Vital records in Tennessee are maintained by the Tennessee Department of Health, where they issue certified copies of birth, death, marriage & divorce records. Once birth records reach 100 years old – and once death, marriage & divorce records reach 50 years old – they are sent to the Tennessee State Library and Archives for public access and family history research.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the Tennessee Department of Health - Office of Vital Records can provide:
Record Type | Available From |
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Tennessee Birth Records | January 1914 – 2024 |
Tennessee Death Records | depends on county |
Tennessee Divorce Records | depends on county |
Tennessee Marriage Records | depends on county |
County | Year Founded |
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Anderson County, TN | November 6, 1801 |
Bedford County, TN | December 7, 1807 |
Benton County, TN | December 19, 1835 |
Bledsoe County, TN | 1807 |
Blount County, TN | 1795 |
Bradley County, TN | May 2, 1836 |
Campbell County, TN | September 11, 1806 |
Cannon County, TN | January 31, 1836 |
Carroll County, TN | November 7, 1821 |
Carter County, TN | 1796 |
Cheatham County, TN | February 28, 1856 |
Chester County, TN | 1879 |
Claiborne County, TN | October 29, 1801 |
Clay County, TN | 1870 |
Cocke County, TN | October 9, 1797 |
Coffee County, TN | January 8, 1836 |
Crockett County, TN | 1871 |
Cumberland County, TN | November 16, 1855 |
Davidson County, TN | October 6, 1783 |
Decatur County, TN | November 1845 |
DeKalb County, TN | 1837 |
Dickson County, TN | October 25, 1803 |
Dyer County, TN | 1823 |
Fayette County, TN | September 29, 1824 |
Fentress County, TN | 1823 |
Franklin County, TN | 1807 |
Gibson County, TN | 1823 |
Giles County, TN | November 14, 1809 |
Grainger County, TN | 1796 |
Greene County, TN | 1783 |
Grundy County, TN | 1844 |
Hamblen County, TN | 1870 |
Hamilton County, TN | October 25, 1819 |
Hancock County, TN | 1844 |
Hardeman County, TN | 1823 |
Hardin County, TN | 1819 |
Hawkins County, TN | 1786 |
Haywood County, TN | 1823 |
Henderson County, TN | 1821 |
Henry County, TN | 1821 |
Hickman County, TN | 1807 |
Houston County, TN | 1871 |
Humphreys County, TN | 1809 |
Jackson County, TN | 1801 |
Jefferson County, TN | June 11, 1792 |
Johnson County, TN | 1836 |
Knox County, TN | June 11, 1792 |
Lake County, TN | 1870 |
Lauderdale County, TN | 1818 |
Lawrence County, TN | 1817 |
Lewis County, TN | December 23, 1843 |
Lincoln County, TN | 1809 |
Loudon County, TN | 1870 |
Macon County, TN | 1842 |
Madison County, TN | 1821 |
Marion County, TN | 1817 |
Marshall County, TN | February 20, 1836 |
Maury County, TN | 1807 |
McMinn County, TN | 1819 |
McNairy County, TN | October 8, 1823 |
Meigs County, TN | 1836 |
Monroe County, TN | November 13, 1819 |
Montgomery County, TN | December 15, 1818 |
Moore County, TN | 1872 |
Morgan County, TN | 1817 |
Obion County, TN | 1823 |
Overton County, TN | 1806 |
Perry County, TN | November 14, 1819 |
Pickett County, TN | 1879 |
Polk County, TN | November 28, 1839 |
Putnam County, TN | February 11, 1854 |
Rhea County, TN | 1807 |
Roane County, TN | 1801 |
Robertson County, TN | April 9, 1796 |
Rutherford County, TN | October 25, 1803 |
Scott County, TN | 1849 |
Sequatchie County, TN | December 9, 1857 |
Sevier County, TN | September 28, 1794 |
Shelby County, TN | November 24, 1819 |
Smith County, TN | 1799 |
Stewart County, TN | 1803 |
Sullivan County, TN | 1779 |
Sumner County, TN | 1786 |
Tipton County, TN | October 29, 1823 |
Trousdale County, TN | 1870 |
Unicoi County, TN | March 23, 1875 |
Union County, TN | 1850 |
Van Buren County, TN | January 3, 1840 |
Warren County, TN | 1807 |
Washington County, TN | 1777 |
Wayne County, TN | 1817 |
Weakley County, TN | October 21, 1823 |
White County, TN | September 11, 1806 |
Williamson County, TN | October 26, 1799 |
Wilson County, TN | October 26, 1799 |