Atkinson County, Georgia Records
Atkinson County, Georgia (Map It) was created on August 15, 1917 from Coffee County and Clinch County. Atkinson County was named in honor of William Yates Atkinson (1854 - 99), governor of Georgia (1894 - 98) and speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives.
A Map of Atkinson County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Atkinson County, Georgia Courthouse Records
Atkinson County, GA Courthouse
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Atkinson county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- History of Baker County, Georgia Courthouse
- Atkinson County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1919 and Court Records from 1919. The County Clerk of Superior Court has jurisdiction over cases for title to land and equity, felony cases, adoptions, divorces, child support and custody enforcement. The clerk also is tasked with recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county.
- Atkinson County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1919 and Probate Records from 1919.The County Clerk of Probate Court responsibilities include legal proceedings forh Wills, Estates, Guardianships of minor children, Involuntary Committals Hearings, Issuance of Marriage License, ect.. The county probate judge's office is the office where the most valuable genealogical records are created and maintained in the state of Georgia.
- Atkinson County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
- Atkinson County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court for Divorce Records and the Probate Judge for Marriage Records.
Atkinson County, Georgia Census Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: None
- State Population Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: None
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: None
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: None
- Union Veterans Schedules: None
Atkinson County, Georgia Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from January 1919 to present.
- Marriage Records: from June 9, 1952 to present.
- Divorce Records: None. Contact the County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Locations: Georgia Division of Public Health, Vital Records, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; (404) 679-4702
- Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Atkinson County, Georgia Resources
- Pearson Public Library, Phone: 912-422-3500; Open: Monday - Friday 1:30 - 5:00
- Willacoochee Public Library, Phone: 912-534-5252; Open: Mon, Wed, Fri 10 to 5
- Atkinson County, Georgia Message Boards
Atkinson County, Georgia External Links
- Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Atkinson County, Georgia Books - Amazon
- Atkinson Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
- Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
- Atkinson County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
- Atkinson County, GA History
- Atkinson Co. GAGenweb
- Atkinson County Historical Chronology
- Atkinson County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
- Historical Maps of Atkinson County
- Atkinson County, Georgia Military Records