This page provides information on obtaining copies of Tennessee
birth certificates, Tennessee marriage licenses, Tennessee divorce
decrees and Tennessee death records. There are also useful
links to past Tennessee Vital Records for those of you conducting
family history research. General information about US vital
records can be viewed on the Vital Records Index Page
Tennessee birth, marriage and death certificates may be obtained
from the following government office:
Tennessee Vital Records
Central Services Building
421 5th Avenue,
North Nashville, TN 37247
Tennessee birth, marriage and death certificate order forms as
well as more information are available on the following
pages:
The Tennessee Department of Health may be contacted by
phone on (615) 741-1763 or online at https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/vital-records.html
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, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at
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