property; real property is generally excluded). The affidavit can be filed no sooner than 45 days after death. A bond payable to the state is commonly required to protect creditors and other heirs, though it is often waived when the person filing is the estate’s sole heir/beneficiary, or when all heirs consent in writing.
Common Form Probate – the standard, uncontested path: the will (if any) is admitted to probate without formal notice to all interested parties, and the personal representative is appointed and issued Letters Testamentary (with a will) or Letters of Administration (without a will).
Solemn Form Probate – used when formal proof of the will’s validity is needed, typically because of an anticipated will contest; requires notice to all interested parties and a hearing.
Muniment of Title – used to transfer real estate when there is a valid will but no other assets requiring administration.
Step 2: filing for administration
The personal representative (or an interested party) files the original will (if one exists) and a Petition for Probate of Will or Petition for Letters of Administration with the Marshall County Clerk and Master.
The court issues Letters Testamentary (testate) or Letters of Administration (intestate), giving the personal representative authority to act.
The personal representative publishes notice to creditors in a local newspaper; creditors generally have a limited window (commonly around 4 months from the notice) to file claims.
The personal representative inventories and appraises the estate’s assets (may be waived by the will or by all beneficiaries).
The personal representative pays valid debts, expenses, and taxes.
The estate is closed with a final accounting (unless waived) and distribution to beneficiaries or heirs.
What it costs
Filing fees vary by county; confirm current fees with Marshall County directly.
Tennessee has no statutory fee schedule for attorneys or executors – fees must be “reasonable” and are subject to court approval if contested.
Tennessee does NOT impose a state estate tax or a state inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax may apply, and only to very large estates.
Typical timeline for a simple, uncontested estate: roughly 6-9 months.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
1114 Farris Dr, Lewisburg, TN 37091
(931) 359-1567
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTION COMMISSION
1420 Mooresville Hwy, Lewisburg, TN 37091
(931) 359-6503
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
1425 Mooresville Hwy, Lewisburg, TN 37091
(931) 359-6135
DHS Office
1425 Mooresville Hwy, Lewisburg, TN 37091
(931) 359-1785
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Marshall County Health Department – confirm current contact via marshallcountytn.gov.
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County Facts
County Seat: Lewisburg
Population: 34,500
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