Template:GA Vital Intro

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Georgia State Department of Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also Georgia Statewide Indexes at the Family History Library.

Original marriage records are held at the office of the Probate Court with divorce records located with the  Clerk of Courts.