Georgia, Muscogee County
Where Columbus's records are kept. Columbus has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Columbus's own offices, along with State of Georgia offices; the Muscogee County offices are on our Muscogee County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The GBI explains Georgia criminal history records: your own copy comes from most sheriff's offices or police departments, and another person's record needs that person's signed consent on a state form.
Open official site Georgia Bureau of Investigation Criminal History Record FAQState records
Part of the University System of Georgia, the archives has collected the state's historical records since 1918; browse its Virtual Vault online or research in Morrow, Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Open official site Georgia ArchivesCounty court
Offices in Macon at 433 Cherry Street and in Columbus at One Arsenal Place, open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the court posts dial in and virtual hearing details, opinions, forms and online payment.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of GeorgiaCounty court
The Judicial Council of Georgia's Administrative Office of the Courts runs this gateway to ticket payment, the child support calculator, court record searches, directories and forms; some features need a login.
Open official site Georgia Judicial GatewayVital records
The Department of Public Health office that registers, preserves, amends and certifies Georgia vital records; order certificates online from listed vendors, by mail, or at a vital records office near you.
Open official site Georgia Department of Public Health Vital RecordsPolice & jail
After a usage agreement, the Georgia Department of Corrections search finds current and former inmates by name, alias, physical description, offense or GDC ID, and shows photos when available.
Open official site Georgia Department of Corrections Find an OffenderPolice & jail
Missing person cases posted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation show race, height, weight, sex and last seen date for each; tips reach the bureau by phone or its online form.
Open official site Georgia Bureau of Investigation Missing PersonsPolice & jail
In one list sortable by case date or posting date, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation shows its unsolved homicides, missing persons, unidentified remains and robberies.
Open official site Georgia Bureau of Investigation Unsolved CasesPolice & jail
By state law the Georgia Bureau of Investigation keeps the sex offender registry, fed by other agencies and changing often, with links to the offender search, a bimonthly report and a data download.
Open official site Georgia Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation explains what a state criminal history record holds: identity, arrests, charges, court outcomes and prison custody. Get your own copy at most sheriff's offices or police departments.
Open official site Georgia Bureau of Investigation Criminal HistoryCity records
Columbus Consolidated Government with the Mayor's Office, Council, 311 citizen services, permits and business licensing, zoning, inspections, police, fire and EMS, and municipal, magistrate and probate courts.
Open official site Columbus Consolidated GovernmentPolice & jail
Columbus Police Department at 510 10th Street, with online report filing and report requests, citation information, NIBRS crime data, unsolved homicides, permits, tips and complaint procedures.
Open official site Columbus Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
18 more Columbus sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Columbus, a place of 206,922 people, is the seat of Muscogee County. Court and property records sit with Muscogee County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Georgia. Columbus's own offices are in the cards above, and our Muscogee County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 4 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 18 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Georgia publishes no abandoned mine inventory; the Dahlonega gold mines are not mapped by the state online.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Georgia is run by the Georgia Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Columbus.
Deeds for property in Columbus are recorded by the Muscogee County Clerk of Superior Court, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Muscogee County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Georgia come from the state vital records office, Georgia State Office of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.