Tennessee
Birth
Event: Birth
Cost of copy:
Long form: $15.00
Short form: $8.00
Address:
Tennessee Vital Records
Central Services Building
421 5th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37247
Remarks: State office has birth records for entire State since January 1914, for Nashville since June 1881, for Knoxville since July 1881, and for Chattanooga since January 1882. Birth enumeration records by school district are available for July 1908 through June 1912. Birth records more than 100 years old are maintained by Tennessee Library and Archives, Archive Division, Nashville, TN 37243-0312. Additional copies of the same birth, marriage, or divorce record, requested at the same time, are $5.00 each.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Tennessee Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (615) 741-1763. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at the Tennessee Department of Health website.
Death
Event: Death
Cost of copy: $7.00
Address:
Tennessee Vital Records
Central Services Building
421 5th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37247
Remarks: Vital Records Office keeps death records for 50 years; older records are maintained by Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, TN 37243-0312.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Tennessee Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (615) 741-1763. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at the Tennessee Department of Health website.
Marriage
Event: Marriage (State)
Cost of copy: $15.00
Address:
Tennessee Vital Records
Department of Health
Central Services Building
421 5th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37247-0450
Remarks: Vital Records Office keeps marriage records for 50 years. Older records are maintained by Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, TN 37243-0312.
Event: Marriage (County)
Cost of copy: Varies
Address: See remarks
Remarks: County Clerk in county where license was issued.
Divorce
Event: Divorce (State)
Cost of copy: $15.00
Address:
Tennessee Vital Records
Department of Health
Central Services Building
421 5th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37247-0450
Remarks: Vital Records Office keeps divorce records for 50 years. Older records are maintained by Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, TN 37243-0312.
Event: Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: Varies
Address: See remarks
Remarks: Clerk of Court in county where divorce was granted.
