This is a private reference site, not a Gilmer County government office. It cannot verify custody, release anyone, accept bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. Use the official office that controls the record or custody decision.
Where to Start for Jail, Court, and Records Questions
The contacts below separate custody records, sheriff open records, court files, and prosecution questions in Gilmer County.
| Gilmer County Sheriff's Office | Sheriff Stacy L. Nicholson, 1 Broad Street, Suite 103, Ellijay, GA 30540. Administration: 706-635-4162. Fax: 706-635-4172. Non-emergency dispatch: 706-635-8911. Emergency: 911. |
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| Adult Detention Center | Gilmer County Adult Detention Center, 106 Brett Dickey Memorial Drive, Ellijay, GA 30540. Jail phone: 706-635-4625. |
| Sheriff open records | The sheriff open-records form cites Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 et seq. It may be mailed to Gilmer County 911 / Addressing, 1 Broad Street, Ellijay GA 30540, or faxed to 706-635-6911. |
| Superior Court Clerk | Amy E. Johnson, Superior and Juvenile Court Clerk, 1 Broad Street, Suite 203, Ellijay, GA 30540. Phone: 706-635-4462. Email: amy.Johnson@gsccca.org. Criminal-records deputy: Ellen Sablain. |
| District Attorney | Appalachian Judicial Circuit District Attorney Frank H. Wood, Gilmer County Courthouse, 1 West Side Square, Ellijay, GA 30540. Phone: 706-635-5381. Fax: 706-635-6303. |
Official hours for a public jail counter were not located in the research. Call the Adult Detention Center before visiting, especially for bond, property, or release questions.
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the Gilmer County Adult Detention Center phone line.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff open-records process when a book-in report is needed.
- For filed charges, docket entries, pleas, orders, or dispositions, use court records after a jail arrest and the Clerk of Superior Court.
- For a facility address or visitation context, use the Gilmer County Adult Detention Center page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search rather than the county jail roster.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE detainee locator, since those systems are separate from Gilmer County custody.
The sheriff form lists a $2 book-in report fee, retrieval time at $21.83 per hour after the first 15 minutes, and itemized copy or media charges. It says the Sheriff's Office has three business days to acknowledge receipt and provide a cost estimate.