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Tennessee County Clerk
Smith County Clifa Norris 122 Turner High Circle Suite 101 Carthage, TN 37030 Phone: 615-735-9833 Fax: 615-735-8252 Hours of Operation: M-Th, 8 a.m.
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Smith County Register of Deeds
The Smith County Register of Deeds at 122 Turner High Circle, Suite 113, Carthage, records deeds and other land documents; phone (615) 735-1760, open weekdays 8 to 4.
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Carthage at a glance
- County
- Smith County
- County seat
- Carthage
- Population
- 2,291
- Smith County population
- 19,904
- Local records
- Smith County offices
- ZIP codes
- 37030
About Carthage public records
Carthage, a place of 2,291 people, is the seat of Smith County, so most county offices are in Carthage itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our Smith County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Carthage
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
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What is on record in Carthage
- Producing when recorded
- 2
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 1
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 2 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 2 sites producing when the record was made.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Tennessee's coal regulatory program was run by OSMRE until the state took it back; the state AML program is in TDEC.
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- TDEC Abandoned Mine Lands ProgramTennessee's state abandoned mine land program under the Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources; mission and resources page at https://www.tn.gov/environment/mineral-geologic/amlp/mission-and-resources.html.
- TDEC Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources (Tennessee Geological Survey)The division that holds the state geological survey and the abandoned mine lands program.
Named workings recorded in Carthage
Tennessee abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Wage and hour cases in Carthage, Tennessee
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 11 investigations with a Carthage address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $189,354 in back wages agreed for 151 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
- Investigations closed
- 11
- Back wages agreed
- $189,354
- Workers due back wages
- 151
- Civil money penalties
- $5,280
- Employers on the record
- 10
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith County Government | 1 | $93,374 | 17 |
| K & K Trucking, Inc. | 1 | $51,055 | 75 |
| Smith County Sheriff's Department | 1 | $21,887 | 34 |
| Raymond Tarter Contracting Inc. | 1 | $11,971 | 6 |
| Budget Inn | 1 | $8,532 | 14 |
| EnviroSmart, Inc. | 2 | $2,536 | 5 |
| Funderburk Management | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Life Point Hospitals, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Pizza Hut of Southeast Kansas, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Quick Response, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Carthage, by back wages agreed; 6 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Tennessee wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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