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Spencer, Tennessee Public Records

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Where Spencer's records are kept. Court and property records for Spencer sit with Van Buren County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Tennessee.

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As a small town, Spencer relies on Van Buren County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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Police & jail

Tennessee Death Row

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.

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County court

Tennessee Federal Cases

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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About public records in Spencer

What we hold on Spencer, and who keeps its records.

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Spencer at a glance

County
Van Buren County
County seat
Spencer
Population
1,462
Van Buren County population
6,168
Local records
Van Buren County offices
ZIP codes
38585

About Spencer public records

Spencer, a place of 1,462 people, is the seat of Van Buren County, so most county offices are in Spencer itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our Van Buren County page lists each county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Spencer

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Spencer

Holes drawn on the old survey maps
1
Shafts and tunnels
1
Maps surveyed
1954
Records behind them
4 records for 1 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 old survey maps record 1 hole inside the city or town limits, 1 of them shafts or tunnels.

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.

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Spencer: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The pale shapes with a name around it are the neighbouring places, from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Tennessee mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Spencer

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

Spencer sits over the Appalachian Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this town. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by TDEC Mining, Data and Map Viewers and linked below.

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.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Spencer, Tennessee

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Spencer address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $6,605 in back wages agreed for 26 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
1
Back wages agreed
$6,605
Workers due back wages
26
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
1
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
JDL Properties, LLC1$6,60526

Every employer whose address on the record is in Spencer, by back wages agreed; 0 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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Spencer public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Spencer, Tennessee?

Voter registration in Tennessee is run by the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections, and the county election commission keeps the roll for Spencer. You can register online, by mail or in person. You must be registered no later than 30 days before the election; mailed forms must be postmarked at least 30 days before.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Spencer, Tennessee?

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Tennessee come from the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. The fee is $15.00 for each birth or death certificate, first and additional copies. All county health departments can issue any birth or death certificate registered statewide with the Tennessee Office of Vital Records; you do not need to go to the county where the event occurred.

How do I look up property records in Spencer, Tennessee?

Deeds for property in Spencer are recorded by the county register of deeds, the county assessor of property sets the assessed value, and the county trustee sends the tax bill. Our Van Buren County page lists those offices.

How do I find business license records in Spencer, Tennessee?

Businesses that operate in Spencer register with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations, which runs the state business entity search. Business licenses are issued by the county clerk, and by the city if it imposes the business tax, where the business is located; businesses with taxable receipts over $3,000 need one.

How do I run a Tennessee criminal background check?

Tennessee criminal history checks are run by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). The fee is $29.00 for each name based check. Request a Tennessee name based criminal history check online through Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS), paying by credit card.

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