Bacon County Death Certificates

Bacon County obituary and death records can be obtained from the Bacon County Probate Court in Alma. This office serves as a local agent for the Georgia Department of Public Health and issues certified death certificates for deaths anywhere in the state going back to 1919. If you are looking for a Bacon County death record, the probate court on West 12th Street is where most local residents go first. Online ordering through the state system and mail requests are also available for those who cannot visit in person.

Bacon County Probate Court Office

The Bacon County Probate Court is the go-to place for death certificates in Bacon County. The office is at 502 W. 12th Street, Suite 100 in Alma. As a DPH local agent, the probate court can pull and print death certificates for any Georgia death from 1919 on.

Bring a valid photo ID when you visit the Bacon County Probate Court. The fee for the first certified copy is $25. Additional copies ordered at the same time cost $5 each. Payment is typically by cash or money order. The Bacon County staff can usually process your request the same day for recent records. Older death records from Bacon County may need to be requested from the state system, which can add a few days to the turnaround time. Call ahead if you are looking for a record from before the 1950s, as these older files sometimes take extra effort to locate.

Search Bacon County Death Records

Visiting the probate court in Alma is the quickest way to get a Bacon County death certificate. But you have other choices. The ROVER online system is available 24 hours a day. It costs $25 plus an $8 service fee. Standard delivery from ROVER takes 8 to 10 weeks. This is the same timeline for all Georgia counties.

You can also send a mail request. Write a letter that includes the full name of the deceased, the date of death, and the place of death. Add your own name, mailing address, and a copy of your photo ID. Include a money order for $25 made out to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Send everything to the Bacon County Probate Court in Alma or to the state DPH office at 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349. Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-15 requires that all deaths be registered within 10 days, so new Bacon County records are usually available within a couple of weeks after the death occurs.

If you need to verify a Bacon County death for insurance or legal purposes, the certified copy from the probate court is what you want.

Eligibility for Certified Copies

Not all Bacon County death certificate requests result in the same type of copy. O.C.G.A. § 31-10-26 limits certified copies to people with a direct interest. The spouse, adult children, parents, adult siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren qualify. A legal representative or attorney acting for the family also qualifies. Insurance companies with a claim tied to the death can get certified copies of Bacon County death records as well.

Everyone else gets a non-certified version of the Bacon County death record. This copy omits the Social Security number but still shows the name, date, place, and cause of death. It works for genealogy and general lookups. The non-certified copy does not have the raised seal or registrar signatures that courts and banks need. Under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-27, providing false information on a death certificate request is a criminal offense in Georgia.

Georgia State Resources for Death Records

The Georgia DPH Vital Records office is the state-level source for Bacon County death certificates. Their phone number is (404) 679-4702. Walk-in service is available at their College Park location. For historical records, the Georgia Archives holds death records from 1919 through 1943. Some of these older Bacon County records have been digitized.

DPH Regulation 511-1-3 sets rules for how death records are filed and stored in Georgia. Funeral directors must register every death and keep detailed case records. The DPH death records page explains the full process for ordering from the state. Fees and forms are listed on the fee schedule page. These resources apply to all Bacon County obituary record requests that go through the state rather than the local probate court.

Here is the DPH location page for the Bacon County Probate Court, with address and contact details for the Alma office.

Confirm hours and directions on this page before visiting the Bacon County Probate Court in person.

Nearby Counties

Bacon County sits in southeast Georgia. These neighboring counties can also process your death certificate request if the Alma office is not convenient for you.