Tennessee, Shelby County
Where Cordova's records are kept. Cordova has its own city government, police department and municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Cordova's own offices, along with the Shelby County and State of Tennessee offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Memphis Police Appling Farms Station at 6850 Appling Farms Parkway, located in the area known as Cordova, lists front desk, local investigations and neighborhood watch contacts.
Open official site Memphis Police Department Appling Farms StationPolice & jail
Memphis Police Central Records at 170 North Main St., 7th Floor, provides incident and offense reports and crash reports, requested online, in person, by mail or by fax.
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The Memphis City Court Clerk collects fines and fees on Memphis Police tickets, keeps city court records and runs a satellite office at the Appling Farms police station, 6850 Appling Farms Pkwy.
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The City of Memphis Public Records Center takes public records requests online, lets requesters track earlier submissions and offers a searchable archive of previously submitted requests.
Open official site City of Memphis Public Records CenterVital records
Request birth and death certificates from the TN Dept. of Health.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Tennessee Department of State.
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The Tennessee Department of Correction publishes its own list of offenders now under a sentence of death in Tennessee, with related facts on the state's death penalty.
Open official site Tennessee Death RowCounty court
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee hears federal cases in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Greeneville and Winchester, with dockets on PACER. Middle and West Tennessee have their own district courts.
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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the TN Department of Health.
Open official site Tennessee Marriage SearchProperty records
Obtain property tax info by contacting the TN Comptroller of the Treasury.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Treasury Dept.
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The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee is a full-service law enforcement agency and the pre-trial custodial keeper of those who are charged.
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Property records for Cordova, Tennessee are maintained by the Shelby County Register of Deeds.
Open official site Shelby County Register of DeedsEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Cordova, a place of 68,779 people, is in Shelby County, whose county seat is Memphis. Court and property records sit with Shelby County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Tennessee. Cordova's own offices are in the cards above, and our Shelby 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 Cordova.
Deeds for property in Cordova are recorded by the Shelby County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Shelby 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 Cordova register with the Tennessee Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Cordova requires one, comes from the town or Shelby 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.