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Office: Metro Moore County Emergency Management Agency – Public Safety Director Jason Deal | 1333 Main St, Lynchburg, TN 37352 | (931) 759-7323 | [email protected]
911: Moore County Emergency Communications Center – 1333 Main Street, Lynchburg, TN 37352 | Non-emergency: (931) 759-7323 | Fax: (931) 759-5568; six telecommunicators dispatch for Moore County EMA, Sheriff’s Department, EMS, Volunteer Fire Department, and Motlow State Community College Police 24/7/365. As of early 2026, the county completed a genuine $1.1 million upgrade connecting to the statewide Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN), with the new “Old No. 7 Tower” co-located on land owned by Jack Daniel’s Distillery, which contributed $440,000 toward the project.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911. Moore County has a consolidated city-county government – Lynchburg’s and the county’s boundaries and government are one and the same (“Metro Moore County”).
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-231 and SH-55 serve Lynchburg, the county seat, in South Central Tennessee
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Moore County was created in 1871 during Reconstruction, named for state legislator William Moore. At 130 square miles, it is the second-smallest county in Tennessee (behind only Trousdale) and the third-least populous.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Moore County Building/Permits – confirm current contact via metromoorecounty.org.
Notes: Moore County is home to a genuinely famous irony: Lynchburg is the location of the Jack Daniel’s Distillery, whose Tennessee whiskey is marketed worldwide from “a city with only one traffic light” – yet Moore County is itself a dry county, and sampling whiskey is permitted only on the distillery’s own grounds. By the 1870s-80s, fifteen registered distilleries operated in the county, with Jack Daniel’s ultimately becoming the most famous survivor. The Moore County Courthouse and Jail complex on Court Square, built in 1885 in the Italianate style (with the jail portion dating to 1876, just five years after the county’s founding), is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; the original jail is now a museum.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Moore County Veterans Services – confirm current officer name/phone via metromoorecounty.org.
State: Tennessee Department of Veterans Services – tn.gov/veteran
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Moore County Public Library – 17 Lynchburg Hwy, Lynchburg, TN 37352; a small-town library serving the close-knit Moore County community.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Jack Daniel’s Distillery Visitor Center and the historic Moore County Courthouse/Jail Square (see above) are the county’s premier attractions, drawing visitors from around the world.
Notes: The genuine “dry county home to a world-famous distillery” fact is one of the most distinctive and memorable local details covered anywhere in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Moore County Assessor of Property – confirm current phone via metromoorecounty.org.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Nonprofit: Moore County Friends of Animals – Lynchburg, TN; rescues and cares for homeless cats and dogs while offering community spay/neuter education; a Best Friends Animal Society network partner.
Notes: No dedicated county-run animal shelter was clearly confirmed in this search – confirm current arrangements directly with the county before relying on this section for a stray or lost pet situation.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Moore County Solid Waste – confirm current contact via metromoorecounty.org.
NOTES: Moore County is the first county in this batch (Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk) of the Tennessee v2 redo. The genuine Jack Daniel’s/dry-county irony is one of the most distinctive and memorable local facts covered anywhere in this project. 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 Moore County County
Moore County is Tennessee’s smallest county and the home of Jack Daniel’s – the world’s best-selling American whiskey is made in Lynchburg in a county where you cannot legally buy a drink, a contradiction so perfectly Tennessean that it has made Moore County one of the most recognizable small communities in the entire country despite having fewer than 7,000 residents.
Lynchburg (the county seat, population ~6,000) is Moore County’s governmental hub and the Jack Daniel’s company town, a small Middle Tennessee community whose entire identity is inseparable from the whiskey distillery that has operated in its hollow for over 150 years.
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Moore County Assessor of Property at 196 Main Street, Lynchburg, TN 37352, phone 931-759-7346. TN assessed at a percentage of appraised value.
Courts & Legal
Moore County Circuit Court at 196 Main Street, Lynchburg, TN 37352, phone 931-759-7346, 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, Lynchburg, TN 37352
(931) 759-7346
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Moore County Clerk and Master, Lynchburg (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Moore 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, Moore County 196 Main Street, PO Box 206, Lynchburg, TN 37352 (931) 759-7208
Moore County was founded in 1871, named for state legislator William Moore, in south central Tennessee – Tennessee’s third-least populous county. It forms a consolidated city-county government with its seat, Lynchburg, home to the Jack Daniel’s distillery.
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 Moore 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 Moore 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 Moore 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
1 Public Sq, Lynchburg, TN 37352
(931) 759-7191
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTION COMMISSION
1 Public Sq, Lynchburg, TN 37352
(931) 759-7346
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
285 Majors Blvd, Lynchburg, TN 37352
(931) 759-7194
DHS Office
285 Majors Blvd, Lynchburg, TN 37352
(931) 759-7346
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Moore County Health Department – confirm current contact via metromoorecounty.org.
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County Facts
County Seat: Lynchburg
Population: 6,500
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