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Find the Correct Records Office
Memphis records are split among city, Shelby County, and state custodians. These routes handle the most common requests:
- Deeds, liens, and recorded instruments: check the official Register contact page and the routes listed with Memphis public records
- Court cases by party name: review the state appellate coverage instructions, then identify the court through the Memphis court records search
- Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates: compare the county and state routes for Memphis vital records and confirm the current Tennessee certificate fee
- Voter status or voter-list questions: contact the Shelby County Election Commission after checking Memphis voter registration
- Staff, school, property, and historical rosters: choose among the Memphis directories
- Records that are not online: send a focused Tennessee Public Records Act request to the office that created or keeps the file
Shelby County Archives
980A Nixon Drive
Memphis, TN 38134
(901) 222-8175
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.