This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Bristol Residents Directory is a private reference service. We cannot obtain or certify a record, verify who lives at an address, or change a government roll or database. Direct those requests to the office holding the record. For emergencies, call 911. If stalking or harassment is a concern, contact local police.
Need a Particular Record?
Use the record type, rather than a general contact request, to choose the quickest Bristol route:
- Ownership or an address trail: use the Bristol street directory.
- Historic directory volumes or earlier households: use the Bristol city directory collections.
- One-name verification: use the Bristol resident lookup route.
- Custodian offices: see the Bristol resident records offices summary.
- A record not available online: request it from the named custodian under the Tennessee Public Records Act.
For a permit or code file, contact Development Services at 104 8th Street, 423-989-5514. Land-record questions belong with the Sullivan County Register of Deeds, 3411 Highway 126, Suite 101, Blountville, 423-323-6420, open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Property Assessor is in Suite 103 at the same address, 423-323-6455, and its public portal is Tennessee Property Assessment Data.
The Sullivan County Clerk has a Bristol office at 801 Anderson Street, 423-989-4366; its historical marriage scans reach back to 1863. The main Circuit Court location is at 140 Blountville Bypass, 423-279-2752. For Chancery or probate matters, the Bristol Clerk and Master office is Room 239 at 801 Anderson Street, 423-989-4363.
City public-records requests: The City Attorney serves as Bristol’s Public Records Request Coordinator. Requests may be directed to City Hall, Room 201, Bristol, Tennessee, using the City’s general form in person, by email, or by fax at 423-989-5506. The City documents regular business hours, but an office-specific schedule is not stated here. See the City public-records request route for its current form and procedure.