SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.

About this guide

Hickman County is a county in Tennessee with about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values, vital records and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 5 county office pages for Hickman County, every one opened and checked, and lists 1 more whose site blocks automated checks.

In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, District Attorney General, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.

Where Hickman County public records live

Each kind of Hickman County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.

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Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Hickman County

A person arrested in Hickman County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Hickman County.

Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.

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Court records and case lookups in Hickman County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Hickman County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Hickman County.

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County Clerk of Hickman County

The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Hickman County.

  • Website: secure.tncountyclerk.com/index.php?countylist=41 (page title: Tennessee County Clerk)
  • Phone: 931-729-2621
  • Address: 114 North Central Ave. Suite 202 Centerville, TN 37033
  • Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 8a.m. to 4p.m.
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Hickman County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Hickman County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.

Recorded documents: Register of Deeds

SearchSystems has not yet verified an online page for the Register of Deeds of Hickman County.

Property values: Assessor of Property

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Birth, death and marriage records in Hickman County

Certified copies of birth and death certificates for events in Hickman County are issued by the office below. The Tennessee state vital records office also issues certified copies for any event in the state.

  • Website: vitalrecords.tn.gov/hc/en-us
  • Checked: October 2, 2026, the site blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), and the page was found in a live search index on October 2, 2026; open it directly in a browser.

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District Attorney General for Hickman County

The District Attorney General is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Hickman County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.

  • Website: tennesseeda.gov/district-32 (page title: 32nd Judicial District | District Attorney Hans Schwendimann)
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Public records requests to Hickman County

Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Hickman County.

SearchSystems has not yet verified a central records request page for Hickman County. Send the request to the office that holds the record, using the contact details above.

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Statewide Tennessee sources

Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Tennessee state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.

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These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Hickman County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in Hickman County

Hickman County has 1 incorporated city or town (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city.

  • Centerville (3,561)

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Other counties in Tennessee

SearchSystems has a guide like this one for every county in Tennessee.

Counties starting with A 1 counties

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Counties starting with O 2 counties

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Counties starting with T 2 counties

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Hickman County Arrest Records

The Hickman County arrest records guide names the two agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 1,373 arrests the two agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.

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Hickman County Records Guides

SearchSystems has seven more guides to Hickman County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Hickman County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Hickman County criminal records (the court file, the Tennessee criminal history and the local arrest records), Hickman County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Hickman County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Tennessee Public Records Act requires), Hickman County traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Hickman County DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Hickman County divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had).

Driver licenses, vehicle titles and driving records for Hickman County are kept by the Tennessee DMV, not by the county offices above: the Tennessee DMV, the Tennessee driver history report, the Tennessee DMV's license suspension after a DUI arrest and how a Tennessee car title is transferred.

The one DMV office in Hickman County: Hickman County Clerk Kiosk.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Hickman County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Hickman County?

Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Hickman County at hickmancountytn.gov, or call 615-837-5520. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.

Where do I look up a court case in Hickman County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for Hickman County is at hickmancountytn.gov, phone 931-729-2211. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

How do I request a public record from Hickman County?

From the office that holds it: the court for case files, the Register of Deeds for deeds, the sheriff for jail records, and so on. Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices.