Introduction to Georgia Birth Certificates

This article is designed to help you get a Georgia birth certificate.  Counter to common belief, not everything is on the Internet.  Personal birth certificates are one of the items that are not readily available online, and that is probably a good thing.  You do not want your birth certificate in the public domain, where it can be seen by anyone.  However, this does not mean that you can’t easily get your birth certificate.  

Georgia birth certificates have been maintained by the Georgia Division of Public Health for individuals born in the state of Georgia since 1919.

Online Databases that have Georgia Birth Information  

Database	Description
American Vital Records from the Gentleman's Magazine	The Gentleman's Magazine was founded in London in 1731. The first publication of its type, it featured a broad mix of news, essays, poetry, parliamentary debates, book reviews, and antiquarian notes. For the genealogist it is an absolute treasure-house of useful data. From the day of its inception until 1868 it published columns listing births, marriages, and deaths, enabling people throughout the English-speaking world to keep abreast of friends and relatives at home and abroad. These columns contain thousands of entries relating to North American which have now been extracted to form a unique source of genealogical reference material for the period from 1731 to 1868.
Ebenezer Record Book, 1754-1781	Taken from a register begun in 1754, these records report the births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths in the congregation of Jerusalem Church at Ebenezer, a church founded by religious exiles from Salzburg, Austria, who settled in Georgia. The previous edition of the register upon which this work is based proved to be so deficient in matters relating to the deciphering of names that Prof. Jones and Ms. Exley determined on a new translation. Gone now are the mis-readings of surnames, the Anglicization of given names, and the spurious families mistakenly created in the earlier edition. As a bonus, Jones and Exley have inserted the identity of the Salzburger's German town of origin, where known, and added a Genealogical Index in excess of 3,500 names.
Georgia Bible Records	This collection of Georgia Bible Records contains an itemized list of the births, marriages, and deaths found in approximately 1,000 family Bibles! Included are Bible records of some of Georgia's first settlers and prominent figures, as well as records of ordinary individuals, some of whom migrated to or from other states. Many of the records were sent to the compiler over a twenty-year period by the actual owners of the Bibles, while others she copied from Bibles located in the Georgia State Archives and the University of Georgia Library, or from genealogical publications. The collection spans a period stretching from the early 1700s to the 1900s, and because of its range and diversity it should be a gold mine to the researcher of Georgia families. It is absolutely unique, of course, and cannot be duplicated by any other body of records, published or manuscript. In all, some 20,000 persons are named in these records which often span several generations in a family.
Midway Congregation Church Records, Liberty County, Georgia	At one of the first settlements in Georgia, the Midway Congregational Church was founded by Puritans from Dorchester, South Carolina. The settlement was founded in about 1752. The records contain information regarding births, deaths, marriages, and baptisms. In addition to these vital records there are also minutes and brief histories of ministers and select families of the community. The complete records have been microfilmed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and by the Georgia State Archives, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875	This is the fourth book in David Dobson's Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875, a series designed to compensate for the lack of official Scottish passenger lists to North America during the nineteenth century. Containing about 1,300 sketches not found in the prior books, Part Four brings the total number of descriptions of the Scottish men and women and their families who were part of this great exodus to about 6,000. In addition to skilled craftsmen, a number of the immigrants found in Part Four were dispossessed Highland farmers who had suffered as a result of the Highland Clearances, a kind of enclosure movement, or by periods of famine at mid-century.
National Huguenot Society Bible Records	The National Huguenot Society is one of our most esteemed lineage organizations. Its members, of course, are the descendants of the French Protestants who fled their homeland during the religious wars of the 17th century and, especially, following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV in 1685. Many of those Huguenots who ultimately fled to the American colonies would settle in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia, later arrivals dispersing to Pennsylvania and other states.
U.S. County History Catalog	Thousands of county histories organized by state and county
U.S: Papers of Rabbi Samuel Langer, 1929-1969 - Free Index	This database contains a total of 5,650 entries, extracted from the published newspaper clippings in Rabbi Samuel Langer's personal scrapbook, as well as the names mentioned in the various papers, both printed and handwritten, in his files, compiled by his daughter, Judith Shulamith Langer. Information listed in this database includes: name, event or title, synagogue or organization, date, place, source, and comments.
Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. I	This work is a compilation of birth and death records from the Bowman files, the largest manuscript resource on Mayflower genealogy in existence.  With references to 50,000 Mayflower relations, this two-volume work contains, besides records of births, baptisms, deaths and burials, references to burial location, cause of death, and address at death gleaned from land and will records, court and church records, transcripts of personal letters, and more. Volume I
Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. II	This work is a compilation of birth and death records from the Bowman files, the largest manuscript resource on Mayflower genealogy in existence.  With references to 50,000 Mayflower relations, this two-volume work contains, besides records of births, baptisms, deaths and burials, references to burial location, cause of death, and address at death gleaned from land and will records, court and church records, transcripts of personal letters, and more. Volume II

Georgia Birth Certificate Authorized Persons

By Georgia state law, Georgia birth certificates are confidential records and can only be obtained by the following authorized individuals:

• Person Named on the Georgia Birth Certificate
• Mother/Father (or Legal Guardian) of Person Named on the Georgia Birth Certificate
• Husband/Wife of individual named on the Georgia birth certificat
• Son/Daughter of individual named on the Georgia birth certificate
• Brother/Sister of individual named on the Georgia birth certificate
• Grandparent of individual named on the Georgia birth certificate 
• Legal Representative of an Authorized Person of Person Named on the Georgia Birth Certificate

Georgia Birth Certificate for Genealogy Purpose

To obtain a Georgia birth certificate for genealogy reasons you need to meet one of the above criteria.

Georgia Birth Certificate Ordering

Options Option 1 – Order Georgia Birth Certificate Online

This option is the simplest and easiest way to get your Georgia Birth Certificate.  Order online and you will get your Georgia Birth Certificate usually in less than a week.  Many times you will have the option of receiving your vital record by next-day or second-day service.

Order Birth and Death Records Online!  

Option 2 – Order Georgia Birth Certificate through the Mail

Follow the instructions below, if you are not ordering your Georgia birth certificate online.  It usually takes 10 business days upon receipt of request to be sent to you:

Step 1: Download Mail-In Application

Step 2: Please provide as much of the following information as possible to locate the Georgia birth certificate:

• Full name of person at birth on the Georgia birth certificate
• Date of birth on the Georgia birth certificate
• Sex on the Georgia birth certificate
• County (or city) of birth on the Georgia birth certificate
• Hospital of birth - if not in a hospital state "home" 
• Full maiden name of mother on the Georgia birth certificate
• Full name of father on the Georgia birth certificate
• Your name 
• Your signature 
• Your relationship to the person whose Georgia birth certificate you are requesting 
• Address where the Georgia birth certificate is to be mailed 
• Self addressed stamped envelope
• Your daytime phone number
• By Mail: Send the above information and the appropriate fee to:

 

Vital Records

2600 Skyland Drive NE

Atlanta, GA 30319-3640

Option 3 – In Person

In Person in Georgia: You may go to any county health department in the State of Georgia to obtain a certified copy of a Georgia birth certificate. Most Georgia birth certificates can be issued while you wait.

Georgia Birth Certificate Ordering Cost

The fee to search for a Georgia birth certificate is $10.00, which includes one certified copy of the Georgia birth certificate or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." For each additional copy of the Georgia birth certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $5.00. Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to "Vital Records Services." Please do not send cash. Fees are not refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service.