Carroll County Obituary Lookup

Carroll County obituary and death records are handled by the Carroll County Health Department in Carrollton. This office is a local agent for the Georgia Department of Public Health and can issue death certificates for deaths that occurred anywhere in the state from 1919 to the present. Whether you are settling an estate, filing an insurance claim, or doing genealogy research, the Carroll County Health Department on Newnan Road is the local resource for death records. You can also order Carroll County death certificates online or by mail.

Carroll County Health Department

The Carroll County Health Department on Newnan Road in Carrollton is where you go for death certificates in Carroll County. Staff can help with requests for any Georgia death record dating back to 1919. Walk-in service is available during business hours.

You must bring a valid photo ID. The fee is $25 for the first certified copy of a Carroll County death certificate. Additional copies cost $5 each when ordered at the same time. The Carroll County Health Department accepts cash and money orders. Most walk-in requests finish the same day. Under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-15, every death in Georgia must be registered within 10 days of the event. Funeral directors file the death certificate within 72 hours. So recent Carroll County death records enter the system quickly.

Carroll County is one of the larger counties west of Atlanta. The county has a big enough population that the health department handles a steady volume of vital records requests. Staff are familiar with the process and can guide you through the steps if this is your first time requesting a Carroll County obituary record.

How to Search Carroll County Death Records

There are three main ways to request Carroll County death records. You can visit the health department in Carrollton. You can order by mail. Or you can use the state online system.

The Georgia ROVER system handles online orders for death certificates from all Georgia counties. You need the full name of the deceased, date of death, and county of death. ROVER charges $25 plus an $8 processing fee. Standard delivery runs 8 to 10 weeks. For faster service on a Carroll County death record, visit the health department in person.

For mail orders, send a signed request to the Carroll County Health Department or the state DPH office at 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349. Include your name, address, phone number, a copy of your photo ID, and a money order for $25. Provide the full name and date of death for the person whose Carroll County obituary record you need.

Who Can Get Carroll County Death Certificates

Under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-26, certified copies of Carroll County death records are for people with a direct and tangible interest. The list includes the spouse, parents, adult children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren. Legal representatives qualify too. Insurance companies can request certified copies if they show a valid reason.

A certified copy has a raised seal and registrar signatures. It is printed on security paper. Banks, courts, and insurance firms need this type. If you lack a direct interest, you can get a non-certified copy of a Carroll County death certificate instead. The non-certified version removes the Social Security number but keeps the cause of death, date, and place. This is fine for genealogy or general research into Carroll County obituary records.

Forging or tampering with a death certificate is a crime under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-27. False information on a vital records application is also illegal.

Georgia State Death Record Resources

The Georgia DPH Vital Records office handles requests from every county. Visit at 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349 or call (404) 679-4702. They process walk-in, mail, and phone orders for Carroll County death records.

The Georgia Archives in Morrow has death records from 1919 to 1943. The Virtual Vault makes some of those older records available online. DPH Regulation 511-1-3 governs how vital records are maintained across the state.

Check the DPH fee schedule for current costs before submitting a Carroll County death record request.

The image below shows the Carroll County Health Department page on the Georgia DPH website, where you can find directions and contact info for the Carrollton office.

Check the hours and get directions before heading to the Carroll County Health Department.

Cities in Carroll County

Carroll County includes the city of Carrollton, which is the county seat and largest city. Carrollton residents who need a death certificate can use the Carroll County Health Department or any of the state-level options described above.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Carroll County. Any Georgia county vital records office can issue a death certificate for a death that happened in the state. If one of these offices is more convenient, you can request your Carroll County death record there.