Dooly County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Dooly County

County Courthouse
 Dooly County Courthouse PO Box 348 Vienna, GA 31092-0322; Phone: 912.268.4228

Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1846 and land records from 1850; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records

Parent County
1821--Dooly County was created 15 May 1821 from Creek Indian lands. County seat:  Vienna

Record Loss
1847 -- 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

Neighboring Counties

 * Crisp
 * Houston
 * Macon
 * Pulaski
 * Sumter
 * Wilcox

Marriages

 * 1847-1852 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Probate

 * Wills 1849-1931 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Digital Images of Dooly County Wills 1847-1867. See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, Book 1, 1847-1854; Book 2, 1855-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Wills, Book A, 1847-1901 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Bk 1, 1847-1854; Bk 2, 1855-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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.
 * Dooly County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)