Glascock County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Glascock County, seat of Gibson: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 27, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Georgia tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Glascock County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Glascock County Tax Commissioner
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published online. The Tax Commissioner site carries no tax sale calendar, notice, or list; its only statement on the subject is that county taxes are "due by November 15" and that "If taxes are not collected on the property, it may be levied upon and ultimately sold." Georgia levy sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the courthouse, so confirm the next sale date directly with the Tax Commissioner at (706) 598-3151.
Registration and deposit
Not published. No bidder registration form, deposit rule, or payment terms appear anywhere on the county website. Contact the Tax Commissioner at (706) 598-3151 before the sale date.
Glascock County is one of Georgia's smallest counties (county seat Gibson) and runs no online tax sale presence. A site-wide search of glascockcountyga.com for "tax sale," "delinquent," "levy," "auction," and "excess funds" returns no sale page, no notice archive, and no delinquent list. No online auction platform is published for this county, and the vendor subdomain pattern used by other Georgia tax commissioners (Government Window) resolves to the vendor's generic corporate homepage, not a Glascock portal. Treat the sale as an in-person courthouse-steps levy sale under O.C.G.A. Title 48 Chapter 4 and verify by phone. Georgia sells a redeemable tax deed: the owner may redeem for 12 months at a 20 percent premium, and the purchaser must foreclose the right of redemption by barment under O.C.G.A. 48-4-45/46 to take clear title. Statutory notice for the sale is published in the county legal organ newspaper rather than on the county site, so the legal ad is the practical source for sale dates and parcel lists.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Glascock County
- Tax Commissioner is Sharon S. Lyons; Holly Reese is the assistant. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fax is (706) 598-2793.
- The Tax Commissioner office sits at 74 E Main St, Gibson. The Board of Commissioners uses a separate mailing address, P.O. Box 66, Gibson, GA 30810, phone (706) 598-2671.
- Glascock County Sheriff's Office is at 437 East Main St / P.O. Box 7, Gibson, GA 30810, phone (706) 598-2881. Relevant because Georgia levy sales are cried by the Tax Commissioner as ex-officio sheriff or by the Sheriff, though neither office publishes a sale calendar here.
- Superior Court Clerk (Kristie Stephens), 62 East Main Street, Gibson, GA 30810, phone (706) 598-2084, records deeds and tax liens; real estate documents and tax liens are e-filed through the GSCCCA system. This is where a tax deed and any barment filings land.
- Real property tax bills are due by November 15 and the county offers only the statewide homestead exemptions, with no local exemptions.
- Confidence caveat: no county-authored sale page was found, so the sale mechanics above fall back to Georgia state defaults. Any published sale date, platform, or bidder rule for Glascock County should be re-verified by phone before use.
Georgia statewide rules
- Redemption
- The right to redeem runs for 12 months from the date of the sale and does not end there. It continues after the year until the tax deed purchaser forecloses it by serving and publishing the statutory barment notice, which cannot be started until 12 months have passed. The purchaser delivers the notice to the sheriff at least 45 days before the redemption deadline named in it, and publishes it once a week for four consecutive weeks in the six months immediately before that deadline. Redemption puts title back in the defendant in fi. fa. subject to the liens that existed at the sale, and the purchaser must execute and record a quitclaim deed. Title under a tax deed recorded on or after July 1, 1996 ripens by prescription four years after recording. Judicial in rem foreclosures under Article 5 run on a different clock: the owner has 60 days after the sale to redeem by paying the minimum bid price into the superior court.
- Deed deposit
- Georgia sets no statewide percentage deposit. A purchaser at a judicial sale may tender cash or a cashier's or certified check drawn for the purchase price and issued or certified by a federally insured financial institution. Counties publish their own payment terms, and many require payment in full at the close of the sale, so confirm the terms with the tax commissioner before bidding.
- Surplus proceeds
- Excess funds left after taxes, costs, and the expenses of the sale belong to the former owner and to recorded lienholders in order of priority. The officer who sold the property must mail notice of the excess funds by first-class mail within 30 days to the record owner at the time of the sale, to the holder of each security deed, and to every other party with a recorded equity interest or claim, and may file an interpleader action in superior court. Funds still unclaimed five years after the sale are paid over to the Georgia Department of Revenue, after which only a court order from an interpleader action releases them.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Glascock County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Glascock County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Glascock County hold tax deed sales?
- annual. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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