GaGenWeb Project Site - Last Updated - May 3rd, 2002  Where to Locate Records for Fulton CountyThere are no official birth or death certificates before 1919 in Georgia. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. An 1875 Act of the Georgia General Assembly mandated statewide registration of births, deaths, and marriages. Few counties complied with this law and even fewer citizens within those counties reported the required information. By 1876, this effort on statewide registration of vital records was abandoned. The few extant 1875 and 1876 vital records are available on microfilm at GDAH. <SEE Births below for Atlanta, Fulton County, 1896 records information.> The next effort at statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1919. These records are not available at GDAH. However, an index to death records from 1919 to 1996 is in GDAH for use by on-site researchers. For information on birth and death records from 1919 through the present, please contact the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Vital Records Service, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319-3643. Telephone: (404) 679-4701. Toll Free: (877) 572-6343   County records (particularly wills and other estate records) are a useful substitute for death records. Pre-1900 county records for the majority of Georgia counties are available at the Archives. As a substitute for birth records, search Federal population schedules (also known as census records). Federal census records for Georgia through 1920 are included in the microfilm collection at the Archives. However, Archives staff will search only the census years for which they have statewide published indexes (1820-1870). <More information> GDAH - Georgia Department of Archives History 330 Capitol Avenue S.E. Atlanta, GA 30334 404.656.2393 www.GeorgiaArchives.org What's Available - Resources at Georgia Archives BIRTHS: Atlanta (Fulton County) began recording births in 1896. These records are on file at the Fulton County Health Dept. 99 Butler Street, SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-730-1261 DEATHS: Atlanta (Fulton County) began recording deaths in 1887. These records are onfile at the Fulton County Health Dept. 99 Butler Street, SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-730-1261  MARRIAGE: Marriage records should be located in the County where the marriage took place. The microfilm for Georgia Marriage Index 1964-1992 can be found at the Atlanta Public Library. Event: Marriage (State) --- Cost of copy: $10.00 Address: Georgia Department of Human Resources Vital Records Service - Room 217-H - 47 Trinity Avenue, SW - Atlanta, GA 30334 Remarks: Centralized State records since June 9, 1952. Certified copies of marriage documents up to 1966 are issued at State office. Inquiries about marriages occurring before June 9, 1952, will be forwarded to appropriate Probate Judge in county where license was issued. The state office does no record marriage licnse or applications after July 1, 1997. MARRIAGE: (county) Cost of copy: Varies WHERE: Probate Judge in county where license was issued.	Library Resources: Atlanta-Fulton Public - Central Library Georgia Local & Family History Department Locaed: Fifth Floor Scope of Collection : Genealogy tools & family histories, plus Georgia-related nonfiction (in all subject areas), biography & fiction, reflecting many aspects of life in Georgia and the region. The Georgia Local and Family History Department consists of the Georgia History Collection and the Genealogy Collection as well as the Margaret Mitchell Collection. The Georgia History Collection contains books on the history of Atlanta and Georgia as well as the neighboring region. The Genealogy Collection contains sources whose emphasis is on Georgia; some sources contain information on North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and other states. We do not hold vital records such as birth and death certificates. SPECIAL RESOURCES Atlanta City Directories from 1867, Atlanta Telephone Directories from 1946 and Criss-Cross Directories from 1946 Newspapers on microfilm, primarily an historical collection from the Atlanta area such as The Atlanta Georgian, Creative Loafing, Great Speckled Bird and neighborhood community papers Census records for Georgia, 1820-1880, 1900-1920; Georgia Soundex 1880, 1900-1920 Georgia Death Index, 1919-1994, Georgia Marriage Index 1964-1992, Georgia Divorce Index 1965-1992, state-wide indexes on microfilm Other indexes to wills, deeds, marriages and divorces, military rosters and passengers lists Family histories, county histories, genealogical how-to books Biographical Index Card File compiled in the 1930's on prominent Georgians of the past Periodical Collection of local and national genealogical and historical publications Vertical files on all aspects of Georgia/Atlanta history and genealogical topics Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System archival records dating back to the 1860's For contact with them - Write to: Georgia Local and Family History Department Atlanta-Fulton Public Library One Margaret Mitchell Square Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Event: Birth or death --- Cost of copy: $10.00 Address: Georgia Department of Human Resources Vital Records Service Room 217-H 47 Trinity Avenue, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Remarks: State office has had records since January 1919. For earlier records in Atlanta or Savannah or other cities or counties, write to the Vital Records Office in county where event occurred. Additional copies of same record ordered at same time are $5.00 each except birth cards, which are $10.00 each. Remarks: Centralized State records since June 9, 1952. Certified copies of marriage documents up to 1966 are issued at State office. Inquiries about marriages occurring before June 9, 1952, will be forwarded to appropriate Probate Judge in county where license was issued. The state office does no record marriage licnse or applications after July 1, 1997. Money order should be made payable to Vital Records, GA. DHR. Personal checks are not accepted. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (404) 656-4900. This is a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at Vital Records, GA. DHR. Divorce (State) - Remarks: Centralized State records since June 9, 1952. Certified copies are not issued at State office. Inquiries will be forwarded to appropriate Clerk of Superior Court in county where divorce was granted. Event: Divorce (county) Remarks: Clerk of Superior Court in county where divorce was granted.	Search the Archives
QUICK INFORMATION ON Birth and Death records •Marriage records in Georgia were created at the county level. •Some GA counties kept early marriage bonds before 1805, however GA law did not require marriage licenses to be recorded until 1805. Many marriages did not get recorded either due to neglect of the law, bad organization, courthouse fires, •All of the GA marriages that were recorded to 1900 are available on microfilm at the ------- GEORGIA DEPT. OF ARCHIVES & HISTORY and at the FHL. •The Georgia Dept. of Archives also has some loose, original county marriage records. Other sources to check: • Atlanta—births, 1896; Fulton County Health Department, 99 Butler Street, S.E., Atlanta, GA 30303. Also deaths, 1887. ••Heritage Papers' Periodical Georgia Genealogist contains marriaged published to 1810. •••Mary B. Warren's Georgia Marriages 1811 thru 1820 (Danielsville, GA.: Heritage Papers, 1988) cont'd publishing the marriages.   WHERE TO REQUEST COPIES OF RECORDS: copies can be requested from the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Vital Records Unit, Room 217-H, Health Building, 47 Trinity Avenue, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334. You can also call and charge certificates to a Visa or MasterCard. There is a fee for this service.

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