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Georgia · East-Central Georgia · #634
Glascock County, Georgia
One of Georgia's smallest counties by both area and population, Glascock County's Gibson is a courthouse town where local government, the school, and the community are as close to one and the same as Georgia county life gets - a rural timber county that has endured quietly and knows its own worth.
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Office: Glascock County Sheriff’s Office – 437 East Main Street, P.O. Box 7, Gibson, GA 30810 | (706) 598-2881 | Fax (706) 598-2566; Sheriff Jeremy Kelley, supported by Administrative Assistant Ann Phillips and deputies including a dedicated School Resource Officer.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: SR-171 and SR-88 serve Gibson, the county seat and largest city.
Notes: Glascock County was created December 19, 1857, Georgia’s 122nd county, carved from Warren and Jefferson Counties, named for Brigadier General Thomas Glascock, a War of 1812 veteran, Seminole War general, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, and member of Congress (1835-39). Gibson, founded in 1858 as county seat, is named for Judge William Gibson, a Confederate colonel who commanded the 48th Georgia, was wounded at Gettysburg, taken prisoner, and released in a prisoner exchange in 1864; he donated $500 toward the county’s first public buildings. Glascock County is genuinely Georgia’s fourth-least populous county.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Glascock County Courthouse – Main Street, Gibson, GA (built 1918-1919, Classical Revival, architect J.W. Golucke; National Register of Historic Places since 1980). The county’s original 1858 courthouse, funded in part by William Gibson’s donation, was removed and repurposed as a private residence once the current courthouse was completed.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Glascock County Veterans Services – confirm current contact via glascockcountyga.com.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Glascock County Public Library (Gibson) – confirm current address/phone via the county library system.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The historic Glascock County Courthouse is featured on the “Classic Courthouses of East Central Georgia” driving tour. Georgetown, along the Ogeechee River in the county’s northeast corner, is the area’s oldest known settlement.
Notes: Confirm current parks and recreation facilities via glascockcountyga.com.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Glascock County Tax Assessor – confirm current contact via glascockcountyga.com.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Confirm current dedicated shelter contact via glascockcountyga.com; Glascock County Sheriff’s Office for animal control arrangements.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Glascock County Solid Waste / Planning & Zoning – confirm current contact via glascockcountyga.com.
NOTES: Glascock County is the sixty-fourth county completed in Georgia’s Round 3 v2 redo, under the A+ sourced standard established for this project. The county’s genuine status as Georgia’s fourth-least populous, and the personal history of Gibson’s namesake Judge William Gibson, are 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 Glascock County
Glascock County is one of Georgia’s least-populated counties – a small Piedmont timber and cattle county where Gibson, the county seat, has the governmental, educational, and commercial infrastructure appropriate to a rural community of its scale. The county’s economy is timber (Conservation Use enrollment covers significant acreage), some cattle operations, and the modest commercial base that serves surrounding residents. Population has declined steadily as agricultural employment has contracted over decades, and the county has not attracted significant in-migration or institutional development. The county is notable primarily for its honest smallness – a reminder that not every Georgia county has or needs an economic transformation story.
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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. Georgia offers school tax exemptions for seniors 62 and older. Georgia has no estate or inheritance tax.
Courts & Legal
Courts & Legal
Glascock County Probate Court: 62 East Main Street, Gibson, GA 30810 | (706) 598-2084. Conservation Use land requires heirs to continue qualifying use within three years of inheritance.
Senior Services
East Georgia Regional Commission – Area Agency on Aging
Phone: (706) 595-2721
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)
62 E. Main St., Gibson, GA 30810
(706) 598-2084
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Glascock County Probate Court (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Glascock County genealogical 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
Glascock County Probate Court P.O. Box 231, Gibson, GA 30810 (706) 598-3241 Glascock County is one of Georgia’s least populous counties.
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 Glascock 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
62 E. Main St., Gibson, GA 30810
(706) 598-3040
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS / VOTER REGISTRATION
62 E. Main St., Gibson, GA 30810
(706) 598-2084
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
GA Dept of Public Health — East Central
(706) 598-2363
GA DFCS — Glascock
(706) 598-2084
GA Medicaid
(800) 869-1150
Augusta University Medical Center (Augusta)
augustahealth.org
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Glascock County Health Department – confirm current contact via glascockcountyga.com.
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County Facts
County Seat: Gibson
Population: 3,000
Area: 144 sq mi (one of Georgia's smallest counties)
Established: 1857
Tier: 4
Inmate Services
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