Find Fannin County Obituary Records

Fannin County obituary and death records are handled by the Fannin County Probate Court in Blue Ridge. The probate court is a local agent for the Georgia Department of Public Health and can issue certified death certificates for any death in Georgia from 1919 to the present. Fannin County is in the north Georgia mountains, near the Tennessee and North Carolina borders. If you need to find a death record or get a certified copy of a death certificate in Fannin County, the probate court on West Main Street is where to go. Online and mail ordering are also available through the state.

Fannin County Probate Court

The Fannin County Probate Court in Blue Ridge handles vital records requests for Fannin County. As a local DPH agent, the probate court can issue certified death certificates for any death that took place in Georgia. The office is on West Main Street in Blue Ridge. Walk-in service is the fastest method for getting a Fannin County death record.

You will need a valid photo ID and $25 for the first certified copy. Additional copies of the same Fannin County death record cost $5 when ordered at the same time. Cash and money orders are accepted. Walk-in requests are usually processed the same day. Older Fannin County obituary records may take longer if the state needs to retrieve the file from archives. For mail requests, send a completed application with your photo ID copy and a money order payable to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Include the full name and date of death of the person whose Fannin County record you want.

Fannin County attracts many seasonal residents and visitors. If you need a death record for someone who died in the area, the probate court in Blue Ridge can help regardless of where the deceased lived.

How to Search Fannin County Death Records

Three options are available for getting Fannin County obituary and death records. Visit the probate court in Blue Ridge. Mail a request. Or use the state online system. The fee is $25 for the first certified copy with any method.

The Georgia ROVER system handles online death certificate orders for all Georgia counties. You need the full name of the deceased, the date of death, and the county where the death occurred. ROVER charges $25 plus an $8 processing fee, and delivery takes 8 to 10 weeks. For faster service on a Fannin County death record, visit the probate court in Blue Ridge. Under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-15, every death in Georgia must be registered within 10 days. The funeral director files the certificate within 72 hours. Most Fannin County death records are in the system within two weeks of the death.

Mail orders should include a signed request, your name, address, phone number, a copy of your photo ID, and a money order for $25. Send to the Fannin County Probate Court or the state DPH office in Atlanta.

Who Can Get Fannin County Death Certificates

Georgia law determines who can get certified death certificates. Under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-26, certified copies of Fannin County death records are for those with a direct and tangible interest. Eligible people include the spouse, adult children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren. Legal representatives and insurance companies also qualify for certified copies.

A certified copy has a raised seal and signatures from the State and County Registrar on security paper. Banks, courts, and insurance firms need this type. People without a direct interest can still get a non-certified copy of a Fannin County death record. The non-certified version has the Social Security number removed but shows the cause, date, and place of death. It works for genealogy and general research into Fannin County obituary records.

Under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-27, forging or tampering with a death certificate is a crime in Georgia. Providing false information on a vital records request is also against the law.

Georgia State Death Record Resources

The Georgia DPH Vital Records office at 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349 processes requests from every county. Call (404) 679-4702. They accept walk-in, mail, and phone orders for Fannin County death records.

For historical Fannin County obituary records, the Georgia Archives in Morrow holds death records from 1919 through 1943. The Virtual Vault offers online access to some of these older records. DPH Regulation 511-1-3 governs how vital records are maintained statewide. Funeral homes must keep their own records of each case, creating multiple sources for Fannin County death information.

The DPH fee schedule lists current costs. Check before sending payment for a Fannin County death record request.

The image below shows the Fannin County Probate Court listing on the Georgia DPH website, where you can find contact details for the Blue Ridge office.

Check hours and get directions on this page before visiting the Fannin County probate court.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Fannin County in north Georgia. Any Georgia county vital records office can issue a death certificate for a death that happened in the state.