Tennessee, Hamblen County
Where Morristown's records are kept. Morristown has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Morristown's own offices, along with State of Tennessee offices; the Hamblen County offices are on our Hamblen County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Federal
Latest Census Bureau numbers for the city of Morristown, Tennessee in QuickFacts, from its 2020 Census total of 30,431 to estimates of age, sex, housing, income and business counts, shown without margins of error.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState 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
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.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern 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 at 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, that registers and issues birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates; any county health department can issue birth and death certificates, ID required.
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 RegistryState records
TBI name based check of Tennessee criminal history: misdemeanor and felony arrests reported by fingerprint, no juvenile records unless tried as adults; $29.00 per request, nonrefundable, paid by credit card.
Open official site Tennessee Open Records Information ServicesCity records
On the City of Morristown site: agendas, minutes and recordings, the charter and code of ordinances, tax payment, waste collection, the Citizen Concern Reporter, forms and job openings. Phone 423-581-0100.
Open official site City of MorristownPolice & jail
"An Honor to Serve" The Morristown Police Department, fully staffed, consists of 86 full-time sworn officers, 14 reserve officers and 6 civilian. Records and investigations division 100 W 1st North St Morristown, Tennessee 37816 (423)585-2710
Open official site Morristown Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
12 more Morristown sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Morristown, a place of 30,431 people, is the seat of Hamblen County. Court and property records sit with Hamblen County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Tennessee. Morristown's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hamblen County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The USGS mineral file records 2 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 of them worked out or abandoned; the USGS topographic mine features add 1 feature mapped inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts, adits or tunnels, digitised from the old survey sheets. The mineral the records name is Manganese.
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 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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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 Morristown.
Deeds for property in Morristown are recorded by the Hamblen County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Hamblen 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.
Same county
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.