Georgia Public Records

Georgia Public records offices maintain millions of vital records of its past and present residents. The State Of Georgia consists 159 counties. The State office stores records from 1919 onwards.

County Recorders maintain records prior to 1919 such as births, marriages and deaths for each of these counties. You can obtain these records by contacting these offices or ordering them online.

Georgia's Department Of Human Resources maintains vital records for the state including Birth, death, marriage and divorce records, and is located in Atlanta.

Georgia Department of Human Resources,
Vital Records,
2600 Skyland Drive, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
Phone: 404 679-4702 (Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm)

Each week thousand of people search for Georgia birth records. This has been made easier thanks to the increased use of the internet. Records of birth from January 1919 can be obtained from the State office.

If you are searching for earlier records from cities or counties in the State of Georgia, you can oder over the internet or write to the Vital Records Office in the county where the birth took place.

The State office has death records dating back to January 1990. If you are searching for earlier records of deaths you can search over the internet or write to the GA Vital Records Office in the county where the person died. For some records you may need to provide a photocopy of a valid photo ID.

Searches for marriage records has also increased in recent years as many people search for records of wedding s for a number of reasons. Records of marriage have been maintained by the Georgia State office since June 9th, 1952.

You can obtain a certified copy of a marriage up to the year 1996. For marriages prior to 1952, you will have to contact the County Probate Judge in the county where the marriage took place.

Georgia divorce records can be obtained from the State office, online or from the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted.

Records of divorce since June 1952 are maintained by the State office, but certified copies are not issued. You can also contact the Clerk of Superior Court in the County where the divorce took place

Those interested in Georgia Gealogy and people tracing their family tree have a wide range of options when it comes to finding vital records of ancestors and family members in Georgia.

Vital records for GA can e ordered by mail, online, by credit card or in person at the State office or local County Clerks office where the event occurred.