Miller County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Miller County

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

County Courthouse
Miller County Courthouse 155 S 1st Suite 2 Colquitt, GA 31737-1284 Phone: 912.758.4104 Probate Court has birth records from 1919, marriage records from 1904, divorce records from 1950 and probate records from 1900. Clerk Superior Court has land, divorce and court records.

Parent County
1856--Miller County was created 26 February 1856 fromBaker andEarly Counties. County seat: Colquitt

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1873, 1904, and 1974. Several fires have left no records before 1874, and significant gaps until 1904. The courthouse and all county records at Colquitt burned 6 January 1873. The next courthouse burned 9 October 1904, leaving gaps in county records from 1874-1904. On 2 December 1974 the next courthouse was destroyed by fire, but no record loss or damage is reported from that blaze.

Neighboring Counties
Baker Georgia • Decatur Georgia • Early Georgia • Seminole Georgia

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other war's information is also given)


 * The History of Miller County, Georgia, 1856-1980. 1980. Colquitt, Ga: Citizens Bank. (page 372)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Miller County). 1967. List of ex confederate soldiers living in 1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records

 * Digital Images of Miller County Will 1871-1925. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records
1828 - 1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $ 1699 - 1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1785 - 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808 - 1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1893-1895 - Miller County Marriage Index 1893-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records
1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1938 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Miller County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Miller County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)