The government of Carroll County, Tennessee, maintains no official website; researchers must find county information at the state level. The Tennessee Vital Records Office (http://health.state.tn.us/vr/Genealogy.htm) keeps birth records for 100 years and death, marriage, and divorce records for 50 years; after that time, the records are sent to the Tennessee State Library and Archives (http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factcarroll.htm) for public access and research. To receive records directly from the Internet, inquiries should be made to VitalChek (http://www.vitalchek.com/tennessee-express-vital-records.aspx), which charges a processing fee in addition to the Vital Records Office fees. The Carroll County courthouse experienced a fire in 1931, a fact that may affect the availability of official records.