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Smithville at a glance
- County
- DeKalb County
- Population
- 5,004
- Local records
- DeKalb County offices
- ZIP codes
- 37166
About Smithville public records
Smithville, a place of 5,004 people, is in DeKalb County. Court and property records sit with DeKalb County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Tennessee. Smithville's own offices are in the cards above, and our DeKalb County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Smithville, Tennessee
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 21 investigations with a Smithville address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $302,298 in back wages agreed for 185 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
- 21
- Back wages agreed
- $302,298
- Workers due back wages
- 185
- Civil money penalties
- $142,395
- Employers on the record
- 18
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County Government | 3 | $98,296 | 58 |
| Dekalb County, Tennessee | 2 | $90,998 | 6 |
| Turner & Sons Nursery- AGER | 1 | $44,068 | 35 |
| William (Dub) Jackson Evins III | 1 | $23,022 | 19 |
| Triple T | 1 | $16,578 | 9 |
| Tommy Wayne Culwell | 1 | $10,280 | 13 |
| Jimmy Cunningham | 1 | $8,251 | 4 |
| Center Hill Nursery, LLC | 1 | $4,084 | 8 |
| Berry Family Nurseries | 1 | $3,975 | 4 |
| Gino's Bar-B-Q, Inc. | 1 | $1,530 | 18 |
| Judkins Nursery Inc. | 1 | $1,216 | 11 |
| Aravind Mallipudi, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Campbell Communications | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Pirtle Nursery Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| James C. Wall, Jr. MD | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Campbell Services, LLC Graham Services LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Federal-Mogul Products, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Candelario Sepulveda Juarez | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Smithville, by back wages agreed; 9 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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Deeds for property in Smithville are recorded by the DeKalb County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our DeKalb County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Smithville, Tennessee?
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