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Georgia, U.S., Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869 | 390,373 |
U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 | 171,563 |
Georgia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 | 99,830 |
Georgia, U.S., Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, 1864Free | 42,500 |
Index to the 1830 Census of Georgia | 528 |
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U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 | 4,566,787 |
Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998 | 3,166,685 |
Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 | 2,322,349 |
Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940 | 2,132,228 |
Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 | 957,840 |
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 | 54,144,553 |
U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 | 2,049,383 |
U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 | 837,569 |
U.S., Confederate Army Payrolls for Enslaved Labor, 1840-1883Free | 189,403 |
Georgia, U.S., World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 | 110,665 |
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U.S., Applications for Seaman's Protection Certificates, 1916-1940 | 320,331 |
Georgia, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1794-1993 | 294,307 |
Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775Free | 50,955 |
Georgia, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1904-1962 | 10,194 |
More Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775 | 228 |
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Georgia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current | 258,675,590 |
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U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Membership Records, 1856-1970 | 210,143 |
Troup County, Georgia, U.S., Miscellaneous Papers, 1827–1969 | 65,046 |
U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Vital Records, 1856-1970 | 52,945 |
Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Select Board of Health and Health Department Records, 1824-1864, 1887-1896Free | 28,803 |
Georgia Baptists : historical and biographical | 499 |
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Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 | 4,820,413 |
Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 | 957,840 |
Georgia, U.S., Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869 | 390,373 |
Georgia, U.S., Deed Indexes, 1927-1979 | 313,096 |
Georgia, U.S., Central Register of Convicts, 1817-1976Free | 293,153 |
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Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775Free | 119,305 |
Georgia, U.S., Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, 1864Free | 42,500 |
Georgia, U.S., Civil War Correspondence, 1847-1865Free | 8,735 |
Georgia's landmarks, memorials and legends | 2,322 |
Georgia Memoirs | 2,176 |
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A genealogical history
Statehood: 2 January 1788
Capital: Atlanta
Largest City: Atlanta
Counties: 159
State motto: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
State nickname: The Peach State
Neighboring states: Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama
Lower Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, c. 1910
Interesting facts
- When Georgia was founded in 1732, it included much of the present-day states of Alabama and Mississippi.
- Blackbeard Island was named for the famous pirate, Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, who raided merchant ships in the area. Following the 1876 yellow fever epidemic, the South Atlantic Quarantine Station opened on the island to screen ships bound for U.S. southern Atlantic ports, and quarantine passengers and crew, and disinfect ships carrying disease.
- At 57,918 square miles, Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi river.
Featured Georgia collections
Famous people
Help and advice
- Georgia Family History Research
- Counties of Georgia
- Research in the Deep South
- Why Southern Research Is Different,
Part I and Part II - The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Resources
Georgia Census Research
Although earlier censuses were taken, the 1820 census is the earliest federal enumeration to survive for the state of Georgia. However, Franklin, Rabun and Twiggs counties are missing from the 1820 census, and other counties are sometimes unreliable or unreadable. The remaining censuses are mostly complete, and are available for each census year except for 1890, which includes only Muscogee County.
Various state censuses exist on a fragmented basis for many counties in Georgia. Tax lists and other sources are often necessary to serve as substitutes for early censuses, and in between federal censuses. A 1790 census has been created from tax lists for much of the state.
George Vital Records
Birth and death records began on a statewide level in 1919. Compliance was not considered extensive until 1928. Records before that time were kept on a county basis, and vary from county to county. Marriage records are the most complete, available from the 1700s on in most areas, but also vary from county to county.
- Georgia Department of Community Health – Division of Public Records: Holds records of births and deaths from 1919 to the present; marriages and marriage applications from 1952-1996; and an index of divorce records from 1952 to the present. Earlier records may be available from the clerk of the county where the event occurred.
- Georgia Archives: Some vital records are available in “Georgia’s Virtual Vault,” a digital archive which contains scanned images of selected marriage and death records.
Georgia Research Resources
The organizations listed below provide information about Georgia history and genealogy. In addition to these state-level resources, many counties and towns maintain important genealogical collections in local libraries, genealogical societies, or historical societies, so check for a local resource when researching.
- Georgia Archives: Holds a large collection of state and local government records, and sponsors the digital archive “Georgia’s Virtual Vault” Some highlights of this rich collection of scanned images of historical documents include deed and will books from selected counties; Confederate pension applications, oaths, and discharge papers; county tax digests; Spanish-American War service summary cards; and headright and bounty land plats. Other important document collections including Confederate muster rolls and selected legislative documents are available from the Digital Records page.
- Georgia Historical Society: Publishes the journal Georgia Historical Quarterly and the newsmagazine Georgia History Today. The Society’s Library in Savannah also maintains a large collection of publications, many of which are of interest to genealogists. See the “Research the Collection” tab for more information on visiting the library.
- Georgia Genealogical Society: Publishes the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly and holds 4 meetings per year.
- Georgia GenWeb
- Digital Library of Georgia
- National Archives at Atlanta: Maintains records from Federal agencies and courts in Georgia, including census, military, court, naturalization, and immigration records.
- University of Georgia Libraries Genealogy page