Georgia, Cherokee County
Where Nelson's records are kept. Court and property records for Nelson sit with Cherokee County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Georgia.
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As a small town, Nelson relies on Cherokee County and the State of Georgia for its public records. The cards below are the Georgia state offices, and the Cherokee County offices are on our Cherokee County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which runs the state criminal history record check and keeps the fingerprint identification records the state holds.
Open official site Georgia Bureau of InvestigationPolice & jail
Search results of fingerprint background check.
Open official site Search Georgia Criminal RecordsCity records
The City of Nelson publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
Open official site City of NelsonCity records
The Nelson council publishes its members, its meeting dates and the decisions it records for the municipality.
Open official site City of Nelson councilState records
Conduct a search of persons with felonies in Georgia.
Open official site Georgia Felon SearchPolice & jail
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Georgia Dept. of Corrections.
Open official site Georgia InmatesPolice & jail
Search the GA Bureau of Investigation database of registered offenders by name or location.
Open official site Georgia Sex OffendersPolice & jail
Capitol police, records, reports and more.
Open official site Georgia Department of Public SafetyState records
The Georgia Attorney General's Office represents the executive branch and prosecutes violent crime, gang activity and human trafficking across the state. Court records are kept by the clerk of court in each Georgia county.
Open official site Georgia Attorney GeneralState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Georgia Secretary of State.
Open official site Georgia Business & Corporation SearchState records
The Georgia State Board of Accountancy lets anyone search and verify a Georgia CPA license. Most other professional licenses in Georgia are verified through the Secretary of State.
Open official site Professional Licensing BoardState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the GA Dept. of Revenue.
Open official site Georgia Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
Yearly reports about inmates under death sentence (UDS) at the beginning of each calendar year since 2000.
Open official site Georgia Death RowCourt records
Use the official Georgia child support calculator, get inmate civil action and habeas corpus forms, and find the electronic filing providers used to search and file court records statewide.
Open official site Judicial Council of Georgia Forms and RecordsEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Nelson, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Nelson is an incorporated place in Cherokee County, a place of 1,145 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Canton, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Cherokee County page for every 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 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned. The mineral the records name is crushed stone.
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.
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Voter registration in Georgia is run by the Georgia Secretary of State, and the county board of registrars keeps the roll for Nelson. You can register online, by mail or in person. You must register no later than the 5th Monday before the next election; mail in applications must be postmarked by that deadline.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Georgia come from the Georgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Records. The fee is $25 for a birth certificate, $5 for each additional copy. A certified copy of a birth certificate may be requested from your local county vital records office or the State Office of Vital Records, in person or by mail.
Deeds for property in Nelson are recorded by the Clerk of Superior Court, the county Board of Tax Assessors sets the assessed value, and the county Tax Commissioner sends the tax bill. Our Cherokee County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Nelson come from the Georgia Department of Public Safety, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Nelson register with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search.
Georgia criminal history checks are run by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Crime Information Center. Get a copy of your Georgia criminal history record from most sheriff's offices or police departments; contact the local law enforcement agency for its requirements.
Same county
Other places in Cherokee County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Cherokee County records are on the county page.