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Georgia · Georgia Coast · #582
Camden County, Georgia
At Georgia's southernmost coastal corner where the St. Marys River marks the Florida border, Camden County is submarine country - Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, home port to the Atlantic Fleet's Trident ballistic missile submarines, shapes the economy, the demographics, and the security consciousness of this coastal community more completely than any other single institution.
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Office: Camden County Sheriff’s Office – 209 East 4th Street, Woodbine, GA 31569 | (912) 510-5100. Services include inmate funds management, video visitation, and fingerprinting; recent multi-agency work includes participation in the Joint Camden Action Team (JCAT) narcotics investigations.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: I-95 and US-17 serve Woodbine, the county seat; Kingsland is the county’s largest city, anchoring the Kingsland Micropolitan Statistical Area (formerly the St. Marys area).
Notes: Camden County is one of Georgia’s original counties, established February 5, 1777, named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, a British legal figure sympathetic to the American colonial cause. It is the 11th-largest Georgia county by area, with roughly 22% of its total area covered by water. When the railroad arrived in Camden County in 1893, landowner Bedell sold a right-of-way across his property on the condition that the first rail community be named “Woodbine.”
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Camden County Courthouse – 4th and Camden Avenues, Woodbine, GA (built 1928, Late Gothic Revival, architect Julian de Bruyn Kops, builders McGowan & Ramsey; National Register of Historic Places since 1980), part of the Woodbine Historic District (NRHP since 1999).
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Camden County Veterans Services – confirm current contact via camdencountyga.gov.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Camden County Public Library System – confirm current addresses/phones via the county library system.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Woodbine Riverwalk, along which the East Coast Greenway – a genuinely notable 3,000-mile trail system connecting Maine to Florida – passes; the Satilla River; and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, part of the historic Woodbine Historic District.
Notes: Camden County carries the motto “Cherish Yesterday, Embrace Today, Prepare for Tomorrow.”
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Camden County Tax Assessor – confirm current contact via camdencountyga.gov.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Confirm current dedicated shelter contact via camdencountyga.gov; Camden County Sheriff’s Office for animal control arrangements.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Camden County Solid Waste / Planning & Zoning – confirm current contact via camdencountyga.gov.
NOTES: Camden County is the twentieth county completed in Georgia’s Round 3 v2 redo, under the A+ sourced standard established for this project. The genuine, notable East Coast Greenway trail passage through Woodbine is among the standout local facts covered in this project. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Camden County
Camden County’s Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base is home port to the Atlantic Fleet’s Ohio-class submarines carrying the Trident II D5 ballistic missiles – the U.S. Navy’s submarine-launched nuclear deterrent. The base employs approximately 10,000 military and civilian workers and is by far the county’s dominant economic institution. The presence of nuclear-armed submarines creates a security and operational culture in the county unlike most coastal Georgia communities. St. Marys, the historic community adjacent to the base, has a well-preserved nineteenth-century downtown and ferry access to Cumberland Island National Seashore – one of the largest and most pristine undeveloped barrier islands on the Atlantic coast, accessible only by boat.
Cumberland Island’s combination of maritime forest, wild horses descended from plantation-era stock, and 18 miles of undeveloped beach makes it one of the most extraordinary natural areas on the East Coast. The island’s Carnegie family mansion ruins add an Gilded Age heritage layer. Kingsland, the county’s commercial center, serves the base population with retail and housing. Camden County’s growth has been driven by the base’s workforce and the appeal of Georgia’s southernmost coast for retirees and Florida-adjacent residential options.
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Georgia assesses property at 40% of fair market value. Property owners have 45 days from the notice of assessment to appeal to the Board of Assessors, then to the Board of Equalization. Georgia offers school tax exemptions for seniors 62 and older. Georgia has no estate or inheritance tax.
Courts & Legal
Courts & Legal
SENIOR SERVICES
Southeast Georgia Area Agency on Aging
P.O. Box 1917, Waycross, GA 31502
Phone: (912) 285-6097
Senior transportation, Meals on Wheels, caregiver support, and long-term care counseling for Camden County residents.
Senior Services
Southeast Georgia Area Agency on Aging
P.O. Box 1917, Waycross, GA 31502
Phone: (912) 285-6097
Senior transportation, Meals on Wheels, caregiver support, and long-term care counseling for Camden County residents.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT (Records, Marriage Licenses)
200 E. 4th St., Woodbine, GA 31569
(912) 576-5631
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Probate Court of Camden County (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society – serves Camden among Bryan, Glynn, Liberty, and McIntosh Counties.
Local societies
Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society (see above) is the primary regional resource; no separate Camden-only society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Probate Court of Camden County P.O. Box 99, Woodbine, GA 31569 (912) 576-5601
Camden County is home to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay and sits along Georgia’s Atlantic coast, bordering Florida.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Georgia is NOT a Uniform Probate Code state and doesn’t use a simple dollar-threshold “small estate affidavit” like many states. Instead it offers several distinct shortcuts, each suited to a different situation:
Banking Affidavit – for intestate estates with less than $15,000 in bank deposits and no other assets requiring administration. No court filing needed at all.
No Administration Necessary (Standard Form 9) – available when all heirs agree on how to divide the property and there are no debts (or all creditors consent). Can transfer real estate without full administration, but requires unanimous heir agreement – any disagreement forces the estate into formal probate.
Year’s Support (Standard Form 10, O.C.G.A. Chapter 53-3) – a distinctively Georgia protection: the surviving spouse and minor children can petition for property sufficient to maintain their standard of living for 12 months from the date of death. This takes priority over virtually all creditor claims and even most specific bequests in the will. Must be filed within 24 months of death. No bond, no inventory filing, no creditor claims period required – the fastest and simplest path when it applies.
Formal Administration – Petition to Probate Will (Common Form or Solemn Form) or Petition for Letters of Administration, when none of the above shortcuts fit.
COMMON FORM VS. SOLEMN FORM (a distinctively Georgia choice)
Common Form: the executor files the will with supporting evidence and the court admits it without notifying all heirs – faster and cheaper, but leaves a 4-year window during which interested parties can challenge the will.
Solemn Form (Standard Form 5): requires notice to all heirs; once granted, it’s final and binding much sooner, closing off future challenges.
If formal administration is needed
File the appropriate petition with the Camden County Probate Court – Petition to Probate Will (Common or Solemn Form) if there’s a will, or Petition for Letters of Administration if not.
The court issues a citation, published in the county’s legal organ once a week for four weeks (O.C.G.A. § 53-5-2), giving interested parties a chance to object.
After the publication period, attend the hearing for appointment as personal representative.
Once appointed, the court issues Letters Testamentary (with a will) or Letters of Administration (without one).
Send certified copies of the death certificate and Letters to all banks, brokerages, insurers, and retirement custodians; request date-of-death valuations and begin marshaling assets.
Obtain an EIN via IRS Form SS-4 and open an estate checking account.
Prepare an inventory of assets with date-of-death fair market values; the court may require this under O.C.G.A. § 53-7-30.
Pay debts and expenses in Georgia’s priority order (see below), then distribute remaining assets per the will or intestacy law.
What it costs
No Georgia state estate tax or inheritance tax.
Court filing fees typically range $100–$300 depending on the county.
Certified copies of Letters typically cost around $10 each.
Indigent petitioners may file an Affidavit of Indigency to request a fee waiver.
E-filing is available and encouraged statewide through platforms like PeachCourt or Odyssey eFileGA.
DEBT PRIORITY ORDER IF THE ESTATE CAN’T PAY EVERYTHING (O.C.G.A. §§ 53-3-1, 53-7-40)
Year’s Support for surviving spouse and minor children under 18.
Funeral expenses.
Costs of probate administration.
Expenses of the decedent’s last illness.
Taxes.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
209 E. 4th St., Woodbine, GA 31569
(912) 729-7721
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS / VOTER REGISTRATION
200 E. 4th St., Woodbine, GA 31569
(912) 576-5601
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
GA Dept of Public Health — Southeast
(912) 576-3171
GA DFCS — Camden
(912) 576-3157
GA Medicaid
(800) 869-1150
Southeast Georgia Health System — Camden Campus
sghs.org/camden (St. Marys)
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Camden County Health Department – confirm current contact via camdencountyga.gov.
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County Facts
County Seat: Woodbine
Population: 54,000
Area: 781 sq mi
Established: 1777
Tier: 4
Inmate Services
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