SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 4, 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

Roane County is a county in Tennessee with about 57,000 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 7 county office pages for Roane 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 Roane County public records live

Each kind of Roane 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 Roane County

A person arrested in Roane 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 Roane 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 Roane County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Roane 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 Roane County.

  • Website: roanecourts.com (page title: Roane County Circuit Court)
  • Phone: (865) 376-4458
  • Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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County Clerk of Roane 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 Roane County.

  • Website: roanecountytn.gov/county-clerk (page title: County Clerk | Roane County Government)
  • Phone: 865-376-5556
  • Address: 5556 Address 200 E. Race Street Kingston, TN 37763
  • Checked: September 30, 2026, the page answered.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Roane County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Roane 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

  • Website: roanecountytn.gov/register-of-deeds (page title: Register of Deeds | Roane County Government)
  • Phone: 865-376-4673
  • Address: 4673 Address 200 East Race Street, Suite 6 P.O. Box 181 Kingston, TN 37763
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

Property values: Assessor of Property

  • Website: roanecountytn.gov/assessor-of-property (page title: Assessor of Property | Roane County Government)
  • Phone: 865-376-4362
  • Address: 4362 Address 200 E. Race Street, Suite 5 Kingston, TN 37763
  • Checked: September 30, 2026, the page answered.

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Birth, death and marriage records in Roane County

Certified copies of birth and death certificates for events in Roane 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 Roane County

The District Attorney General is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Roane 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-9 (page title: 9th Judicial District | District Attorney Russell Johnson)
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Public records requests to Roane 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 Roane County.

  • Website: roanecountytn.gov/recordsarchives (page title: Records & Archives | Roane County Government)
  • Phone: 865-376-9211
  • Address: 9211 Address 119 Court Street P.O. Box 738 Kingston, TN 37763
  • Checked: September 30, 2026, the page answered.

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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 Roane County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in Roane County

Roane County has 3 incorporated cities and towns (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. SearchSystems has a guide to the city offices of Rockwood; the linked name open it.

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Roane County Arrest Records

The Roane County arrest records guide names the six agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 1,752 arrests the three 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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Roane County Records Guides

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Roane 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 Roane County?

Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Roane County at roanecountytn.gov. 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 Roane County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for Roane County is at roanecourts.com, phone (865) 376-4458. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

Who records deeds in Roane County?

The Register of Deeds, at roanecountytn.gov/register-of-deeds. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Roane County are filed there.

How do I request a public record from Roane County?

Through the records request page at roanecountytn.gov/recordsarchives. A record that is not covered there is requested from the office that holds it.