Nashville / Davidson deaths: Metro Public Health at Lentz. Any Tennessee county health department can also issue a statewide registered copy. State mail: Tennessee Vital Records.
Who may request
Parent, child, or spouse for cause of death, with valid government-issued photo ID. If you are not a qualified applicant, bring papers that show your right to the record. Confirm on nashville.gov.
What to bring
Valid government-issued photo ID.
Where to write or visit
Lentz Public Health Center, 2500 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209. Tennessee county health departments can also issue statewide registered records. Tennessee Vital Records is statewide mail.
Notes from the desk
Death copies $15 each this check, including additional copies. Local records from 1 Jan 1966 to present. This desk takes no cut. Shelby County (Memphis) is a different health department.