SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.

About this guide

Quitman County is a county in Georgia with about 2,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values, vital records and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 7 county office pages for Quitman County, every one opened and checked.

In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, District Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.

Where Quitman County public records live

Each kind of Quitman County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.

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Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Quitman County

A person arrested in Quitman County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Quitman County.

  • Website: quitmansheriff.com (page title: Quitman County Sheriff's Office | Quitman County Georgia)
  • Phone: (229) 334-3726
  • Address: 121 Main Street P. O. Box 338 Georgetown, GA 39854
  • Checked: October 4, 2026, the page answered.

Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.

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Court records and case lookups in Quitman County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Quitman County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Quitman County.

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County Clerk of Quitman County

The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Quitman County.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Quitman County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Quitman County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.

Recorded documents: Clerk of Superior Court (deeds)

Property values: Tax Assessor

  • Website: gqc-ga.org/home/government/tax-assessor (page title: Tax Assessor | Georgetown Quitman County)
  • Phone: 229-334-2159
  • Address: 111 Main Street STE 1 Georgetown, GA 39854
  • Checked: September 30, 2026, the page answered.

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Birth, death and marriage records in Quitman County

Certified copies of birth and death certificates for events in Quitman County are issued by the office below. The Georgia state vital records office also issues certified copies for any event in the state.

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District Attorney for Quitman County

The District Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Quitman County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.

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Public records requests to Quitman County

Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Quitman County.

SearchSystems has not yet verified a central records request page for Quitman County. Send the request to the office that holds the record, using the contact details above.

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Statewide Georgia sources

Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Georgia state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.

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These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Quitman County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in Quitman County

Quitman County has 1 incorporated city or town (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city.

  • Georgetown-Quitman County (2,323)

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Other counties in Georgia

SearchSystems has a guide like this one for every county in Georgia.

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Quitman County Arrest Records

The Quitman County arrest records guide names the agency that reports arrests to the FBI here and the 1,152 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.

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Quitman County Records Guides

SearchSystems has nine more guides to Quitman County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Quitman County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Quitman County inmate search (the jail page of the Quitman County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Quitman County criminal records (the court file, the Georgia criminal history and the local arrest records), Quitman County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Quitman County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Georgia Open Records Act requires), Quitman County traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Quitman County DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Quitman County divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Quitman County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Quitman County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Quitman County?

Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Quitman County at quitmansheriff.com, or call (229) 334-3726. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.

Where do I look up a court case in Quitman County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for Quitman County is at gqc-ga.org, phone 229-334-2578. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

Who records deeds in Quitman County?

The Clerk of Superior Court (deeds), at gqc-ga.org. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Quitman County are filed there.

How do I get a birth or death certificate for Quitman County?

From the office SearchSystems verified for Quitman County vital records at georgia.county-record.net/quitmangeorgia, or from the Georgia state vital records office.

How do I request a public record from Quitman County?

From the office that holds it: the court for case files, the Clerk of Superior Court (deeds) for deeds, the sheriff for jail records, and so on. Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices.