Search Cobb County Obituary Records

Cobb County obituary and death records are handled by the Cobb County Health Department in Marietta. As one of the largest counties in Georgia, Cobb County processes thousands of vital records requests each year. The health department on County Services Parkway serves as the local agent for the Georgia DPH. Death certificates for any Georgia death from 1919 forward are available here. If you need a Cobb County death certificate, this office offers walk-in, mail, and online options.

Cobb County Health Department

The Cobb County Health Department at 1650 County Services Parkway in Marietta is the local vital records office. This is one of the busiest health departments in the state. Staff handle death certificate requests for deaths that occurred anywhere in Georgia.

Bring a valid photo ID when you visit. The fee is $25 for the first certified copy of a Cobb County death certificate. Each extra copy costs $5 when ordered at the same time. The office accepts cash and money orders. Walk-in requests typically finish the same day, but plan for wait times. Cobb County has over 760,000 residents, so the health department sees heavy foot traffic. Early morning is usually the least busy time to visit. Under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-15, all Georgia deaths must be registered within 10 days.

The Cobb County Health Department is located in the county government complex near the Cobb County courthouse. Parking is available. The vital records counter is usually clearly signed. If you are not sure where to go, ask at the front desk for directions to the Cobb County death records section.

How to Get Cobb County Death Records

There are three main ways to get Cobb County obituary and death records. Visit the health department in Marietta. Order by mail. Or use the state online system. Each method costs $25 for the first copy.

For online orders, the Georgia ROVER system lets you request death certificates from any Georgia county. Provide the full name of the deceased, date of death, and county of death. ROVER charges $25 plus an $8 processing fee. Standard delivery takes 8 to 10 weeks. If you need a Cobb County death record faster, visit the Marietta office for same-day service.

Mail requests should go to the Cobb County Health Department or to the state DPH office at 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349. Include a signed request with your name, address, phone number, a copy of your photo ID, and a money order for $25. List the deceased person's full name and date of death for the Cobb County death certificate you need.

Who Can Get Cobb County Death Certificates

Under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-26, certified copies of Cobb County death records are limited to people with a direct and tangible interest. That includes the spouse, parents, adult children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren. Legal representatives and insurance companies also qualify for certified copies.

A certified copy has a raised seal and registrar signatures on security paper. Banks, courts, and insurance firms need this version. If you do not have a direct interest, you can get a non-certified copy of a Cobb County death certificate. This version removes the Social Security number but still shows the cause, date, and place of death. Non-certified copies work for genealogy and general research into Cobb County obituary records.

O.C.G.A. § 31-10-27 makes forging or altering any vital record a crime in Georgia. Providing false information on a vital records application is also against the law.

Georgia State Death Record Resources

The Georgia DPH Vital Records office processes requests from all 159 counties. Their address is 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349. Call (404) 679-4702 for questions. They handle walk-in, mail, and phone orders for Cobb County death records and all Georgia records.

The Georgia Archives in Morrow holds death records from 1919 to 1943. The Virtual Vault makes some older records available online. DPH Regulation 511-1-3 governs vital records maintenance statewide.

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

The image below shows the Cobb County Health Department page on the Georgia DPH website, where you can find contact details for the Marietta office.

Use the DPH page to confirm hours and get directions to the Cobb County Health Department.

Below is the Cobb County vital records section, which provides additional detail about death certificate services at the Marietta office.

This page has useful info about what to bring and how to prepare for your Cobb County death record request.

Cities in Cobb County

Cobb County includes several large cities. Mableton, Marietta, Smyrna, and Kennesaw all have dedicated pages on this site. Residents of these cities use the Cobb County Health Department for death certificates.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Cobb County. Any Georgia vital records office can issue a death certificate for a death that happened anywhere in the state. If a neighboring office is closer, you can get your Cobb County death record there.