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Davidson County, Tennessee public records

In Davidson County, deeds are recorded by the Davidson County Register of Deeds; property values come from the Assessor of Property, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County; court files are divided among the Criminal Court Clerk of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County, the Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk and the Probate Court Clerk.

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  1. Where to get each record
  2. Deeds and land records
  3. Property values, owners and tax bills
  4. Court records: which clerk keeps which case
  5. Marriage records
  6. Divorce records
  7. Birth certificates
  8. Death certificates
  9. Probate records and wills
  10. Business names (DBA)
  11. Voter records
  12. Historical records
  13. Good to know about Davidson County records
  14. Office addresses, phones and hours
  15. Records that are not online: public records requests
  16. Questions people ask
  17. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  18. Sources

Davidson County has a combined city-county government: the Census Bureau lists the Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County as its government.1

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsDavidson County Register of Deeds4Search deeds2$0.50 per page (non-certified); $2 minimum for mailed copies; subdivision plat $3 in person, $5 by mail3
Property values and ownersAssessor of Property, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County5Property search6Free search—
Property tax billsOffice of the Metropolitan Trustee7Tax bill search7—
Court casesCriminal Court Clerk of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County8
Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk9
Probate Court Clerk's Office9		Criminal Court and General Sessions Court (criminal), Davidson County10
Circuit Court (eight Circuit Courts) and General Sessions Court civil division9
Chancery Court11		Circuit Court Clerk: certification and seal $5.00; copies $0.50/page (effective January 1, 2026). Criminal Court Clerk: $5.00 per certification and seal plus $0.50 per page; $0.50 per page non-certified12
Marriage recordsDavidson County Clerk13——
Divorce recordsDavidson County Circuit Court Clerk9—copies $0.50/page; certification $5.0012
Birth certificatesMetro Public Health Department, Vital Records Division14——
Death certificatesMetro Public Health Department, Vital Records Division14——
Probate and willsProbate Court Clerk's Office9—Certified copy of any document or pleading $5.00 (+ $0.50/page) (effective January 1, 2026)15
Business names (DBA)Davidson County Clerk13——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Davidson County are recorded by the Davidson County Register of Deeds.4

Online search
davidsonportal.com2
Cost
Account required: $50 per month for a single user, $25 per month for each additional user (credit card)2
Who runs it
Business Information Systems (davidsonportal.com)4
Years online
Name/date index from July 1, 1964; images from 1784 to current; archive index books online2
Copy fee
$0.50 per page (non-certified); $2 minimum for mailed copies; subdivision plat $3 in person, $5 by mail3
Certified copy fee
$1 per page3
How to order
By mail: written request with property address, self-addressed stamped envelope and check or money order; in person at 300 Deaderick St (copies made while you wait; public access computers)3
Recording fee
$10 minimum + $2 data processing fee for deeds, deeds of trust, liens, judgments and similar (fees set by T.C.A. § 8-21-1001)16
Transfer tax
State tax collected at recording: conveyance $3.70 per $1,000; mortgage $1.15 per $1,000 (first $2,000 exempt)16
Fraud alerts
Free Property Alert: email notice when a document is filed under your name (web or Register mobile app)4
No title search
The Register does not do lien/encumbrance (title) searches; the indexes are open to the public17
Document types
Deeds, deeds of trust, releases, powers of attorney, liens, plats, charters, bonds, judgments, military discharges, UCC filings and more18

How deeds work in Tennessee

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Assessor of Property, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County sets property values5; the Office of the Metropolitan Trustee bills and collects the tax7.

Property search
padctn.org/real-property-search (search by owner, address or parcel ID; no fee or login stated)6
Tax bill search
metronashville.taxandrevenue.opengov.com (Trustee: pay or check taxes online)7
Parcel map (GIS)
maps.nashville.gov/ParcelViewer (Metro Parcel Viewer; ownership, zoning, permits)19
Appealing a value
Informal review with the Assessor, then formal appeal to the independent Metropolitan Board of Equalization (2026 scheduling May 26 - June 26, 2026, call 615-862-6059), then the State Board of Equalization within 45 days of the MBOE mailing date20
Tax due
Statements mailed in October; pay in full by the last day of February of the following year to avoid interest7
Delinquent tax sales
Delinquent property tax sales are handled by the Chancery Court Clerk and Master7

How property tax works in Tennessee

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
Criminal Court and General Sessions Court (criminal), Davidson CountyCriminal cases in Criminal Court and General Sessions Court (criminal); criminal background record viewing and certified copiesCriminal Court Clerk of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County (Criminal Court and General Sessions criminal records)sci.ccc.nashville.gov/Search/Search Free online case summaries10Free search
Circuit Court (eight Circuit Courts) and General Sessions Court civil divisionContract disputes, civil torts, condemnations, workers' compensation, domestic relations (divorce), landlord-tenant and limited civil claimsDavidson County Circuit Court Clerk (Circuit, Probate, General Sessions-Civil and Traffic)caselink.nashville.gov/public Free CaseSearch (basic lookups, no images); CaseLink subscription $25.00/month for images and alerts9Free search, fee for copies
Probate Court (Seventh Circuit Court)Estate administration, wills, conservatorshipsProbate Court Clerk's Office (part of the Circuit Court Clerk) Same CaseLink/CaseSearch system as the Circuit Court Clerk21
Chancery Court (Clerk and Master)Equity cases, name changes, delinquent tax salesDavidson County Circuit Court Clerk (Circuit, Probate, General Sessions-Civil and Traffic)chanceryclerkandmaster.nashville.gov/… Chancery Information Access (CIA): paid subscription, $180 annually or $45 quarterly per user ID11Fee charged
Fees
Circuit Court Clerk: certification and seal $5.00; copies $0.50/page (effective January 1, 2026). Criminal Court Clerk: $5.00 per certification and seal plus $0.50 per page; $0.50 per page non-certified12

Criminal records and background checks

Local
Free viewing of all public Davidson County criminal records at the Criminal Court Clerk during business hours; free online summaries10

How Tennessee courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Davidson County Clerk.13

Marriage license
Davidson County Clerk main office (Howard Office Building) only; both parties present; online application first; Cash $99.50 / Card $101.49; $60 savings with a notarized premarital course certificate; valid 30 days22
Copies
Certified copy $5.00 each by mail plus $2.00 mail fee; online request via the Tennessee County Clerk portal (secure.tncountyclerk.com/index.php, Davidson); licenses from the last 30 years printable in the office23
Older
Davidson County marriages 1779-2012: Metro Archives; Tennessee marriages within the last 50 years: Tennessee Vital Records23

Tennessee marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Divorce case files: Circuit Court Clerk (domestic relations in Circuit Court); state divorce certificates: Tennessee Office of Vital Records9

Fees
Divorce filing: $309.50 with minor children, $234.50 without (before service fees); copies $0.50/page; certification $5.0012

Tennessee divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Metro Public Health Department Vital Records Division issues certificates for Davidson County births after 1950; statewide copies from Tennessee Vital Records14

Ordering a Tennessee birth certificate

Death certificates

Metro Public Health Department Vital Records Division issues certificates for Davidson County deaths after 196614

Ordering a Tennessee death certificate

Probate records and wills

Probate Court Clerk's Office, part of the Circuit Court Clerk9

Fees
Certified copy of any document or pleading $5.00 (+ $0.50/page) (effective January 1, 2026)15
Which court
Probate Court created in 1963 with concurrent jurisdiction with the Fourth Circuit Court24

Business names (DBA)

County Clerk issues business licenses and offers a new-business listings search13

Voter records

Kept by the Davidson County Election Commission.25

Lists
Voter lists for purchase from the Election Commission: $40.00 set-up (100,000 voters or less) or $75.00 (100,001 or more); paper list $30.00 per 1,000 voters26

Historical records

Kept by Metro Archives (Metropolitan Archives of Nashville & Davidson County, Nashville Public Library).27

Holdings
Metro Archives: maps and plats, deeds, marriage licenses and bonds, court records, newspapers, manuscripts, recordings and photographs from 1780 to the present27

Good to know about Davidson County records

  • Nashville and Davidson County have one consolidated Metropolitan Government; county offices such as the Register of Deeds, Trustee and County Clerk sit within it28
  • Deed images are online from 1784; name index from July 1, 1964 (subscription)2
  • The Register of Deeds offers a free Property Alert fraud-notification service4
  • Veterans can record DD214 discharge papers free and receive a discount photo ID (Thank a Veteran program)18
  • Probate is handled in Davidson County by a Probate Court whose records are kept by the Circuit Court Clerk, not by the Chancery Clerk and Master as in most Tennessee counties9
  • Register of Deeds warns that private companies mail offers of deed copies at much higher fees; the office provides a certified copy for $1.00 per page29
  • Davidson County marriage records 1779-2012 are at Metro Archives23
  • The Register of Deeds once recorded enslaved people as property; the brochure describes the office as a steward of documents back to the 1700s18

Office addresses, phones and hours

Davidson County Register of Deeds

Address
Public Square Garage (Deaderick Street), 300 Deaderick St, Nashville, TN 372014
Mail
P.O. Box 196398, Nashville, TN 37219-63984
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Saturday - Sunday4

Assessor of Property, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County

Address
Howard Office Building, 700 President Ronald Reagan Way, Suite 210, Nashville, TN 372105
Mail
P.O. Box 196305, Nashville, TN 37219-63055
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.31

Office of the Metropolitan Trustee

Address
Howard Office Building, 700 President Ronald Reagan Way, Suite 220, Nashville, TN 372107
Mail
P.O. Box 196358, Nashville, TN 37219-63587
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.7

Davidson County Clerk

Address
Howard Office Building, 700 President Ronald Reagan Way, Suite 101, Nashville, TN 3721013
Mail
P.O. Box 196333, Nashville, TN 37219-633313
Phone
615-862-6050 (Marriage and Notary Department: 615-862-6256)13
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:20 p.m.13

Criminal Court Clerk of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County (Criminal Court and General Sessions criminal records)

Address
Justice A.A. Birch Building, 408 2nd Ave N, Suite 2120, Nashville, TN 3720110
Mail
408 2nd Avenue North, Suite 2120, Nashville, TN 37203 (mailed copy requests)10
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (record viewing)10

Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk (Circuit, Probate, General Sessions-Civil and Traffic)

Address
Metropolitan Courthouse, 1 Public Square Suite 302, Nashville, TN 37201 (General Sessions-Civil: Justice A. A. Birch Building, 408 Second Ave N Suite 2110)32
Mail
P.O. Box 196303, Nashville, TN 37219-630332
Phone
(615) 862-5181 (Circuit Court Clerk's Office); General Sessions Civil (615) 862-519532
Hours
8:00-4:30 Mon-Fri (Traffic 8:00-4:25)32

Probate Court Clerk's Office (part of the Circuit Court Clerk)

Address
1 Public Square Suite 302, Nashville, TN 3720132
Mail
P.O. Box 196300, Nashville, TN 37219-630032
Hours
8:00-4:30 Mon-Fri32

Chancery Court Clerk and Master

Address
1 Public Square, Suite 308, Nashville, Tennessee 3720133
Mail
Clerk and Master, 1 Public Square, Suite 308, Nashville, TN 3720111
Phone
(615) 862-5710 (Front Desk & Case Information ext. 71876; Copies ext. 71868)34

Metro Public Health Department, Vital Records Division

Address
Lentz Public Health Center, 2500 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 3720914
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.14

Metro Archives (Metropolitan Archives of Nashville & Davidson County, Nashville Public Library)

Davidson County Election Commission

Address
1281 Murfreesboro Pike, Third Floor, Nashville, TN 3721725
Mail
P.O. Box 650, Nashville, TN 3720225
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Saturday - Sunday25

Davidson County Sheriff's Office

Address
One Jerry Newson Way, Nashville, TN 3720635

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page
nashvilletn.govqa.us/… (Metro Clerk centralized request form); several offices (Assessor, Register of Deeds, Clerk and Master, Criminal Court Clerk, Sheriff, Police) handle their own36
Where to send it
Metropolitan Clerk's Office is the Public Records Request Coordinator for many Metro departments36
Register of deeds
Register of Deeds uses its own Public Records Request form36

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Davidson County?

The Davidson County Register of Deeds keeps deed records. To order copies: By mail: written request with property address, self-addressed stamped envelope and check or money order; in person at 300 Deaderick St (copies made while you wait; public access computers). Plain copies: $0.50 per page (non-certified); $2 minimum for mailed copies; subdivision plat $3 in person, $5 by mail. Certified copies: $1 per page.43

Where do I get a divorce decree in Davidson County?

Divorce case files: Circuit Court Clerk (domestic relations in Circuit Court); state divorce certificates: Tennessee Office of Vital Records.9

How do I look up who owns a property in Davidson County?

Use the property search of the Assessor of Property, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County: padctn.org/real-property-search6

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Davidson County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Other counties in Tennessee with a full guide: Blount County, Bradley County, Hamilton County, Knox County, Madison County, Maury County, Montgomery County, Putnam County, Rutherford County, Sevier County, Shelby County, Sullivan County, Sumner County, Washington County, Williamson County, Wilson County. Every county in the state: Tennessee county list. Looking for another Davidson County? Davidson County, North Carolina.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 37 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Government Units List 2026US Census Bureau
  2. Register of Deeds Online Subscription ServicesMetro Nashville, Register of Deeds
  3. Get Copies of Davidson County Deeds DocumentsMetro Nashville, Register of Deeds
  4. Davidson County Register of DeedsMetro Nashville, Register of Deeds
  5. Assessor of PropertyMetro Nashville
  6. Real Property SearchDavidson County Assessor of Property
  7. Office of the Metropolitan TrusteeMetro Nashville, Trustee
  8. Criminal Court ClerkMetro Nashville
  9. Circuit Court Clerk - Joseph P. Day, Clerk (home)Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk
  10. Criminal Background ChecksCriminal Court Clerk of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
  11. Chancery Information Access (CIA)Davidson County Chancery Court Clerk and Master
  12. Circuit Court Filing Fees (Effective January 1, 2026)Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk
  13. Davidson County ClerkMetro Nashville, County Clerk
  14. Vital Records at Metro Public HealthMetro Nashville, Public Health Department
  15. Probate Court Filing Fees (Effective January 1, 2026)Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk
  16. Register of Deeds Filing FeesMetro Nashville, Register of Deeds
  17. Register of Deeds Frequently Asked QuestionsMetro Nashville, Register of Deeds
  18. Register of Deeds General Information Brochure (PDF)Metro Nashville, Register of Deeds
  19. Parcel ViewerMetro Nashville (maps.nashville.gov)
  20. Formal Appeals to the independent Metropolitan Board of EqualizationDavidson County Assessor of Property
  21. CaseLink Frequently Asked QuestionsDavidson County Circuit Court Clerk
  22. Marriage LicenseMetro Nashville, County Clerk
  23. Certified Copy of Marriage LicenseMetro Nashville, County Clerk
  24. A History on the Development of Davidson County and its Court SystemDavidson County Circuit Court Clerk
  25. Davidson County Election CommissionMetro Nashville
  26. Order Voter ListMetro Nashville, Election Commission
  27. Metro ArchivesNashville Public Library (Metro Nashville)
  28. Registers of Deeds, Davidson County, Tennessee (historic list, PDF)Metro Nashville, Register of Deeds
  29. Homeowner Alert (PDF)Metro Nashville, Register of Deeds
  30. Property Alert Program brochureDavidson County Register of Deeds
  31. Assessor of Property, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County (official site)Davidson County Assessor of Property
  32. Contact Us - Circuit Court ClerkDavidson County Circuit Court Clerk
  33. Chancery Clerk and Master of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County (home)Davidson County Chancery Court Clerk and Master
  34. Contact Us / Office DirectoryDavidson County Chancery Court Clerk and Master
  35. Davidson County Sheriff's OfficeMetro Nashville
  36. Submit a Public Records RequestMetro Nashville, Metropolitan Clerk
  37. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau