Douglas County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Douglas County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Stephen A. Douglas. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Douglas County Courthouse 8700 Hospital Drive Douglasville, GA 30134-4501 Phone: 770-920-7252 Douglas County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, and land records from 1870.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Douglas County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Douglas County Sentinel (1900s - current) — images of issues available from 1917-1922

Other Records

 * Paupers 1871-1890 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1870-1916 Wills 1870-1916, Books B and C (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1870-1932 Index to Wills, Book A, 1870-1932 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1871-1885 Index to Letters of Administration.Guardianship 1871-1885 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1871-1885 Letters of Administration and Guardianship 1871-1885 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1871-1897, 1886-1899 Index to Annual Returns, Book A, 1871-1897; Book B, 1886-1899 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1886-1933 Index to Inventories and Appraisements, Book B, 1886-1933 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1871-1894 Douglas County Marriage Books A and B Index 1871-1894. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 (from old newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1894-1895 Douglas County Marriage Book C Index 1894-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1871-1893 Marriage Records images. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1885-1886 Marriage Records from newspapers. Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Douglas Georgia Family History Center
 * Douglasville Georgia Family History Center

Societies

 * Douglas County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 5667 Douglasville, GA 30154 Website

Websites

 * Douglas County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Douglas County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Douglas County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Douglas County Genealogical Society Wsb Master
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records