Evans County Clerk of Superior Court
The Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority identifies Sheila S. Blackburn as the Evans County Clerk of Superior Court, elected in 2025. The office is listed for Evans County Court and manages Superior, State, and Juvenile filings. That makes the clerk the first local contact for felony case records, divorce files, State Court filings, juvenile filings where access is allowed, civil pleadings, judgments, garnishments, real estate records, liens, trade names, military discharge records, UCC matters, plats, and Fi Fa entries.
The clerk profile also gives one unusually important access limit: "Absolutely no phone-in or write-in searches." Phone and mail may still be used for office questions, filing logistics, or correspondence the clerk permits, but the published note means a person should not expect staff to research Evans County Clerk of Superior Court records by telephone or mailed request. Online systems and in-person inspection carry more weight here than in counties that publish mail-search service options.
Evans County Clerk of Superior Court
Clerk: Sheila S. Blackburn
123 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 845
Claxton, GA 30417
(912) 739-3868
Fax: (912) 739-2504
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday
The New Georgia Encyclopedia Evans County history gives useful courthouse context for records researchers because Evans County was created in 1914 and Claxton is the county seat. That history helps explain why older county-level court and land records begin with a younger record base than many Georgia counties.
The county history source is useful when a search involves early clerk records, courthouse-era filings, or the creation of Evans County as a separate jurisdiction.
Evans County Clerk Record Duties
The clerk's published service inventory is broader than ordinary case-file storage. GSCCCA lists criminal, civil, juvenile, real and personal property filings, trade names, military discharge records, Fi Fa's, liens, and plats. It also lists office contacts by work area: Sheila Blackburn for juvenile court filings, garnishments, and bookkeeping; Penny Cranford for State Court filings; Ann Griffin for real estate; and Katie Anderson for lien processing and UCC.
Those work areas matter because an Evans County Clerk of Superior Court records request should be framed by the record type. A divorce decree, felony sentence, State Court misdemeanor filing, real estate deed, lien, or UCC search may all touch the clerk, but they do not all use the same online index or copy path.
- Superior Court records: felony, divorce, equity, title-to-land, and major civil matters.
- State Court records: misdemeanor, traffic, warrant, preliminary hearing, and civil matters not reserved to Superior Court.
- Juvenile filings: clerk-managed records, with access limits for youth and dependency matters.
- Real estate and liens: deed, lien, plat, UCC, trade-name, Fi Fa, and related index work.
- Certified copies: official copies for court, title, filing, or personal record needs when the clerk can issue them.
The GSCCCA clerk profile is the best single official profile for the office's services, hours, and clerk contacts.
The GSCCCA profile also confirms the county code, legal organ, courts managed, and the no phone-in or write-in search limit.
Search Evans County Clerk Records
Evans County Clerk of Superior Court records split between court-case access and clerk-authority indexes. For case documents in Superior and State Court, Georgia Courts e-access routes users to provider systems and states that an account is required. Evans Superior and Evans State route through PeachCourt. That makes PeachCourt the online path for account-based case document access, not an anonymous county case search box.
For real estate, UCC, lien, plat, PT-61, notary, and related clerk authority records, GSCCCA Search is the main statewide clerk index. GSCCCA also offers filing and eCertification services, including certified court and real estate records where service is available.
| Access path | Records covered | Research note |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Courts e-access | Provider routing for court case access | Account required; Evans Superior and State route to PeachCourt. |
| PeachCourt | Georgia court eFiling and court documents | Public pages do not expose anonymous Evans search fields. |
| GSCCCA Search | Real estate, UCC, liens, plats, notary, PT-61 | Public and premium search paths vary by category. |
| GSCCCA File | eFiling, PT-61, eCertification, plats, liens | Useful when certified or filed records are needed. |
The Southern District of Georgia court information page is a separate federal source and helps distinguish federal records from Evans County Clerk of Superior Court records.
Federal court pages should not be used as a substitute for the Evans County clerk when the file is a county Superior or State Court record.
The City of Claxton staff directory is useful for municipal police and court-clerk contacts when a citation or ordinance matter is city-based.
That city contact source matters because Claxton municipal questions are not handled through the Evans County Clerk of Superior Court.
Request Certified Evans Clerk Copies
Certified copies are used when a court, title company, agency, employer, or another official recipient needs proof that the copy came from the custodian. Evans County Clerk of Superior Court certified-copy requests should start with the case number, party names, court, document name, and whether a plain or certified copy is needed. Because the clerk does not offer phone-in or write-in searches, a requester who lacks identifying details may need to use PeachCourt, GSCCCA indexes, or the public counter first.
- Identify the record type and likely court, such as Superior Court divorce, State Court misdemeanor, juvenile filing, real estate, lien, or UCC.
- Search the proper online source first when available, using Georgia Courts e-access, PeachCourt, or GSCCCA Search.
- Gather the case number, book and page, party names, filing date, or document type before contacting the clerk.
- Contact or visit the clerk during posted hours to confirm copy availability, certification options, and current cost.
- Use GSCCCA eCertification when that service covers the needed court or real estate record.
Note: Certified copies prove custody and authenticity; an online view or printout may not satisfy a court, title, or agency requirement.
Evans Clerk Request Details
No Evans County Clerk of Superior Court downloadable records-request form was located in the research. A practical written or counter request should still include enough detail for staff to identify the record without performing an open-ended search. If the request concerns an agency record rather than a court file, Georgia's Open Records Act may apply, but court files also follow court rules and clerk procedures.
| Detail | Use | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Case number or book/page | Best identifier | Limits the request to a known filing or instrument. |
| Party names | Search support | Useful for civil, criminal, divorce, real estate, lien, and UCC records. |
| Court or index type | Routing | Separates Superior, State, Juvenile, GSCCCA, real estate, lien, or UCC paths. |
| Document name | Copy selection | Examples include decree, judgment, order, plat, lien, Fi Fa, or deed. |
| Copy type | Fee and certification | State whether plain, certified, or eCertified copy is needed. |
Evans County Clerk Fees
The clerk profile gives one direct clerk fee: Notary Public service is listed at $49.00. Several court-related fees in the research come from Evans Magistrate Court's official fee PDF rather than the Superior Court clerk profile, so they should be used for the matching filing category and confirmed before payment. The research did not locate a full Evans Superior Court copy-fee schedule.
| Item | Amount or note | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Notary Public | $49.00 | GSCCCA Evans clerk profile |
| Statement of Claim | $105.00 | Evans Magistrate Court fee PDF |
| Dispossessory / eviction | $80.00 | Evans Magistrate Court fee PDF |
| Transfer | $22.00 | Evans Magistrate Court fee PDF |
| Fi Fa filed in Clerk of Superior Court of Evans County | $25.00 | Evans Magistrate Court fee PDF |
| Certified court or real estate record | Confirm through clerk or GSCCCA eCertification | Research did not locate full local copy table |
Filing and Search Limits
GSCCCA notes that the Evans Clerk of Superior Court collects intangible tax and offers real estate eFiling as of January 1, 2019. That technology note applies to clerk record access because real estate filing, PT-61, deed, lien, plat, and some certified-record functions may be handled through GSCCCA services instead of a local-only counter process.
Mail can be useful for filings or correspondence the clerk permits, and the clerk publishes P.O. Box 845, Claxton, GA 30417. It should not be described as a mail-search option because the official profile says no write-in searches. For case records, start with the court/provider path; for land, lien, plat, notary, and UCC indexes, start with GSCCCA; for records that are not online, plan for in-person inspection or a specific copy request.
The New Georgia Encyclopedia courthouse media page describes the historic Evans County Courthouse, built in 1923 and renovated in 1980.
The courthouse history supports the practical point that Superior, State, and Juvenile clerk records are tied to the Main Street courthouse, not the Freeman Street annex.
The Georgia Historical Society marker identifies early Evans County officers, including the first sheriff, ordinary, and Clerk of Superior Court T.R. Tippins.
That marker is a reminder that clerk, sheriff, and probate-style offices have been separate record paths since the county's creation.