Georgia Coastal Health District

Vital Records

NOTE: The fee for obtaining a copy of a birth or death certificate is $25.

Bryan County Probate Office
P.O. Box 418
Pembroke, GA 31321-0418
Phone: 912-653-3856
Fax: 912-653-3845

Camden County Probate Office
P.O. Box 818
Woodbine, GA 31569-0818
Phone: 912-576-3785
Fax: 912-576-5484

Chatham County Health Department Vital Records Office
By Appointment Only
P.O. Box 14257
Savannah, GA 31416-1257
Phone: 912-356-2138 or toll free at 1-866-667-3236
Please contact 912-689-4121 for inquiries regarding disposition permits after hours
Fax: 912-356-2544

Instructions for Obtaining a Birth Record in Chatham County
Instructions for Obtaining a Death Record in Chatham County

Effingham County Probate Office
901 Pine Street
Springfield, GA 31329-0387
Phone: 912-754-2112
Fax: 912-754-7516

Glynn County Health Department Vital Records Office
2747 Fourth Street
Brunswick, GA 31520
Phone: 912-279-3346

Instructions for Obtaining a Birth Record in Glynn County
Instructions for Obtaining a Death Record in Glynn County

Liberty County Probate Office
PO. Box 28
Hinesville, GA 31310-0028
Phone: 912-876-3635
Fax: 912-876-3589

Long County Probate Office
P.O. Box 426
Ludowici, GA 31316-0426
Phone: 912-545-2315
Fax: 912-545-2150

McIntosh County Probate Office
P.O. Box 453
Darien, GA 31305-0453
Phone: 912-437-6636
Fax: 912-437-6635

Birth certificates are $25.

For information on vital records from another county in Georgia go to: http://dph.georgia.gov/VitalRecords

For information outside of Georgia visit http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm

Birth Certificates

Birth Certificates are available 3 weeks after the baby’s birth.

Birth Certificates maybe requested by:
The individual whose birth certificate it is
Parent
Grandparent
Spouse
Adult sibling
Adult child
Legal representative with supporting documentation

Paternity Acknowledgement

This is a procedure for a man to acknowledge that he is the biological father of a child. It does not involve paternity testing, but is by mutual consent of the mother and the man to be listed as father. This procedure will allow the man’s name to be added to the birth certificate. It does not address legalities, such as custody or visitation.

Death Certificates
Death Certificates are completed by funeral directors and certifying physicians, except in the case of coroner investigations where the coroner certifies the manner of death. Fetal death certificates are completed by hospital staff and certifying physicians.

Death certificates are only issued to applicants having a direct and tangible interest, primarily family members or legal representatives of the family.