Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Elbert County, Georgia, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Elbert County is held at the county jail, run by the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Elbert County public records, Elbert County arrest records, Elbert County warrants, Elbert County criminal records, Elbert County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Elbert County
The county jail, run by the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Elbert County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Elbert County Sheriff's Office at elbertcosheriff.com/contact (page title: Contact | Elbert County Sheriff's Office), phone (706) 283-2420, 47 Forest Avenue Elberton, GA 30635, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (706) 283-2420.
The Elbert County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 61 people, down from about 100 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 86 beds, and it ran at 72 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Elbert County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Elbert County Jail
The Elbert County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Elberton make the arrests that end in a booking in Elbert County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Elberton's 660 for 2025 and the Elbert County Sheriff's Office's 140 for 2023.
Elberton reported 660 arrests to the FBI for 2025. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Elbert County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Elbert County serves the sentence in a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Elbert County?
Ask the Elbert County Sheriff's Office at (706) 283-2420; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at elbertcosheriff.com/contact.
How many people are in the Elbert County jail?
About 61 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 86 beds.
What is the phone number for the Elbert County jail?
(706) 283-2420, the number on the page of the Elbert County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Elbert County go?
To a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Is this the official Elbert 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.