Georgia Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
The index covers the years 1933 to 1998.

Record Description
The collection consists of indexes to deaths from the Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records. The index is provided by Ancestry.com.

Record Content
The index lists the following information:


 * Name of Deceased
 * Name of Father
 * Name of Mother
 * Name of Spouse
 * Place of Death
 * Sex
 * Age at Death
 * Date of Death
 * Certificate Number or Page Number
 * GSU Film Number
 * DGS Number
 * Image Number

How to Use the Record
Begin your search by finding your ancestors in the index. Name indexes to deaths make it possible to access a specific record quickly. Remember that these indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned.

When searching the index it is helpful to know the following:


 * The name of the person at the time of death
 * The place where the death occurred
 * The approximate death date

Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestor in the death records from the Georgia Department of Health. Compare the information in the death record to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination.

Record History
The index is an affiliate index created by Ancestry.com. It was provided to FamilySearch as part of a data exchange.

Why the Record Was Created
The index was created to provide easy access to specific death records.

Record Reliability
The index is very reliable. Except Mcduffie county is indexed as Mcduffe.

Related Websites
Georgia Death Records Archives

Related Wiki Articles

 * Georgia (State)
 * Georgia Vital Records

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.

"Georgia Death Index, 1919-1998." FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org). Index provided by Ancestry.com. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Information about creating source citations for FamilySearch Historical Collections is listed in the wiki article Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections.

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.

Examples of Source Citations for a Record Found in This Collection
"Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998" database  FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 24 February 2012). Albert R. Smith. died 16 April 1933; citing Death Records, certificate number 9330; Ancestry.com, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.