Georgia, Atkinson County
Where Pearson's records are kept. Court and property records for Pearson sit with Atkinson County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Georgia.
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As a small town, Pearson relies on Atkinson County and the State of Georgia for its public records. The cards below are the Georgia state offices, and the Atkinson County offices are on our Atkinson County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & 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 FAQVital 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 RecordsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState 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
Bankruptcy court for southern Georgia with offices in Augusta, Brunswick, Dublin and Savannah. The Dublin office is not always fully staffed, so its mail goes to a post office box in Augusta.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of GeorgiaEverything else, organized
14 more Pearson sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Pearson, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Pearson, a place of 1,821 people, is the seat of Atkinson County, so most county offices are in Pearson itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Each Atkinson County office is listed on our Atkinson County page.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 9 investigations with a Pearson address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $89,550 in back wages agreed for 373 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primicia Harvesting | 1 | $51,208 | 360 |
| Atkinson Co. Board of Commissioners | 1 | $38,342 | 13 |
| D & N Foods Pearson Division | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Meadow Gold Farms | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Serafico Enceratico Jaimes, FLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Edward Colmenero Jaimes-H2ALC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Corbitt | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Feliciana Jimenez | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Pearson, by back wages agreed; 5 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Georgia wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Court records for Pearson are kept by the clerk of the court that heard the case. See Georgia Courts (https://www.georgiacourts.gov/) for the courts that serve the area and how to reach their clerks.
Same county
Other places in Atkinson County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Atkinson County records are on the county page.