Bartow County Death Records

Bartow County obituary and death records are processed at the Bartow County Probate Court in Cartersville. The probate court is a local agent for the Georgia Department of Public Health and issues certified death certificates for deaths in any Georgia county going back to 1919. Cartersville is the county seat and sits along Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. If you need a Bartow County death certificate for an estate, insurance claim, or family records, the probate court on West Cherokee Avenue is where local residents handle these requests. Online and mail ordering are also available.

Bartow County Probate Court Office

The Bartow County Probate Court is located at 135 West Cherokee Avenue, Suite 243-A, in Cartersville. This office is inside the Frank Moore Administration and Judicial Building in downtown Cartersville. It handles all vital records requests for Bartow County, including death certificates, and can pull records from the state system for deaths in other counties too.

Walk-in visitors need a photo ID. The fee is $25 for the first certified copy of a Bartow County death certificate. Extra copies are $5 each when you request them at the same time. The Bartow County Probate Court accepts cash, money orders, and in some cases credit or debit cards. Check with the office about payment options before you go. Most recent Bartow County death records can be processed the same day. Older records might take a day or two if they need to be pulled from the state database.

Search Bartow County Obituary Records

You can get Bartow County death records in person, by mail, or online. Each method costs $25 for the first certified copy. Walk-in service at the Cartersville office is the fastest.

The ROVER system is the state's online portal for ordering death certificates. It adds an $8 processing fee on top of the standard $25. You need the name, date of death, and county where the death occurred. ROVER orders for Bartow County records take 8 to 10 weeks for delivery. That timeline is the same across all of Georgia. If you are in a hurry, the walk-in option at the Bartow County Probate Court is much faster.

For mail requests, prepare a signed letter with the decedent's name, date of death, and place of death. Add your own name, address, phone number, and a photocopy of your ID. Send it with a money order for $25 payable to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Address it to the Bartow County Probate Court at the Cartersville address. O.C.G.A. § 31-10-15 requires death registration within 10 days. The funeral director must file the death certificate within 72 hours. Bartow County death records are usually available within a couple of weeks of the death.

Who Can Get Bartow County Death Records

Not everyone gets a certified copy. O.C.G.A. § 31-10-26 limits certified Bartow County death certificates to those with a direct and tangible interest. The law covers spouses, adult children, parents, adult siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, and legal representatives of the family. Insurance companies with a financial stake in the death also qualify.

Certified copies of Bartow County death records are printed on security paper with a raised seal and registrar signatures. This is the format banks, courts, and insurance firms need. Members of the public who do not have a direct interest can still get Bartow County obituary records. They receive a non-certified copy without the Social Security number. The non-certified version still shows the date, place, and cause of death. It works for genealogy and personal research.

O.C.G.A. § 31-10-27 makes it a crime to forge or tamper with any vital record in Georgia.

Georgia Resources for Bartow County Death Records

The Georgia DPH Vital Records office handles requests statewide. Their address is 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349. Call (404) 679-4702 for help. They accept walk-in, mail, and phone orders for Bartow County death certificates and records from every other county.

For historical records, the Georgia Archives in Morrow holds death records from 1919 through 1943. Genealogy researchers looking for old Bartow County obituary records can also try the Virtual Vault online. Under DPH Regulation 511-1-3, funeral directors must maintain case records for every death they handle. The DPH death records page and the fee schedule have the latest details on ordering from the state level.

Here is the DPH location page for the Bartow County Probate Court, showing the Cartersville office address and contact info.

Verify the office hours on this page before heading to the Bartow County courthouse in Cartersville.

Cities in Bartow County

Cartersville is the county seat and the largest city in Bartow County. All Bartow County death records go through the probate court in Cartersville.

Nearby Counties

Bartow County is northwest of Atlanta. These neighboring counties have their own vital records offices where you can also request Georgia death certificates.