Muscogee County, Georgia public records

In Muscogee County, deeds are recorded by the Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Real Estate Recordings and Records; property values come from the Muscogee County Board of Assessors; court files are divided among the Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Superior Court Criminal Division, the Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Superior Court Civil & Domestic / State Court Civil and the Muscogee County Probate Court.

Last checked against official sources on November 6, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Muscogee County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Muscogee County has a combined city-county government: the Census Bureau lists the Consolidated Government of Columbus as its government.¹

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Real Estate Recordings and Records²	Search deeds²³Free search, fee for copies	In person: $1.00 per page; faxed/emailed standard copy: $2.50 first page + $1.00 each additional page⁴
Property values and owners	Muscogee County Board of Assessors⁵	Property search⁶	—
Property tax bills	Office of the Tax Commissioner / Muscogee County⁵	Tax bill search⁷	—
Court cases	Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Superior Court Criminal Division⁸ Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Superior Court Civil & Domestic / State Court Civil⁸ Muscogee County Probate Court⁹	Superior Court of Muscogee County¹⁰ State Court of Muscogee County⁸	—
Marriage records	Muscogee County Probate Court⁹	—	Certified copy fee: $10.00 per certified copy¹¹
Divorce records	Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Superior Court Civil & Domestic / State Court Civil⁸	—	Certified copy fee: $2.50 first page + $0.50 each additional (in person); by mail $10.00 first 25 pages + $1.00 each additional⁴
Birth certificates	Muscogee County Health Department - Vital Records Office¹³	—	$25.00 first certified copy; $5.00 each additional copy of the same record at the same time¹²
Death certificates	Muscogee County Health Department - Vital Records Office¹³	—	$25.00 first certified copy; $5.00 each additional at the same time¹²
Probate and wills	Muscogee County Probate Court⁹	—	$1.00 per page; certification under seal $10.00¹⁴
Business names (DBA)	Statewide: Trade names (DBA) are registered with the county Clerk of Superior Court (O.C.G.A. 10-1-490)¹⁵	—	—

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Muscogee County are recorded by the Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Real Estate Recordings and Records.²

Online search: er-web.muscogeecourts.com/recorder/web²Free search, fee for copies
Cost: Free public login (index only, no images); images depend on registered subscription³
Who runs it: EagleWeb (Tyler Technologies), linked by the Clerk¹⁶
Years online: Recorded documents since January 1, 1753; EagleWeb showed "recorded through October 26, 2026" on Nov. 6, 2026¹⁷

Copy fee: In person: $1.00 per page; faxed/emailed standard copy: $2.50 first page + $1.00 each additional page⁴
Certified copy fee: In person: $2.50 first page + $0.50 each additional page; by mail: $10.00 for the first 25 pages per document + $1.00 each additional page⁴
How to order: In person from a deputy clerk or public terminal; by mail with the Real Estate Copy Request Form; or online via the Real Estate Copy Request (Microsoft Forms) link⁴
Recording fee: $25.00 per deed or real estate instrument; plats $10.00¹⁸
Electronic recording: E-filing through GSCCCA eFile or Simplifile²

How deeds work in Georgia

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Muscogee County Board of Assessors (Board of Tax Assessors) sets property values⁵; the Office of the Tax Commissioner / Muscogee County bills and collects the tax⁵.

Property search: qpublic.net/ga/muscogee (qPublic, linked by the Board of Assessors)⁶
Tax bill search: publicaccess.columbusga.gov (CCG Public Access Site for Property Assessment and Tax Information)⁷
Parcel map (GIS): ccg.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html (CCG ArcGIS Online Gallery)¹⁹
Appealing a value: Annual Notice of Assessment each May; 45-day appeal period; appeals portal on qPublic; Board of Equalization administered by the Clerk of Superior Court⁶

How property tax works in Georgia

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Superior Court of Muscogee County (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit)	Felony criminal; civil and domestic (divorce) cases⁸	Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Superior Court Criminal Division	portal-gamuscogee.tylertech.cloud/… Tyler Odyssey ePortal Smart Search, linked by the Clerk¹⁰
State Court of Muscogee County	Misdemeanor criminal and civil cases⁸	Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Superior Court Civil & Domestic / State Court Civil	courts.columbusga.gov/StateDockets Same Tyler ePortal as Superior Court; State Court docket calendar⁸
Magistrate Court	Civil claims up to $15,000, garnishments, all dispossessories, abandoned vehicles and mobile homes²⁰	—	—
Probate Court	Wills, estates, guardianships, involuntary commitments, marriage and weapons carry licenses⁹	Muscogee County Probate Court	—
Juvenile Court; Municipal Court; Recorder's Court	—	—	—

Fees: Superior and State Court general civil filing $218.00 (effective July 1, 2024)¹⁸

Criminal records and background checks

Local background check: Muscogee County Sheriff's Office background check: $20, form brought by hand²¹
Court records: Superior/State Court criminal records via the Clerk (copy request forms)⁴
Jail search: portal-gamuscogee.tylertech.cloud/… (Jail Search on the Clerk-linked ePortal)¹⁰

How Georgia courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by: Muscogee County Probate Court¹¹

Marriage license fee: $56.00, or $16.00 with printed proof of at least 6 hours of premarital counseling¹¹
Certified copy fee: $10.00 per certified copy¹¹
How to order: By mail: written request with date of marriage, full names of both parties, return address and a $10 money order per copy, payable to Probate Court¹¹

Georgia marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Clerk of Superior & State Courts, Government Center 2nd floor¹¹

Certified copy fee: $2.50 first page + $0.50 each additional (in person); by mail $10.00 first 25 pages + $1.00 each additional⁴
How to order: Civil or Domestic Copy Request Form (mail) or Court Copy Request Form (email)⁴

Birth certificates

Muscogee County Health Department Vital Records (copies for births in any Georgia county); originals at the State Office of Vital Records¹²

Fee: $25.00 first certified copy; $5.00 each additional copy of the same record at the same time¹²

Ordering a Georgia birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by: Muscogee County Health Department Vital Records¹²

Fee: $25.00 first certified copy; $5.00 each additional at the same time¹²

Ordering a Georgia death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Muscogee County Probate Court.⁹

How to order: By mail: estate name, stamped return envelope, and a $10.00 money order or business check per estate name, payable to Muscogee County Probate Court, P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, GA 31902; no phone or email research²²
Copy fee: $1.00 per page; certification under seal $10.00¹⁴
Certified copy fee: Certified copies of Letters $10.00 each; certification under seal of copies $10.00¹⁴

Finding a will or probate case in Georgia

Business names (DBA)

Where Georgia keeps it: Trade names (DBA) are registered with the county Clerk of Superior Court (O.C.G.A. 10-1-490).¹⁵

Trade name: Trade name registration with the Clerk of Superior Court: $55.00, plus publication cost to the publisher (the same fee schedule prints $55.00 under Trade Name Registration but $40.00 for Trade Name under Publication Costs - Standard Notice)¹⁸

Voter records

Kept by the Muscogee County Board of Elections and Registration.⁵

Check your registration: Georgia My Voter Page (Secretary of State), linked from the county elections site; county sells voter lists²³
Voter list: Voter list purchase offered on the Elections site²³

Historical records

Deeds historic: Clerk's records date to the late 1800s²⁴

Good to know about Muscogee County records

Muscogee County and the City of Columbus are one consolidated government (Columbus Consolidated Government); Census lists no separate county government²⁵
One elected Clerk serves both Superior and State Courts and also oversees the Board of Equalization (property tax appeals)²⁴
Clerk warns of phone/text scammers posing as court staff²⁴
Free GSCCCA Filing Activity Notification System (FANS) offered for property fraud alerts²
Probate Court relocating to the John D. Allen Judicial Center (2nd floor) as of November 9, 2026⁹

Office addresses, phones and hours

Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Real Estate Recordings and Records

Address: Government Center, 100 10th Street, 2nd Floor Tower, Columbus, GA 31901²⁴
Mail: Clerk of Superior & State Courts, P.O. Box 2145, Columbus, GA 31902²⁴
Phone: Recording (706) 653-4358 option 2; Records/Customer Service (706) 653-4358 option 1²
Email: [email protected]²
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM; closed on City holidays²⁴
Website: muscogeecourts.columbusga.gov/…²

Muscogee County Board of Assessors (Board of Tax Assessors)

Address: Columbus Consolidated Government, 3111 Citizens Way, Columbus (mail: P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, Georgia 31902)⁶
Mail: P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, Georgia 31902⁶
Phone: 706-225-4398⁶
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.⁶
Website: columbusga.gov/taxassessors⁵

Office of the Tax Commissioner / Muscogee County

Address: 3111 Citizens Way, Columbus, GA 31906²⁶
Phone: Property/Delinquent Tax Office (706) 653-4211; Motor Vehicle Office (706) 653-4208²⁶
Email: [email protected]²⁶
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM²⁶
Website: columbusga.gov/taxcommissioner⁵

Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Superior Court Criminal Division

Address: Government Center, 100 10th Street, 2nd Floor Tower, Columbus, GA 31901²⁴
Mail: Clerk of Superior & State Courts, P.O. Box 2145, Columbus, GA 31902²⁴
Phone: Superior Court Criminal (706) 653-4353; State Court Criminal (706) 653-4368; main (706) 653-4370²⁴
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM; closed on City holidays²⁴
Website: columbusga.gov/muscogeecourts/courts⁸

Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Superior Court Civil & Domestic / State Court Civil

Address: Government Center, 100 10th Street, 2nd Floor Tower, Columbus, GA 31901²⁴
Mail: Clerk of Superior & State Courts, P.O. Box 2145, Columbus, GA 31902²⁴
Phone: Superior Court Civil & Domestic (706) 653-4372; State Court Civil (706) 653-4361²⁴
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM; closed on City holidays²⁴
Website: columbusga.gov/muscogeecourts/courts⁸

Muscogee County Probate Court

Address: 100 10th St. 6th Floor, Columbus, GA 31901 (court announced a move to the 2nd floor, John D. Allen Judicial Center, from November 9, 2026)⁹
Mail: P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, GA 31902⁹
Phone: Estates 706-225-4333; Marriage/Weapons Carry Licenses 706-225-4750⁹
Email: [email protected] (estates); [email protected] (licenses)⁹
Website: columbusga.gov/probate⁹

Muscogee County Health Department - Vital Records Office (Georgia DPH / West Central Health District)

Address: 5601 Veterans Parkway, Columbus, GA 31904²⁷
Phone: (706) 321-6130 (Vital Records Customer Service Line)²⁷
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm (main office)¹²
Website: dph.georgia.gov/…¹³

Muscogee County Board of Elections and Registration

Address: City Services Center, 3111 Citizens Way (2nd floor), Columbus, Georgia²³
Phone: 706-653-4392 (Deputy Registrar Program contact)²³
Website: columbusga.gov/elections⁵

Muscogee County Sheriff's Office - Records Custodian

Address: Muscogee County Sheriff's Office, 100 E 10th Street, Columbus, Georgia 31901²⁸
Mail: Records requests by mail or in person: Records Custodian, Muscogee County Sheriff's Office, 100 10th Street, Columbus, Georgia 31902 (Sheriff's general mailing address: P.O. Box 1338, Columbus, Georgia 31902-1338)²⁸
Phone: 706-653-4225²⁸
Email: [email protected]²⁸
Website: columbusga.gov/…²⁸

Columbus Consolidated Government - Information Technology, Geographic Information Systems Division

Address: 1111 1st Avenue, Columbus, Georgia 31901¹⁹
Phone: (706) 653-4045¹⁹
Website: columbusga.gov/…²

Records that are not online: public records requests

Where to send it: [email protected] (City Attorney, 1111 1st Avenue, Columbus, GA 31901, (706) 225-4025)²⁹
Sheriff: Sheriff's Office open records: [email protected]²⁸

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Muscogee County?

The Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courts - Real Estate Recordings and Records keeps deed records. To order copies: In person from a deputy clerk or public terminal; by mail with the Real Estate Copy Request Form; or online via the Real Estate Copy Request (Microsoft Forms) link. Plain copies: In person: $1.00 per page; faxed/emailed standard copy: $2.50 first page + $1.00 each additional page. Certified copies: In person: $2.50 first page + $0.50 each additional page; by mail: $10.00 for the first 25 pages per document + $1.00 each additional page.²⁴

Can I search Muscogee County land records online for free?

Yes, searching is free; copies cost extra. Free public login (index only, no images); images depend on registered subscription. The official search: er-web.muscogeecourts.com/recorder/web³²

How much is a birth certificate in Muscogee County?

$25.00 first certified copy; $5.00 each additional copy of the same record at the same time.¹²

Where do I get a divorce decree in Muscogee County?

Clerk of Superior & State Courts, Government Center 2nd floor.¹¹

How much does a marriage license cost in Muscogee County?

$56.00, or $16.00 with printed proof of at least 6 hours of premarital counseling.¹¹

How do I look up who owns a property in Muscogee County?

Use the property search of the Muscogee County Board of Assessors (Board of Tax Assessors): qpublic.net/ga/muscogee⁶

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Muscogee County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Government Units List 2026US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026
Real Estate Recordings and RecordsMuscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courtschecked November 6, 2026
EagleWeb loginMuscogee County Clerk and Recorder (Tyler Technologies EagleWeb)checked November 6, 2026
Copy RequestsMuscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courtschecked November 6, 2026
All DepartmentsColumbus Consolidated Governmentchecked November 6, 2026
Board of Tax AssessorsColumbus Consolidated Governmentchecked November 6, 2026
CCG Public Access Site for Property Assessment and Tax InformationColumbus Consolidated Governmentchecked November 6, 2026
Courts (Clerk divisions)Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courtschecked November 6, 2026
Muscogee County Probate CourtColumbus Consolidated Governmentchecked November 6, 2026
Superior & State Court ePortalMuscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courtschecked November 6, 2026
Probate Court Marriage LicensesMuscogee County Probate Courtchecked November 6, 2026
Vital RecordsWest Central Health District (Georgia DPH District 7)checked November 6, 2026
Find a Vital Records OfficeGeorgia Department of Public Healthchecked November 6, 2026
Muscogee County Probate Court Fees 2025 (GCPCJ Schedule of Costs and Fees)Muscogee County Probate Courtchecked November 6, 2026
Superior Court Cost Schedule - Effective July 1, 2024Superior Court Clerks of Georgia (Clerks Council/Association)checked November 4, 2026
EagleWeb entry pageMuscogee County Clerk and Recorder (Tyler Technologies EagleWeb)checked November 6, 2026
About EagleWebMuscogee County Clerk and Recorder (Tyler Technologies EagleWeb)checked November 6, 2026
Muscogee County State/Superior Courts Cost ScheduleMuscogee County Clerk of Superior & State Courtschecked November 6, 2026
Geographic Information Systems DivisionColumbus Consolidated Governmentchecked November 6, 2026
Magistrate CourtColumbus Consolidated Governmentchecked November 6, 2026
Sheriff's Office Background ChecksMuscogee County Sheriff's Officechecked November 6, 2026
Probate Court Estate ResearchMuscogee County Probate Courtchecked November 6, 2026
Elections and RegistrationsMuscogee County Board of Elections and Registrationchecked November 6, 2026
Muscogee County Clerk of Superior & State CourtsColumbus Consolidated Governmentchecked November 6, 2026
Government Units List 2026US Census Bureauchecked November 6, 2026
Office of the Tax CommissionerColumbus Consolidated Governmentchecked November 6, 2026
Muscogee County (Health Department) Vital Records OfficeGeorgia Department of Public Healthchecked November 6, 2026
Sheriff's Office Open Records RequestMuscogee County Sheriff's Officechecked November 6, 2026
City AttorneyColumbus Consolidated Governmentchecked November 6, 2026
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026