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Georgia Attorney General

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.

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Georgia Inmates

Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Georgia Dept. of Corrections.

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Georgia Death Row

Yearly reports about inmates under death sentence (UDS) at the beginning of each calendar year since 2000.

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Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which runs the state criminal history record check and keeps the fingerprint identification records the state holds.

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Judicial Council of Georgia Forms and 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.

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Professional Licensing Board

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.

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Union County at a glance

State
Georgia
County seat
Blairsville
Population
24,632
Area
329 sq mi
Founded
1832
Cities and towns
2

Union County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Union County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order throughout Union County.

Police Departments. Union County is served by Union County Sheriff's Office and the Blairsville Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Union County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Union County, operating from its headquarters at 114 Courthouse Street in Blairsville, Georgia 30512. Union County Detention Center, located adjacent to the Sheriff's Office, houses inmates and provides online inmate search capabilities through Union County website and third-party jail roster services. The Blairsville Police Department provides municipal law enforcement services within the city limits of Blairsville and can be contacted for Under Georgia's Open Records Act (§ 50-18-70 et seq.), arrest records are considered public information and can be requested from the Sheriff's Office or municipal police departments.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Union County, Georgia, are maintained by Union County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by submitting a formal request to the Sheriff's Office, adhering to the guidelines set forth by the Georgia Open Records Act.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Union County are taken and retained by Union County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by submitting a request under the Georgia Open Records Act.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Union County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Union County

Old mine sites
15
Sites with no status in the records
2
Past producers, now closed
11
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
4
Producing when recorded
1
Worked underground, in the mine records
2
Main minerals
Gold; Corundum; Iron
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
7
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
open pit mine or quarry, quarry
Maps surveyed
1935 to 1988

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 18 mine sites inside the county: 11 past producers, now closed, 4 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 1 site producing when the record was made, 2 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 7 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Corundum; Iron.

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.

Towns County Fannin County White County Blairsville N 10 miles
Union County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Georgia mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Union County (19 shown, 6 unnamed on the map)

Georgia abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

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.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Union County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 16 investigations in Union County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $430,699 in back wages agreed for 393 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
16
Back wages agreed
$430,699
Workers due back wages
393
Civil money penalties
$6,720
Employers on the record
12
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Davenport Transportation, Inc.Blairsville5$182,105255
Blairsville Restaurant Holdings LLCBlairsville1$173,16256
Stonehenge Elderly Care, IncBlairsville1$25,58727
Stonehenge Assisted Living, Inc.Blairsville1$21,9908
Old Gap. LLCSuches1$9,0214
Cherokee Acoustical, LLCBlairsville1$8,09810
Leonard Food Management, LLCBlairsville1$4,92725
Steren ElectronicsBlairsville1$3,9216
Premier Building and Electrical Company Inc.Blairsville1$1,8882
Georgia Poultry Sexing Services, IncBlairsville1$00
Aviagen North AmericaBlairsville1$00
Ware Chevrolet Company IncBlairsville1$00

Every employer on the Union County record, by back wages agreed; 4 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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Union County, Georgia?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Union County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Union County. Ask that agency for its record. Under O.C.G.A. 10-1-393.5, a commercial website must remove a person's booking photograph at no charge within 30 days of a written request in eight listed circumstances, such as charges never referred for prosecution, dismissed, or ending in acquittal.

How do I get a criminal background check in Union County, Georgia?

The Georgia criminal history record comes from 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.

How can I look up sex offenders in Union County, Georgia?

Search the Georgia Sex Offender Registry (GBI), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Union County, Georgia?

Register with the county board of registrars (in some counties a combined board of elections and registration) or through the Georgia Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register no later than the 5th Monday before the next election; mail in applications must be postmarked by that deadline.

How do I look up property records in Union County, Georgia?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Union County are kept by the Union County Clerk of Superior Court. Property values are set by the county Board of Tax Assessors, and tax bills come from the county Tax Commissioner. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Union County, Georgia?

Certified birth and death certificates for Georgia come from the Georgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Records. 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. By mail to State Office of Vital Records, 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349, in person or by mail at a county vital records office, or online through the approved vendors GO Certificates, ROVER and VitalChek. Fee: $25 for a birth certificate, $5 for each additional copy.

How do I find business license records in Union County, Georgia?

Business entity filings are searched with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division.

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