Extracted from Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research in Jefferson County, Tennessee, copyright ©1995 Billie R. McNamara.  All rights reserved.  This page will be supplemented periodically as new information is located.  Additions and corrections are welcome via the Contact Us link on this Web site.

Grist mills were important to residents of the growing County.  Owners of mills were required to petition the County Court for permission to establish a mill, whether it was for public or private use.  Often, owners of grist mills also had distilleries on-site.  The Dumplin Mill may have been in operation before Jefferson County was established.

Early grist mills included the following: