Carter County Clerks are responsible for maintaining and preserving public records for a local government in Carter County, TN. As part of this job, Clerks often keep Carter County vital records, including death records. This can include Carter County death certificates, death registries, information about the time, place, and cause of death, and the deceased individual's name, parents' names, and age at death. Clerks also issue certified death certificates, which are often required to settle financial and legal matters such as wills, estates, and filing for life insurance. These records can also be used for Carter County genealogical research, and some Clerks maintain vital records that date back to 1630. Clerks often provide online access to death records.
Carter County Clerk Elizabethton TN 801 West Elk Avenue 37643 423-542-1862
Carter County Health Departments operate at the state, county, and local level to monitor public health and enforce public health standards in Carter County, TN. As part of their responsibilities, Health Departments may maintain Carter County death records, particularly related to infectious diseases that pose a public health risk. These death records may be in the form of Carter County death registries or death record databases that include death statistics on common causes of death, death status, and cause of death information. The Health Department may also maintain death certificates in certain areas. Many of the Carter County death records maintained by Health Departments are available through their websites.
Carter County Health Department Elizabethton TN 403 East G Street 37643 423-543-2521
Carter County Cemeteries are burial sites that provide burial plots or internment facilities for deceased people in Carter County, TN. Cemeteries also maintain Carter County death records for the individuals buried in their grounds, including the individual's name, date of death, and date of birth. Carter County cemetery records may also list any known relatives of the deceased who are buried in the same location. These records can be an important source for genealogical research, particularly for cemeteries with a long history. Some Cemeteries provide online access to their records on their websites.
Elizabethton Highland Cemetery Elizabethton TN Tipton Street 37643 423-543-2221
Elizabethton Smith Cemetery Elizabethton TN 629 West Elk Avenue 37643 423-543-0073
Happy Valley Memorial Park Cemetery Johnson TN 2708 Elizabethton Highway 37601 423-543-1051
Johnson City Roselawn Memory Gardens Cemetery Johnson TN 3033 South Roan Street 37601 423-928-6242