Tennessee birth certificates are maintained by the county health departments.  The county health departments will also issue Tennessee death certificates for deaths that occur in that county within the last three years.  There are a few county health departments and keep death records for an extended period of time.  There are Tennessee marriage records that are available through the county clerk who issued the marriage license.  The clerk of court holds divorce records.

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Information On Tennessee’s Vital Records

How to Contact Tennessee's Vital Records Offices by Life Event

Birth Certificates

$10 per copy for a long form
$5.00 per copy for a short form

Contact Information:
Tennessee Vital Records
Dept. of Health
Central Services Building
421 5th Ave, N.
Nashville, TN 37247- 0450

The state office in Tennessee carries vital birth records for the entire state dating back to January 1914. The state office carries records for Nashville dating back to 1881, Chattanooga dating back to 1882, and Knoxville dating back to July of 1881. 

The Tennessee state office carries vital death records for the entire state dating back to January of 1914, for Knoxville dating back to July of 1887, for Nashville dating back to July of 1874, and for Chattanooga dating back to March 6 of 1872.

The state office in Tennessee carries vital death and birth records by the school district and they are available from July 1908 to June of 1912. 

The Tennessee vital records office carries the last 50 years of death records and you can obtain older vital records from the Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, Tennessee 37243- 0312.  You can obtain records from April 1874 to December 1887 and November 1898 through January 1, 1914 for Memphis, Tennessee vital birth records. 

You can obtain Memphis vital death records from May 1848- January 1, 1914.  Please contact Memphis- Shelby Court Health Dept., Div. of Vital Records, Memphis, TN 38105.  You can obtain duplicate copies of the same marriage, divorce record, or birth for an additional $2.00 fee each.

Please make your personal check or money order payable to Tennessee vital records.  You can confirm the current fees by calling (615) 741- 1763.  You can access information in on obtaining certified copies on the Internet at Tennessee vital records.

Tennessee Death Records Information

$5.00 per copy

Contact Information:
Tennessee Vital Records
Dept. of Health
Central Services Building
421 5th Ave, N.
Nashville, TN 37247- 0450

The state office in Tennessee carries vital birth records for the entire state dating back to January 1914. The state office carries records for Nashville dating back to 1881, Chattanooga dating back to 1882, and Knoxville dating back to July of 1881. 

The Tennessee state office carries vital death records for the entire state dating back to January of 1914, for Knoxville dating back to July of 1887, for Nashville dating back to July of 1874, and for Chattanooga dating back to March 6 of 1872.

The state office in Tennessee carries vital death and birth records by the school district and they are available from July 1908 to June of 1912. 

The Tennessee vital records office carries the last 50 years of death records and you can obtain older vital records from the Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, Tennessee 37243- 0312. 

You can obtain records from April 1874 to December 1887 and November 1898 through January 1, 1914 for Memphis, Tennessee vital birth records.  You can obtain Memphis Vital Death records from May 1848- January 1, 1914.  Please contact Memphis- Shelby Court Health Dept., Div. of Vital Records, Memphis, TN 38105.  You can obtain duplicate copies of the same marriage, divorce record, or birth for an additional $2.00 fee each.

Please make your personal check or money order payable to Tennessee vital records.  You can confirm the current fees by calling (615) 741- 1763.  You can access information in on obtaining certified copies on the Internet at Tennessee vital records.

Tennessee State Marriage Records Information

$10 per copy

Contact Information:
Tennessee Vital Records
Dept. of Health
Central Services Building
421 5th Ave, N.
Nashville, TN 37247- 0450

The state office in Tennessee carries vital marriage records for the last 50 years.  If you require marriage records older than 50 years then you can contact the Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, TN 37243- 0312.

Tennessee County Marriage Records Information

Price per copy varies

Contact the County Clerk in the county where the license was initially granted.

Tennessee State Divorce Records Information

$10 per copy

Contact Information:
Tennessee Vital Records
Dept. of Health
Central Services Building
421 5th Ave, N.
Nashville, TN 37247- 0450

The Tennessee Vital Records Office carries the last 50 years of divorce records and older records are accessible by contacting the Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, TN 37243- 0312.

Tennessee County Divorce Records Information

Price per copy varies

Contact the Clerk of Court in the County where the divorce was originally authorized.