Tennessee, Putnam County
Where Cookeville's records are kept. Cookeville has its own city government, police department, municipal court and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Cookeville's own offices, along with State of Tennessee offices; the Putnam County offices are on our Putnam County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Cookeville Police Department at 1019 Neal St. takes crime reports, offers accident and incident report copies at the station or online, handles background checks and complaints, and hosts a CALEA comment portal.
Open official site Cookeville Police DepartmentPolice & jail
Cookeville Police Department public records access policy page, with the general order and public records request forms A, B and C in PDF.
Open official site Police Department Public Records Access PolicyMunicipal court
Cookeville City Court at 1019 Neal Street meets twice a month on Tuesday evenings; citation fines can be paid in person by check, cash or debit card before 4:00 p.m. on the court date.
Open official site Cookeville City CourtCity records
The City Clerk at 45 East Broad Street keeps official minutes for the City Council and city boards and holds original agreements, contracts, deeds, oaths, ordinances, petitions and resolutions.
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The Codes Division at 45 East Broad Street enforces Cookeville's adopted building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical codes and covers inspections, permit requirements, permit calculators and yard sale permits.
Open official site Codes DivisionPolice & jail
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation explains how to request a Tennessee criminal history background check and what each type of check covers.
Open official site TBI Background ChecksState records
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.
Open official site Tennessee State Library and ArchivesCounty court
Nashville clerk's office at 701 Broadway, open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., backed by unstaffed offices in Columbia and Cookeville; daily dockets, forms and an unclaimed funds locator are posted.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of TennesseeCounty court
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.
Open official site Tennessee Administrative Office of the CourtsVital records
Tennessee Department of Health office that registers and issues birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates for events in Tennessee. Any county health department can issue birth or death certificates.
Open official site Tennessee Office of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
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.
Open official site Tennessee Felony Offender InformationPolice & jail
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation clearinghouse listing active AMBER, Endangered Child, Silver and Endangered Young Adult alerts and missing children cases. Tips go to 1-800-TBI-FIND, and there is no waiting period to report someone missing.
Open official site Tennessee's Missing PersonsPolice & jail
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.
Open official site Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Top 10 Most WantedPolice & jail
TBI public registry with an offender search, a map of registered offenders, email alerts and a list of wanted registry violators; questions go to 1-888-837-4170 or tbisormgr@tbi.tn.gov.
Open official site Tennessee Sex Offender RegistryFederal
Frequently requested Census Bureau statistics for Cookeville city, Tennessee, covering population, housing, social, economic and geographic topics. The county, the state or the nation can be added alongside for comparison.
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Cookeville's official city site, with utility payments, permits, city property tax, public records requests, online ticket payment, the animal shelter, police and fire, council meetings on YouTube and city parks and museums.
Open official site City of CookevilleState records
Quick search for missing children, sex offenders, Amber alerts, records and more public information.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenEverything else, organized
13 more Cookeville sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Cookeville, a place of 34,842 people, is the seat of Putnam County. Court and property records sit with Putnam County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Tennessee. Cookeville's own offices are in the cards above, and our Putnam County page lists each county office.
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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 Cookeville.
Deeds for property in Cookeville are recorded by the Putnam County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Putnam County page lists the county offices.
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.
Businesses that operate in Cookeville register with the Tennessee Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Cookeville requires one, comes from the town or Putnam County.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.