Chatham County, GA Public Records

Chatham County public records encompass a wide range of written documents, maps, books, tapes, photographs, and electronic information created, received, or maintained by state or local government agencies. Divorce records for Chatham County can be obtained from the State Office of Vital Records and the Chatham County Clerk of Superior Court. The State Office of Vital Records can provide records of divorces that occurred in the county from June 1952 to August 1996. For divorce records before 1952 and after 1996, individuals should contact the Chatham County Clerk of Superior Court. On the other hand, marriage records are available from two sources: the Probate Court and the State Office of Vital Records, Georgia Department of Public Health. The Vital Record Office can only provide copies of marriage records from June 1952 to August 1996. The Chatham County Probate Court can issue copies before and after these dates for a fee of $10 for each certified copy of a marriage certificate. As for birth and death certificates, individuals can obtain them from both the State Office of Vital Records and the local Vital Records Office in Chatham County. Birth records from January 1919 can be obtained at $25 per copy. Chatham County property records are at the Chatham County Board of Assessors office.