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Blount County Government Maryville, TN 37804 |
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View Scanned Guardian Bond Book 1889 - 1904
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 HUBBARD SCHOOL RD. (There will be a brown
sign for Community Action Agency and Records and Archives) Continue .10 mile (left onto fourth driveway).
*Note: To record a deed or document please see Register of Deeds
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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 for as long as materials are needed. 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 unless records are deemed confidential by law. Requests for juvenile records must go through the Juvenile Department. Requests for adoption records must go through Chancery Court. 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 $2.50 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, you will need to provide the name of the groom, the bride's maiden name and the approximate year of the marriage. Copies of older Court records may be obtained from the Archives but first you will need to know the docket number. Docket numbers may be obtained by contacting the Court system at the following phone numbers: Circuit Court at (865)273-5400 and General Session’s at (865)273-5450 and Chancery Court at (865)273-5500. After getting the docket number, you may request a copy of the file by calling the Blount County Records Management and Archives Department at (865)380-4295.
Send a self-addressed stamped envelope and a check or money order for the number of copies to the address above and copies will be mailed 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.
The governing body over the Blount County Records Management and Archives Department is the Blount County Public Records Commission and the Blount County Mayor. Tennessee state law requires that each county appoint a public records commission consisting of certain members. Each county's commission must consist of at least six members; additional members are optional. Three of these positions are appointed by the county executive/county mayor, then must be confirmed by the county commissioners. Of these three, one is to be a member of the county legislative body (county commissioner), one a judge of one of the courts in the county, and one a genealogist. In addition, certain county officials automatically become members by nature of the office they hold. These members are the county clerk, register of deeds, county historian and the county archivist. Members remain on the board until their term in office expires, or they are deceased. All members have the same right and privileges, including voting rights.
The commission must elect a chairperson and a secretary and keep minutes of all its proceedings and transactions. Members are not paid a salary, except that any member who does not already receive a fixed annual salary from the state or the county "may" receive a $25 for each meeting. State law requires that the county public records commission meet at least twice a year.
Reference - Tennessee Code Annotated 10-7-401 county public records commission created - membership and 10-7-402 Organization of commission- compensation- meetings
Current members of the Blount County Public Records Commission are:
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Betty Boone Best - County Genealogist |
Ron French - County Commissioner |
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Judge William R. Brewer, Jr. - General Sessions Judge, Div. III |
Jackie Glenn - Blount County Archivist and Records Manager |
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Roy Crawford - County Clerk |
Ed Mitchell - Blount County Mayor |
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Phyllis Crisp - Register of Deeds |
Lorene Smith - County Historian |
(Dates estimated, some years are missing)
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Marriage Licenses |
1795 - August 2009 |
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Wills |
1800's - 1900's |
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Birth |
1881-2, 1908-12, 1925-1938 |
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Death |
1881-2, 1908-12, 1925-1938 |
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Tax Rolls |
1846 - 1995 |
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Property Assessor |
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| Chancery Court Files | 1850 - 1900's |
| Chancery Court (Divorces and Other) | 1930 - 1972 |
| County Court | 1801 - 1900's |
| Circuit Court | 1894 - 1992 |
| Criminal Court | 1930's - 1991 |
| General Sessions Civil | 1960's - 1996 |
| General Sessions State | 1972 - 1992 |
| Circuit Court L files | 1980 - 1991 |
| Road Books | 1860's - 1900's |
| Payroll | |
| Accounting | |
| Juvenile Court | |
| Juvenile Detention | |
| County Clerk | |
| Sheriff's Department | |
| Planning Department | |
| Emergency Management | |
| Data Processing | |
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Adoption |
Fees for photocopies are:
Per page......................................................$1
Two-Sided...................................................$2
Certification
fee.............................................$0.50/per page
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.
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
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 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
301 McGee Street
Maryville, TN 37802
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.
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.
Blount County Sheriff's Department, Records Department 865-273-5003
Call the County Clerk's Office to obtain a new marriage license or to get a copy of a marriage license that was issued September 2009 and later. The County Clerk also issues business licenses. Their telephone number is 865-273-5800.
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.
Trustee: 865-273-5900
The Trustee is responsible for collecting taxes on real estate and tangible personal property.
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. The web site is: www.assessment.state.tn.us
As of July 1, 2012, the Clerk & Master's Office has the responsibility for the administration, settlement, and
distribution of the estates of deceased persons. Prior to that, the County Clerk was responsible. The Clerk & Master's
Office 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.
Clerk & Master's Office: 865-273-5500