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United States Georgia Mitchell County

Guide to Mitchell County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Mitchell County, Georgia
Map
Location of Georgia in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 21, 1857
County Seat	Camilla
Courthouse
Address	Mitchell County Courthouse PO Box 187 Camilla, GA 31730 Phone: 912.336.2000  Mitchell County Website

County Courthouse

Mitchell County Courthouse
PO Box 187
Camilla, GA 31730
Phone: 912.336.2000 

Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1857
and court records from 1847^[1]

History

Parent County

1857--Mitchell County was created 21 December 1857 from Baker County. County seat: Camilla ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1869 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

• Burned Counties Research
  
• http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Baker
• Colquitt
• Decatur
• Dougherty
• Grady
• Thomas
• Worth

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps 

Marriages

Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers

Military

Newspapers

Probate 

• Index to Wills and Estates 1868-1917 Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Digital Images of Mitchell County Wills and Bonds 1868-1917. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Mitchell County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Mitchell County, Georgia. Page 158 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).