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Georgia Genealogy

Select a Georgia county below to view genealogical information & records pertaining to each Georgia county.

The Georgia Archives has nearly all of the state's pre-1900, bound, county records on microfilm and has several collections of loose, original records. Land records were recorded with the Clerk of the Superior Court in each county. Probate records were recorded with the Clerk of the Ordinary Court, as were marriages. Most civil court cases were handled completely by the Superior Court.

Dade Catoosa Walker Whitfield Murray Fannin Union Towns Rabun Gilmer Lumpkin White Habersham Chattooga Gordon Pickens Stephens Dawson Hall Banks Floyd Bartow Forsyth Cherokee Franklin Hart Elbert Polk Paulding Cobb Madison Jackson Haralson Fulton Douglas Carroll Gwinnett Dekalb Barrow Heard Coweta Fayette Clayton Henry Rockdale Newton Walton Oconee Clarke Oglethorpe Wilkes Lincoin Morgan Greene Taliaferro Columbia McDuffie Warren Hancock Putnam Jasper Butts Spalding Troup Heard Muscogee Chattahoochee Stewart Quitman Clay Early Seminole Decatur Grady Thomas Brooks Lowndes Echols Clinch Charlton Camden Glynn McIntosh Liberty Bryan Chatham Effingham Screven Burke Richmond Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Jones Baldwin Washington Glascock Jefferson Jenkins Upson Talbot Crawford Bibb Peach Twiggs Wilkinson Laurens Johnson Emanuel Candler Bulloch Taylor Macon Marion Ware Brantley Wayne Long Pierce Appling Evans Pattnall Toombs Treutlen Montgomery Wheeler Miller Baker Mitchell Calhoun Randolph Webster Houston Terrell Sumter Dougherty Lee Dooly Worth Crisp Bleckley Bacon Turner Dodge Pulaski Telfair Wilcox Jeff Davis Ben Hill Irwin Colquitt Cook Tift Berrien Lanier Atkinson Coffee Schley
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Looking for Georgia Genealogy Resources

When people envision the first organized states within the United States, many often forget that Georgia was among them. This is a state with a long and fascinating history, and there have been many kinds of families, groups, and individuals associated with it. This is probably the reason that the state has so many resources available for Georgia genealogy researchers.

How to Start a Search for Georgia Genealogy Data

If you are daunted by the idea of beginning the search for Georgia genealogy materials, you should take comfort in the fact that you may not even have to leave home to begin! This is due to the simple fact that the state has already placed a large amount of their archival materials into digitized formats that are accessible to the public. This means that people looking for Georgia genealogy information may be able to find the things they need, and order copies, right over the Internet.

It is necessary to accept, however, that though there is a large amount of material online, there may be the need to make a trip to some distant locations as well, and this means that anyone doing research for Georgia genealogy will have to quickly discover tools that can save them from making any unnecessary trips.

The New Approach for Georgia Genealogy

Anyone in need of materials for Georgia genealogy is likely to understand the records below, but if you are new to this sort of thing, you should be sure you are familiar with:

  1. Local Records – anyone looking for Georgia genealogy will tend to begin in a county clerk’s office or website, and then move on to the local small local libraries, genealogical societies, historical societies, and school or college libraries for Georgia genealogy data. These are places that are usually offline and open by appointment or special arrangement.
  2. State Records – from probate information to surname lists, state census information, private manuscripts, newspapers, military or veterans information, marriage details, maps, land records, genealogical folders, estate information, deeds, death records, cemetery information, birth certificates and more; these records are available as online and offline resources for Georgia genealogy.
  3. Vital Records – these are made up of the birth, marriage, divorce and death records from county, state, and national archives, and can also contain cemetery or obituary information, immigration and naturalization details, newspaper items, military records, census records, passenger lists and records as well. These are available as online and offline resources for Georgia genealogy.

Some of the Finest Sources for Georgia Genealogy

As a researcher you will quickly discover strong resources for Georgia genealogy work. Below are some of the best for Georgia genealogy that are currently available:

  • Department of Health, Georgia Department of Community Health, Vital Records , 2600 Skyland Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319-3640; Website: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/georgia.htm . This is where you can order birth, death, marriage and divorce records via a written request or even online.

Additional state and local records can be found at the:

  • Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260; Website: www.GeorgiaArchives.org . Here you can access the vital records, a virtual vault, learn how to do research for Georgia genealogy, peruse land records, census data, tax records, war registries, African American resources, and even colonial documents.

Also, consider using the Georgia Vital Records website at http://www.georgia.gov/00/channel_title/0,2094,4802_5009,00.html.

Finally, these websites provide a tremendous amount of state-specific details to those in search of facts for Georgia genealogy projects.

  • The USGenWeb Project - http://www.thegaproject.org/;
  • State census records at Genealogy Research Guides - http://www.researchguides.net/census/state.htm; and
  • Genealogy Today - http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/georgia.html
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Georgia State Historical & Genealogical Societies, Archives, Museums and Libraries

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Georgia Archives

  • Georgia State Archives - 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260; 678.364.3700. For history, genealogy, or other research: Reference Services Tel: (678) 364-3710; Pre-1900 records on microfilm in the Archives as well as the FHL.

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