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Office: Overton County Emergency Management Agency – Director Chris Masiongale | 255 Industrial Park Drive, Livingston, TN 38570 | (931) 823-8594 | [email protected]
911: Overton-Pickett Emergency Communications District (OPECD) – 255 Industrial Park Dr, Livingston, TN 38570; a genuinely unique arrangement – the ONLY consolidated 911 center in the state of Tennessee serving two separate counties (Overton and Pickett); dispatches for both counties’ EMS, Fire, the Overton County Sheriff’s Department, and the Overton County Rescue Squad.
Roads: SH-42 and SH-84/85 serve Livingston, the county seat, between the Highland Rim and the Cumberland Plateau
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Overton County was established in September 1806 from Jackson County and Indian lands, named for John Overton – a pioneer attorney, Tennessee Supreme Court judge, and, alongside Andrew Jackson and James Winchester, a co-founder of Memphis.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Overton County Building/Permits – confirm current contact via overtoncountytn.gov.
Notes: On May 10, 1933, a devastating half-mile-wide F4 tornado struck the small Overton County community of Beatty Swamps (also called Bethsadia), destroying every structure and killing or injuring nearly every inhabitant – 33 of the tornado’s 35 total deaths occurred there, with debris swept clean, a reaper-binder thrown 500 yards, and cars moved hundreds of feet. The Overton County Courthouse, built in 1868-69 by Joe Copeland, has anchored county government in Livingston for over 150 years. The American Legion Bohannon Post #4 (built 1948, a modified Quonset hut with brick façade) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 for its local social-history significance as a veterans’ service office.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Overton County Veterans Service Office – Officer Christopher Barlow | 317 East University Street, Suite 45, Livingston, TN 38570 | (931) 823-2570 | Fax: (931) 823-8387
State: Tennessee Department of Veterans Services – tn.gov/veteran
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Millard Oakley Public Library – 107 East Main St, Livingston, TN 38570 | (931) 823-1888
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Overton County Heritage Museum in Livingston preserves over 200 years of local history and artifacts, with seasonal walking tours. Dale Hollow Lake is nearby to the north. Overton County sits along the Cumberland National Scenic Byway (SR 42).
Notes: The genuine, tragic Beatty Swamps tornado of 1933 is a distinctive, checkable historical fact – handled with care given the loss of life involved.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Overton County Assessor of Property – confirm current phone via overtoncountytn.gov.
Nonprofits: South Paw Animal Rescue and Sanctuary, Inc. – PO Box 118, Hilham, TN; and Tender Heart Canine Rescue – 887 Old Celina Road, Allons, TN.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Overton County Waste Department – confirm current contact via overtoncountytn.gov.
NOTES: Overton County is the fourth county in this batch (Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk) of the Tennessee v2 redo. The genuinely unique dual-county Overton-Pickett 911 consolidation (the only one of its kind in Tennessee) and the historically significant, tragic 1933 Beatty Swamps tornado are both distinctive, checkable local facts. 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 Overton County County
Overton County is the Upper Cumberland’s Dale Hollow Lake smallmouth bass capital – the world record smallmouth bass caught in Dale Hollow’s clear cold waters and the county’s traditional highland cattle and tobacco farming define a community where Livingston serves as the regional hub for the surrounding Upper Cumberland counties near the Kentucky border.
Livingston (the county seat, population ~3,900) is Overton County’s governmental and commercial hub, an Upper Cumberland small city on TN-111 serving the surrounding agricultural communities and Dale Hollow Lake recreational visitors.
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Overton County Assessor of Property at 317 E. Main Street, Livingston, TN 38570, phone 931-823-5630. TN assessed at a percentage of appraised value.
Courts & Legal
Overton County Circuit Court at 317 E. Main Street, Livingston, TN 38570, phone 931-823-5630, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
317 East University St, Livingston, TN 38570
(931) 823-2565
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Overton County Clerk and Master, Livingston (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Overton 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, Overton County 100 East Court Square, Livingston, TN 38570 (931) 823-2536 Overton County is in the Upper Cumberland region of Middle Tennessee, seated in Livingston.
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 Overton 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 Overton 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 Overton 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
312 East University St, Livingston, TN 38570
(931) 823-1440
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTION COMMISSION
317 East University St, Livingston, TN 38570
(931) 823-1449
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
615 South Church St, Livingston, TN 38570
(931) 823-1651
DHS Office
615 South Church St, Livingston, TN 38570
(931) 823-1622
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Overton County Health Department – confirm current contact via overtoncountytn.gov.
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County Facts
County Seat: Livingston
Population: 22,500
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