Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Columbia County, Georgia, has about 167,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Columbia County is in the deed records of the Clerk of Superior Court and its taxable value is set by the Tax Assessor; what is built on it is a matter for the city or the county. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.
This guide covers deeds, assessed values, directory links, city permits, evictions and court cases, records requests and common questions.
Related guides: Columbia County public records, Columbia County arrest records, Columbia County warrants, Columbia County inmate search, Columbia County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Columbia County
Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Columbia County are recorded by the Clerk of Superior Court, which indexes them by name and sells copies.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Clerk of Superior Court's page at clerkofcourtcolumbia.com/real-and-personal-property (page title: Real and Personal Property | Columbia County Clerk of Courts), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Columbia County
What a parcel in Columbia County is taxed on is the business of the Tax Assessor, which also keeps the parcel maps.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Tax Assessor's page at columbiacountyga.gov/355/Tax-Assessor (page title: Tax Assessor | Columbia County, GA), phone 706-312-7474, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Columbia County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Columbia County and Georgia. These property pages and recorded document pages from its Columbia County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Columbiacountyga (gis.columbiacountyga.gov)
- Georgia Property Records Search (search.gsccca.org)
- Property Tax Division (columbiacountyga.gov)
- Columbia County Clerk of the Superior Court (gsccca.org)
Permits and City Records in the Cities of Columbia County
Building permits, zoning and code cases inside a city are the city's own records. The cities in Columbia County with a SearchSystems guide to their offices, with the city page SearchSystems verified:
- Grovetown: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at cityofgrovetown.com/215/City-Hall, phone 706-863-4576 (verified September 25, 2026).
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Columbia County
Court cases about land from Columbia County, evictions among them, are filed in the State Court and Magistrate Court or the Columbia County Superior Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clerkofcourtcolumbia.com/court-case-info.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the Georgia Open Records Act a county office must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge for search, retrieval and copying after the first quarter hour. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at columbiacountyga.gov/305/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Columbia County, GA).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Columbia County?
The Clerk of Superior Court.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Columbia County?
The Tax Assessor, whose page SearchSystems verified is at columbiacountyga.gov/355/Tax-Assessor.
Where are evictions from Columbia County filed?
In the State Court and Magistrate Court. The file is public unless the court seals it.
Is this the official Columbia County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.