SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 3, 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

Unicoi County is a county in Tennessee with about 18,000 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 4 county office pages for Unicoi County, every one opened and checked, and lists 2 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 Unicoi County public records live

Each kind of Unicoi 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 Unicoi County

A person arrested in Unicoi 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 Unicoi County.

  • Website: unicoicountytn.com/sheriffs-department
  • 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.

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 Unicoi County

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

  • Website: tncourts.gov/node/9782398 (page title: Unicoi County | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts)
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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County Clerk of Unicoi 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 Unicoi County.

  • Website: tncourts.gov/clerks/all/all?tid=140 (page title: Clerks | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts)
  • Address: 3600 Unicoi Drive Unicoi, TN 37692
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Unicoi County

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

Property values: Assessor of Property

  • Website: unicoicountytn.com/assessor-of-property
  • 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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Birth, death and marriage records in Unicoi County

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

  • Website: tn.gov/health/vr.html (page title: Tennessee Department of Health Office of Vital Records)
  • Phone: 855-874-7686
  • Address: 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243
  • Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
  • Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.

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District Attorney General for Unicoi County

The District Attorney General is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Unicoi 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-1 (page title: 1st Judicial District | Steven R. Finney)
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Public records requests to Unicoi 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 Unicoi County.

SearchSystems has not yet verified a central records request page for Unicoi 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 Unicoi County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in Unicoi County

Unicoi County has 2 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.

  • Erwin (6,020)
  • Unicoi (3,845)

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Unicoi County Arrest Records

The Unicoi County arrest records guide names the three agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 699 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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Unicoi County Records Guides

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Unicoi 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.

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

The court records page SearchSystems verified for Unicoi County is at tncourts.gov/node/9782398. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

How do I get a birth or death certificate for Unicoi County?

From the office SearchSystems verified for Unicoi County vital records at tn.gov/health/vr.html, phone 855-874-7686, or from the Tennessee state vital records office.

How do I request a public record from Unicoi 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.