Oglethorpe Property Records

Oglethorpe County, Georgia, has four separate cities and towns. Property records in Oglethorpe County, GA, formally establish property ownership and interests, enabling a unified chain of validated documentation for sales, taxation, governance, and dispute resolution.

Research on Oglethorpe County property records reveals data like $168,825 median home value, $798 median rent cost, and $57,183 median household income. The records also show that the county collects a property tax rate of 0.87% of a property's assessed fair market value on average.

In Oglethorpe County, GA, property records are under the custodianship of the Real Estate Division of the Clerk of Superior Court. This division records and preserves land documents, including liens, deeds, plats, UCCs, and mortgages. The indexing of these records typically involves categorization by document type, date range, name, legal description, and volume/page number.

The Clerk of Superior Court offers two online platforms for accessing property records. Within the Kofile system, individuals can retrieve deeds and mortgages dating from 1939 to 1991 and plats from 1938 to 2003. Furthermore, the GSCCCA database enables searches for real estate indexes dating from 1989, liens from September 15, 2003, and plats from March 5, 2004.

In addition to online access, individuals can visit the office at 111 West Main Street, Lexington, GA 30648, for an in-person inspection of documents. Alternatively, they can send document requests through mail to P.O. Box 68 or via email at kelli.smith@gsccca.org.

For current rates in obtaining copies and certifications of property records, individuals should contact the Clerk of Superior Court's office at 706-743-5731.

To validate zoning information, contact the Oglethorpe County Planning and Zoning Department at 706-743-5270. This agency oversees the unified development code and zoning maps in unincorporated areas. Meanwhile, residents within incorporated areas should contact their respective zoning or planning officials for zoning verification of their properties.