Smith County Clerk
122 Turner High Circle, Suite 101, Carthage, Tennessee, 37030

Contact & location
- Address
- 122 Turner High Circle, Suite 101, Carthage, Tennessee, 37030
- Records for
- Smith County, Tennessee
- Phone
- 615.735.9833
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues Tennessee state records
Smith County follows Tennessee’s fees, eligibility rules and processing times. Compare the statewide baseline below before choosing where to go.
- $15.00
- Tennessee marriage certificate fee
- 3–4 days
- Statewide processing
- 7,227,750
- Tennessee population
Office hours
via Google| Monday | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | closed |
M-F 8 AM - 4 PM
Certificates, fees & processing
| Record | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage Certificate | $15.00Tennessee state fee | 3–4 daysTennessee estimate |
Rows marked Tennessee state fee mean the office has not published its own price, so the statewide fee is shown. Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.
The Smith County Clerk’s office or registry of vital records, offers a wide range of crucial services. These offices play a vital role in the protection and provision of essential documents such as , and marriage certificates . In addition to maintaining these primary records, they are responsible for managing and issuing copies of birth, marriage, and death records that occurred within the Township of Carthage. Alongside record maintenance, this office provides valuable services like issuing certified copies of documents, overseeing the registration of domestic partnerships, and offering assistance to rectify any errors detected in vital records. Through these comprehensive services, the vital records office ensures the accuracy, accessibility, and integrity of vital records for the benefit of the community.
Reviews
★★★★★4.0 (4)- ★★★★★Michael BartleyGoogle
Place is a joke you get a court date and have to miss work and loose money show up for court then they have changed court to another day been nice someone called or sent a letter saying hey no court your new date is such and such now I have to miss another day of work because they play to much I hate smith county nothing but a joke