Clayton, GA Public Records
Clayton is an incorporated city in Rabun County, Georgia, with an estimated population of 2,090 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 3.4 square miles of land. That is up about 105 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Clayton City Hall
Clayton's own city 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 city 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 city; see the offices below.
📇 Clayton Contact on File
| Government | City Of Clayton |
| Contact listed | City Manager |
| Mailing address | 837 Highway 76 W, # 101, Clayton, GA 30525 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.cityofclaytonga.com |
| 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. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Clayton
Clayton is in Rabun 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.
📍 Rabun County at a Glance
| County | Rabun County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 17,711 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Rabun County Clerk of Superior Court (Rabun County Court)
| Address | 25 Courthouse Square, Suite 105, Clayton, GA 30525 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (706) 782-3615 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm. Closed on Saturday and Sunday |
| Records available | Court records for the Superior, Magistrate, Juvenile, Accountability Court and Family Dependency Treatment Court 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 Rabun County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Clayton
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Clayton, GA:
📋 Clayton 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 | Rabun 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) |