Not a government office or records custodian. Nashville Residents Directory is a private reference. It cannot retrieve records, issue certified copies, establish who lives at an address, or change an official roll. Direct those requests to the custodian. For an emergency call 911. Anyone facing stalking or harassment should contact local law enforcement.
Finding the Right Nashville Custodian
These routes fit the most common Nashville record questions:
- Who owns or lives along a street: see the Nashville street directory
- Old directory volumes and past residents: use the Nashville Directory Book collections
- Finding or verifying one person: see the Nashville resident lookup walkthrough
- The offices behind the rolls: see Nashville resident records offices
- Records not online: send a Tennessee Public Records Act request to the relevant custodian identified for the record
For a Metro department record, contact the Metropolitan Clerk, the central Public Records Request Coordinator: Historic Metro Courthouse, 1 Public Square, Suite 205, Nashville, TN 37201, 615-862-6770. The central route covers many Metro departments, but the County Clerk, Register of Deeds, court clerks, Sheriff, Police, and Health use separate request paths. Metro requests generally receive records, a denial, a need-for-time response, or a clarification request within seven business days.