Blount County Government Maryville, TN 37804

Blount County Records Management and Archives

145 Hubbard School Road
Maryville, TN 37803

Directions from the Blount County Courthouse:  Start out going SOUTHEAST on S COURT ST.
Turn LEFT (heading North) onto E LAMAR ALEXANDER PKWY / US-321 N / TN-73 E.
Stay STRAIGHT (will actually turn right at next red light) to continue onto E LAMAR ALEXANDER PKWY / US-321 / TN-73 / WALLAND HWY. Continue approximately 4 1/2 miles.
Turn RIGHT onto BUCHANAN RD / HUBBARD SCHOOL RD.  (There will be a brown sign for Community Action Agency and Records and Archives)
Continue .10 mile (left onto fourth driveway).

Phone (865) 380-4295

Fax (865) 380-4297

Email jglenn@blounttn.org

Jackie Glenn . . . . . . .  . . . . . Records Manager and County Archivist

Purpose of Records Management Office

Blount County has created a Records Management Department to help serve the general public and Offices of the Courthouse and Justice Center.

The purpose of the Blount County Records Management Department is to receive and process both non-current, permanent records and temporary records created by Blount County Government from 1795 to present. The Blount County Records Management will provide information on court records, demography, genealogy and history of Blount County, Tennessee. Records Management provides public access to all holdings with the exception of the juvenile records and sealed adoption files. It provides local government a source material to court offices, genealogists, the legal profession, historians, and the general public.

The charge for copies is $1.00 per page and $2.00 for a certified copy. You may request copies of marriage license and wills by phone, email, mail or come by the office. The office staff is limited, so please call for an appointment if you want to come by. If you are requesting copies of a marriage license, I will need the name of the groom, the bride and the approximate year of the marriage. Copies of Court records may be obtained. You will need to know the case number. Case numbers may be obtained by contacting the Court system. Circuit Court’s phone number is (865)273-5400 and General Session’s is (865)273-5450. After getting the case number, you may request a copy of the file by calling the Records Management Department.

Send a self-addressed stamped envelope and a check or money order for the number of copies to the address above and I will mail your copies to you. If you have any questions, please call Jackie Glenn at the phone number listed above. Office hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday-Friday, by appointment, closed holidays.

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Fees and Office Hours

Fees for photocopies are:                      Per page......................................................$1
                                                            Two-Sided, Certified copy.......................... $2

 There is a twenty-dollar charge for checks that are returned as insufficient funds.

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  Please call ahead for an appointment because the staff is occasionally working offsite.

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Collections of Records

(Dates estimated, some years are missing)

Birth and Death Records

The State of Tennessee did not require the filing of birth and death certificates until around 1914.  To obtain copies of these documents contact:

Tennessee Vital Records
421 Fifth Avenue North
First Floor, Central Services Building
Nashville,  TN  37247-0450
Phone: 615-741-1763
Order Vital Records Online (with credit card):  http://www2.state.tn.us/health/vr/index.htm

Or, contact the local Health Department.  

The Blount County Health Department issues the following certified documents Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
        Short form birth certificates (1949 - present, for births in the state of Tennessee)   
        Death certificates, Blount County only since 2002

Blount County Health Department
1006 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville,  TN  37804
Phone: 865-983-4582

If the birth or death did not occur in Tennessee, contact the Department of Health in the state where the birth or death took place.  Some of them have Web sites that can be accessed via that state's "home" page.  Links to these sites can be found using one of the Internet search services.

Divorce Records

Contact the Clerk & Master's Office, Chancery Court at 865-273-5500.  Most divorce records are kept by the Chancery Court and if they do not have the record they will refer you to Circuit Court.

Accident Reports

Blount County Sheriff's Department, Records Department 865-273-5003

Business License and Current marriage License

Call the County Clerk's Office to obtain a new marriage license or to get a copy of a marriage license that was issued June 2000 and later.  The County Clerk also issues business licenses.  Their telephone number is 865-273-5800. 

Deeds to Property and Related Documents

Register of Deeds Office: 865-273-5880

The Registrar is the official who is responsible for filing warranty and trust deeds to real property, notices of completion, and liens.

Property Tax Records 

Trustee: 865-273-5900

The Trustee is responsible for collecting taxes on real estate and tangible personal property.

Property Tax Assessment Records

Property Assessor: 865-273-5850

The Assessor establishes values for real estate and tangible personal property which is subject to taxation.  This official is also responsible for maintaining the tax maps which assign each piece of real estate a map and parcel number.

The Tennessee State Comptroller of the Treasury has an informative web site about property taxation and assessments.

Estate Probate Records

The County Clerk has the responsibility for the administration, settlement, and distribution of the estates of deceased person.  The County Clerk has all the probate records and the will books and some of the newer wills.  The Blount County Records Management has all the older wills.  

County Clerk: 865-273-5800

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