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TBI Background Checks
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation explains how to request a Tennessee criminal history background check and what each type of check covers.
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The cards below include Chattanooga's own offices, along with State of Tennessee offices; the Hamilton County offices are on our Hamilton County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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State records
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Under the Tennessee Secretary of State, the State Library and Archives offers an online catalog, research guides for genealogists, the TeVA digital collections of maps and images, and the Tennessee Electronic Library.
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Official
County court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
Federal bankruptcy court for East Tennessee with locations in Chattanooga, Greeneville, Knoxville and Winchester. Offers court calendars for each city, trustee 341 meeting details, local rules and general orders.
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County court
Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
The Administrative Office of the Courts in Nashville runs Tennessee's judiciary site, carrying appellate opinions and oral argument dockets, a courthouse finder, court clerks by county, forms and a self help center.
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Vital records
Tennessee Office of Vital Records
Tennessee Department of Health office issuing birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates; county health departments also issue birth and death certificates, and anyone other than a parent, child or spouse must show entitlement.
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Police & jail
Tennessee Felony Offender Information
From the Tennessee Department of Correction and Board of Parole, this lookup finds felony offenders by name, TDOC ID or state ID number, with aliases optional; an official background check comes from TBI.
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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
TBI home page with links to Missing Tennesseans, the sex offender registry, background checks, expungements, firearm checks (TICS), TBI's Most Wanted and a tip line.
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Police & jail
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Top 10 Most Wanted
Since 1993 the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has posted its Top 10 Most Wanted, fugitives sought for violent felonies or major drug trafficking in Tennessee, with rewards offered for tips.
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Police & jail
Tennessee Sex Offender Registry Information
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation registry guide: who must register, the yearly reporting for sexual offenders and quarterly reporting for violent sexual offenders, and the registry law; the database is updated daily.
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Federal
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Population, housing, income and business statistics for Chattanooga city, Tennessee, published by the U.S. Census Bureau from census and survey data and open to side by side comparison with the state or nation.
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City records
City of Chattanooga
Chattanooga city government with 311 help, property tax, tickets and fines, sewer fees, permits and applications, records and claims requests, city court, police and council meetings at 1000 Lindsay St.
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Police & jail
Chattanooga Police Department
Records and investigations division 3410 Amnicola Hwy. Chattanooga, TN 37406 (423) 643-5000
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13 more Chattanooga sources not listed above.
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About public records in Chattanooga
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Chattanooga at a glance
- County
- Hamilton County
- County seat
- Chattanooga
- Population
- 181,099
- Hamilton County population
- 366,207
- Local records
- City of Chattanooga
- ZIP codes
- 37415, 37416, 37410, 37411, 37419, 37409, 37421, 37408, 37403, 37402, 37407, 37405, 37406, 37404, 37343, 37450, 37351, 37401, 37414, 37424
About Chattanooga public records
Chattanooga, a place of 181,099 people, is the seat of Hamilton County. Court and property records sit with Hamilton County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Tennessee. Chattanooga's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hamilton County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Chattanooga
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Chattanooga
- Old mine sites
- 11
- Sites with no status in the records
- 3
- Still producing
- 7
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 2
- Main minerals
- Aluminum; Barium-Barite; Clay
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 60
- Shafts and tunnels
- 3
- What they are
- open pit mine or quarry, quarry, sand pit, adit
- Maps surveyed
- 1935 to 1982
- Records behind them
- 85 records for 81 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 21 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 11 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 60 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 3 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Aluminum; Barium-Barite; Clay.
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.
Tennessee mine map and abandoned mine records
- TDEC Mining, Data and Map ViewersThe division's data and map viewers for mining in Tennessee.
- 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 Chattanooga (21 shown, 60 unnamed on the map)
- Brannan MineAluminum | Past Producer | Surface
- Fred Nixson ProspectAluminum | Prospect
- Hornville MineAluminum | Past Producer | Surface
- Mccallie Tunnel ProspectAluminum | Prospect | Underground
- Montague MineAluminum | Past Producer | Surface
- Perry MineAluminum | Past Producer | Surface
- Smith ProspectAluminum | Prospect | Surface and underground
- Wilcox ProspectAluminum | Prospect | Surface
- Shofner Barite ProspectBarium-Barite | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Chatanooga MineClay | Unknown | Surface
- Clay FieldClay | Producer | Surface
- Signal Mountain Clay PitClay | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Hill City-Moccasin BendIron | Past Producer
- Wr Grace/ Chattanooga, Tn.REE | Plant | A processing plant, not a working
- Dixie Sand & Gravel Co. Dredge OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Dixie Sand and Gravel Co. PlantSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Chattanooga Cement PlantStone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | A processing plant, not a working
- Chattanooga QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Alton Park TractStone, Crushed/Broken; Clay | Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Chattanooga QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken; Limestone, General | Producer
- Tiftonia Plant & Quarry Pit #395Stone, Crushed/Broken; Limestone, General | Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
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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How do I register to vote in Chattanooga, Tennessee?
Voter registration in Tennessee is run by the Tennessee Division of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Chattanooga.
How do I look up property records in Chattanooga, Tennessee?
Deeds for property in Chattanooga are recorded by the Hamilton County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Hamilton County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Chattanooga, Tennessee?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Tennessee come from the state vital records office, Tennessee Office of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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