This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UiB.2ACI/1421.1 Message Board Post: Wilson County was split off of Sumner County in 1799. It has had stable boundaries since 1836. For records of Wilson County I always start with the Wilson County Archives. Their website is http://www.wilsoncountytn.com/archives.htm