Lowndes County Death Records
Death index records for Lowndes County are held at the Health Department in Valdosta. The Lowndes County Health Department is part of the South Health District and handles all death certificate requests for the county. Lowndes County is one of the larger counties in south Georgia, with Valdosta as its county seat and biggest city. If you need to find a death record from Lowndes County, the Health Department is the local office to contact. You can also use Georgia's online tools to search from home. State records go back to 1919. This page covers the full process for getting Lowndes County death certificates.
Lowndes County Death Index Facts
Lowndes County Health Department
The Lowndes County Health Department is located at 206 Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31603. This is where you get death certificates in Lowndes County. The office is open weekdays during normal business hours and is part of the South Health District.
Walk-in visits are the fastest way to get a death certificate from Lowndes County. Bring a valid photo ID and know the full name and date of death for the person whose record you need. Staff will search the death index and print a certified copy while you wait. Valdosta is the largest city in Lowndes County, and most deaths in the area are filed at this office. If someone from Lowndes County died at a hospital in a different county, the death record would be on file in that other county instead.
The South Health District oversees multiple counties in south Georgia. If the Lowndes County office has difficulty locating a record, the district office can provide additional help with your search.
| Office | Lowndes County Health Department |
|---|---|
| Address | 206 Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31603 |
| District | South Health District |
Lowndes County Death Certificate Costs
A Lowndes County death certificate costs $25.00 for the first certified copy. Each extra copy ordered at the same time is $5.00. These fees are set by O.C.G.A. § 31-10-26 and are the same at every county office in Georgia.
Cash works for in-person visits at the Lowndes County Health Department. Credit and debit cards are accepted too. Mail requests require a money order or certified check. Personal checks are not accepted. If a search turns up nothing, you still pay. The office sends a not-on-file letter instead. Most people dealing with estates or insurance in Lowndes County order two or three copies at once to cover their bases.
Note: Fees are non-refundable even if the Lowndes County death record cannot be found.
Searching Lowndes County Death Records Online
The Health Department in Valdosta is the local option for searching Lowndes County death records. But you have online tools as well if you cannot visit in person.
Georgia runs the ROVER system, an online portal for ordering vital records. You set up an account, type in the deceased person's details, and pay by credit card. ROVER covers Georgia deaths from 1919 to now. VitalChek and GO Certificates are approved third-party vendors that handle online orders too. They each add their own service fees. All three can pull Lowndes County death records from the state database. Processing takes several weeks for online orders.
Historical death records from Lowndes County are available through the Georgia Archives. Their digital collection of 1919 to 1927 death certificates is free to view online. The FamilySearch Georgia Death Index covers 1933 to 1998 and is free as well.
Who Can Request Lowndes County Death Records
Certified death certificates from Lowndes County require a direct and tangible interest under O.C.G.A. § 31-10-15. Spouses, parents, adult children, grandchildren, legal guardians, and legal representatives all qualify. Funeral directors who handled the case can get copies too.
Plain paper copies are open to anyone. These have the Social Security number removed and may omit cause of death. They work for research but carry no legal standing. The Georgia Rules 511-1-3 spell out all the eligibility requirements for certified and informational copies.
Lowndes County Death Records by Mail
Mail requests go to the Lowndes County Health Department at 206 Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31603. Include the deceased person's full name, date of death, your relationship, a photo ID copy, and a money order or certified check for $25.00.
You can also mail requests to the state at Georgia Department of Public Health, Vital Records, 1680 Phoenix Blvd Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349. Call (404) 679-4702 with questions. State mail requests take 8 to 10 weeks. The Lowndes County Health Department usually processes mail requests within 2 to 4 weeks.
The Lowndes County Health Department page is shown below.
The Georgia Department of Public Health website lists the Lowndes County Health Department and its vital records services.
This page shows the Lowndes County Health Department office in Valdosta and the death certificate services it provides.
Cities in Lowndes County
Valdosta is the major city in Lowndes County. If you are looking for death records related to someone in Valdosta, the Lowndes County Health Department handles those records.
Nearby Counties
These counties border Lowndes County. Check neighboring offices if the death may have been filed elsewhere.