Athens-Clarke County, GA Public Records
Athens-Clarke County is an incorporated unified government in Clarke County, Georgia, with an estimated population of 128,691 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 116.4 square miles of land. That is up about 1,338 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Athens-Clarke County Local Government Office
Athens-Clarke County's own unified government government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the clerk under the Georgia Open Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the unified government; see the offices below.
📇 Athens-Clarke County Contact on File
| Government | Unified Government Of Athens-Clarke County |
| Contact listed | Planning Department Director |
| Mailing address | 120 W Doughterty St, Athens, GA 30601 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County is in Clarke County. In Georgia, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the Clerk of Superior Court in each county. Divorce cases in Georgia are heard by the Superior Court in each county. Wills and estates in Georgia are handled by the Probate Court in each county.
📍 Clarke County at a Glance
| County | Clarke County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 129,995 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Clarke County Clerk of Superior Court (Clarke County Court)
| Address | 325 E. Washington St., Rm. 450, Athens, GA 30601 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (706) 613-3190 |
| Hours | 8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday |
| Records available | Court records for the Superior, State courts; the Clerk of Superior Court also records deeds, liens and other real-estate records |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | gsccca.org/…/clerk-results ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Clarke County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Athens-Clarke County
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Athens-Clarke County, GA:
📋 Athens-Clarke County Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Georgia Department of Public Health – State Office of Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Georgia are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Georgia, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the Clerk of Superior Court in each county. |
| Court cases & divorce | Clarke County courthouse. Divorce cases in Georgia are heard by the Superior Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Georgia are handled by the Probate Court in each county. |
| State court system | Judicial Council of Georgia – Georgia Courts |
| Sex offender registry | Georgia Sex Offender Registry (GBI) |