Find Georgia County Public Records

There are 159 counties in the state of Georgia. Georgia county records are the documents of all the actions that have been taken by the government and courts at municipal and county levels and that have an interaction with the citizens of the counties of this state.

Georgia County Records

The Georgia county public records include vital records, deeds, property records, information regarding incarceration, parole and probation etc. Freedom of Information Act entitles every citizen of the country to be informed about their own records. Thus provisions have been made to view, inspect and request for these records.

There are three basic ways to request for County Georgia public records- in person, via mail and via phone or fax. For a marginal search fee, any rightful person can request for these records. Vital records are to be collected from the Vital Statistics office. All other documents are requested to the respective departments.

Every county has one registrar and one custodian for the vital records. The State Registrar appoints the vital records registrar and custodian. The office of these officials is either in the Department of Public Health or with the Probate Judge. The office of vital records is authorized to issue certificates of births and deaths that have occurred within the limits of that particular county. Marriage and divorce certificates are collected from the Clerk of the County Court that had granted the decree.

County Based Georgia County Records Search

To request for the vital records, you need to know the address or the phone number of the Vital Statistics office. As discussed earlier, this office varies from one to county to another. The records registrar and the custodian can have their offices at Department of Health or in the office of the Probate Judge.

Citizens of Appling County can apply for the birth and death certificates to the office of Department of Public Health. The address to send the application is Appling County Health Department, P.O. Box 37, 34 Walnut Street, Baxley, Georgia 31515. The inventory houses birth and death records since 1919. For more information, you can call (912) 367-4601.

The marriage records, since 1869, in Appling County are to be collected from Probate Court at 36 S. Main Street, Suite B, Baxley, GA 31513. Divorce records are collected from the clerk of the Superior Court at 38 S. Main St., Ste. B, PO Box 269, Baxley, GA 31513.

The capital city Atlanta is in Fulton County. The birth and death certificates in this county are also collected from the Health Department located at 99 Jessie Hill Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 30303-3045. You can call or fax to make your request for the certificates at (404) 730-1205 and (404) 730-1294 respectively. The non-refundable search fee for these records is $10. For every additional copy, $5 is charged.

For marriage records in Fulton County, contact the clerk of County Probate Court at 2705 Justice Center Tower, 185 Central Avenue, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303. This database houses records since 1854. For divorce records, contact the Clerk of the County Superior Court at 136 PRYOR STR S.W., Rm 106, Atlanta, GA 30303.

County-Specific Public Records Information:

Cobb County Public Records

Gwinnett County Public Records