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Tennessee Vital Statistics

Finding birth, death, marriage and divorce records from the Vital Records Department of Tennessee

Birth & Death Records

Birth Cost: $5.00 (short form); $10 (long form)
Death Cost: $5.00

Address
Tennessee Vital Records
Department of Health Central Services Building
421 5th Avenue
North Nashville, TN 37247-0450

State office has had birth records for entire State since January 1914, for Nashville since June 1881, for Knoxville since July 1881, and for Chattanooga since January 1882. State office has had death records for entire State since January 1914, for Nashville since July 1874, for Knoxville since July 1887, and for Chattanooga since March 6, 1872. Birth and death enumeration records by school district are available for July 1908 through June 1912. Vital Records Office keeps death records for 50 years; older records are maintained by Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, TN 37243-0312. For Memphis birth records from April 1874 through December 1887 and November 1898 to January 1, 1914, and for Memphis death records from May 1848 to January 1, 1914, write to Memphis--Shelby County Health Department, Division of Vital Records, Memphis, TN 38105. Additional copies of the same birth, marriage, or divorce record, requested at the same time, are $2.00 each.

Make your check or money order payable to Tennessee Vital Records. Personal checks are accepted. Call the recorded message at (615) 741-1763 for current fees. 

State Marriage Records

Cost: $10.00 per copy

Address:
Tennessee Vital Records
Department of Health Central Services Building
421 5th Avenue
North Nashville, TN 37247-0450

Records are available for the past 50 years.  Older records are kept by the Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, TN 37243-0312.

County Marriage Records

Cost: vary per county

Contact the County Clerk in the county in which the license was issued.

State Divorce Records

Cost: $10.00 per copy

Address:
Tennessee Vital Records
Department of Health Central Services Building
421 5th Avenue
North Nashville, TN 37247-0450

Records are available for the past 50 years.  Older records are kept by the Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, TN 37243-0312.

County and City Divorce Records

Cost: vary per county

Contact the County Clerk in the county in which the divorce was granted.