Georgia Genealogy Resources

Sub-regions for Georgia

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

Vital Records for Georgia

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Featured websites for Georgia

Georgia Cemeteries
Find links and information on locating cemeteries in Georgia...[More]
http://www.uscemeteries.net/georgia/cemeteries.htm

Georgia Obituaries
Learn how and where to locate obituaries and death records in Georgia...[More]
http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/georgia/obituaries.htm

1820 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5780

1830 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5803

1840 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5826

1850 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=6047

A Key to Southern Pedigrees
This collection of colonial records is a comprehensive guide to the ancestry of important families in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Alabama. ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3012

Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
This collection of abstracts of grave sites contains information originally published in the Senate documents of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, as well as the Society magazine. Veterans and patriots of the Revolutionary War whose graves were found between 1900 and 1987 are included in this first volume. Included in eac...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4110

American South, Notable Families
Settled by varied groups of people from disparate nations, the American South is home to a number of prominent families. Combining narrative history with genealogy, this database is a listing of many families who helped settle the South. Many entries often include the location in England where the family came from, land grants, lines of descent, an...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4634

Andersonville Prisoners of War
The most infamous Confederate prison camp of the Civil War, Andersonville housed an estimated 45,000 Union soldiers during the war. This database is a collection of records compiled by the National Park Service of camp inmates between 1863 and 1865. Researchers will find rank, unit, death, and capture information in addition to the inmate's name an...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3708

Atlanta, Georgia Directories, 1889-90
Home to about 50,000 people in 1890, Atlanta is a part of Fulton County, Georgia and the state capital. This database is a transcription of two city directories originally published in 1889 and 1890. In addition to providing the resident's name, it provides information regarding their address and occupation. This collection includes the names of ov...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4527

Colonial Families in the Southern States
Combining narrative history with genealogy, this work lists valuable information for over sixty family groupings and thousands of individuals. Devoted entirely to prominent southern families which settled in the American colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, entries often include the location in England where the family came from, land grants, l...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=1019

Confederate Research Sources
This database, a guide to Confederate record archive collections, will prove helpful to anyone whose ancestors fought in a military unit of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. This database identifies what Confederate records are available, and their exact location, enabling you to track down information about Confederate ancesto...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3207

Confederate States Field Officers
The costliest war in the history of the United States, the Civil War involved hundreds of thousands of men on both sides of the conflict. Originally published in the early 1900s, this database is a listing of men who served the Confederate States as field officers. In addition to listing the soldier's name, it also provides the soldier's rank, and ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4537

Diggin in Georgia Web Ring
Web ring designed to showcase personal genealogy home pages with at least some emphasis on genealogy in Georgia.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/9347/diggin.html

Genealogy in Georgia
Sources of genealogical information for Georgia, includes tutorials for beginners, books, indices of CD-Roms, magazine articles, links, and many other invaluable resources.
http://www.everton.com/reference/usa/ga.php

Georgia Census, 1790-1890
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3542

Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832
Of all the states, Georgia has the distinction of being the only one to distribute parcels of land by lottery. This database is a listing of persons allotted land in 1832 from what was considered ""Cherokee Land."" Located in the northeastern part of the state, over 18,500 parcels were distributed by lottery in that year. Each r...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4242

Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5426

Georgia Land Lottery, 1827
Georgia began in 1805 to offer land to its citizens through lotteries. These lotteries often serve as useful substitutes for the lost federal census returns for the early 1800s in the state. The 1827 lottery dispensed lots in Carroll, Coweta, Lee, Muscogee, and Troup counties. Search this database for thousands of Georgians who were "fortunate draw...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=2072

Georgia Marriages to 1850
http://www.ancestry.com?db=2085

Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4453

Georgia Message Boards
Gennconnect's forums for the state of Georgia, for posting queries concerning genealogy.
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.georgia

Georgia Tax Index, 1789-99
Before this century, taxation was often based on property ownership. As a result of this, and other cultural constraints, most of those taxed were male landowners. This database reflects some of these realities in late 18th Century Georgia. Listing over 11,500 persons, this database is an index of tax records held by the state government. It reveal...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3467

Houston County, Georgia Census, 1900
Created from "Indian Territory" in 1821, Houston County, Georgia is located in the central part of the state. This database is a collection of federal census records from the county in 1900. Each record provides the individual's name, relationship to head of household, race, sex, month and year of birth, marital status, and parents' birthplaces. Ad...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4168

Houston, Muscogee, and Talbot Counties, Georgia Marriages, 1826-52
The three counties of Houston, Muscogee, and Talbot are located in the west-central area of Georgia and were formed in the 1820's from areas previously designated as "Indian lands." This collection of marriage records, taken from original county documents, includes the names of both bride and groom, along with the wedding date. Marriage records fro...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3687

Irwin County, Georgia Census, 1900
Located in southern Georgia, Irwin County was created from "Indian" lands and portions of Coffee and Telfair Counties in 1818. This database is an index of federal census records for county residents in 1900. Each entry provides the individual's name, birth date, and age. Other information provided includes relationship to head of household, race, ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4319

Liberty County, Georgia Marriages, 1785-1895
One of the original counties in the state of Georgia, Liberty County's population in 1890 numbered almost 13,000. This database is a collection of marriage records from the county between 1785 and 1895. With over 1000 records and nearly 2100 names, this database provides the names of each spouse, date of marriage license, marriage date, and, for so...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3487

Loyalists and Their Times, Vol. 1
This is a history of the relations, disputes, and challenges between Great Britain, the American Colonies and the United States of America. This work is an attempt to present the story from the Loyalists' point of view, with the aid of documents and records. It also gives the early history and settlement in the British Provinces of America by the L...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3046

Loyalists and Their Times, Vol. 2
This is a history of the relations, disputes, and challenges between Great Britain, the American Colonies and the United States of America. This work is an attempt to present the story from the Loyalists' point of view, with the aid of documents and records. It also gives the early history and settlement in the British Provinces of America by the L...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3070

Loyalists in the American Revolution
This work contains the history of the formation of the Tory or Loyalist party in the American Revolution, its persecution and overthrow, and the banishment or death of over 100,000 of these individuals who remained loyal to the British crown. It also contains a classification of the laws directed against the Loyalists in each colony during this tim...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3047

Midway Congregation Church Records, Liberty County, Georgia
At one of the first settlements in Georgia, the Midway Congregational Church was founded by Puritans from Dorchester, South Carolina. The settlement was founded in about 1752. The records contain information regarding births, deaths, marriages, and baptisms. In addition to these vital records there are also minutes and brief histories of ministers ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3448

Naturalizations in America and the West Indies
The Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantation established the act for naturalization in the American and West Indian colonies in 1740. Pursuant to that act, commissioners in the Americas sent records back to England detailing those foreign protestants who were naturalized in the colonies. This collection of those naturalization records contains ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3291

North-Central Georgia Cemeteries
Located east and north of Atlanta, Georgia, the three counties of Hall, Walton, and Rockdale are now home to over 200,000 people. This collection of headstone inscriptions includes records from 14 cemeteries, and over 5000 persons. Covering the years from about 1800 through the present, this can be a helpful tool for researchers of Georgian ancestr...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3472

Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
Established in 1850 and covering more than 88 acres east of downtown Atlanta, Oakland Cemetery is the final resting-place for over 50,000 people. This database is a transcription of headstone inscriptions from the cemetery. This update adds nearly 10,000 names to the previously posted data and includes inscriptions from the "Black Section" of the c...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4105

Passenger Arrivals in the U.S., 1819-20
Prepared on order of the U. S. Senate, this informative database contains most of the immigrants who arrived in the nation between October 1819 and September 1820. The records contained herein reveal such facts about the immigrant as age, sex, occupation, nation of origin and in some records, the ship on which they arrived. To the researcher of U. ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3330

Revolutionary War Courts-Martial
The history of the American Revolution is familiar to any American citizen. This work contains the stories of the 3,315 men who did not meet the challenges of the war and were brought before military courts-martial. Even if an ancestor isn't found in this book, this book reveals in part the context surrounding the Revolutionary War, giving it parti...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=1045

Revolutionary War Officers
The result of an act of Congress, this collection of Revolutionary War officers constitutes one of the most complete databases of its kind. With over 14,000 listings, this collection includes not only those who served in the Continental Army, but also many who served in the various state militias during the war. The men are organized by rank, with ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=2030

Savannah, Georgia Directories, 1888-91
The city of Savannah is located in southeastern Georgia, in Chatham County. This database is a transcription of city directories originally published from 1888-91. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. The database includes more than 72,200 names, mostly heads of hou...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4487

Southern Christian Advocate Marriage Notices, 1867-78
The Southern Christian Advocate was the official publication for the Methodist Conferences in the states of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Many marriage notices were included in the publication of this periodical. Similar to the obituary notices of the publication, this database contains only marriage notices between 1867 to 1878. Informatio...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3319

Southern Christian Advocate Obituaries, 1867-78
The Southern Christian Advocate was the official publication for the Methodist Conferences in the states of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Many death and obituary notices were included in the publication of this periodical. This database contains only these notices and covers the issues from 1867 to 1878. Information from each notice often i...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3317

Swiss Emigrants in the 18th Century
This important record effectively represents the history of Swiss emigration to the Americas in the eighteenth century. Originally located in the State Archives of Zurich, it contains the ship lists of emigrants to the American colonies from Switzerland, in particular to the Carolinas and Pennsylvania. Each list contains, where possible, the names ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=1031

USGenWeb Project - Georgia
The USGenWeb Project State web sites are your starting points for finding genealogical and historical information. Each state site features state information and also provides you with links to each county web site within the state....[More]
http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/

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