Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Colquitt County

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Colquitt County Georgia Courthouse
Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records

Parent County
1856--Colquitt County was created 25 February 1856 from Lowndes and Thomas Counties. County seat:  Moultrie

Record Loss
1881 -- 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

 * Brooks
 * Cook
 * Mitchell
 * Thomas
 * Tift
 * Worth

Cemeteries

 * Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Berlin-Ellenton BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * Covington, W. A. History of Colquitt County. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote and Davies Co., 1937. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Marriage

 * 1883-1895 - Colquitt County Marriage Books C and D Index 1883-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890-1898 - Colquitt County Marriage Books C and D Index 1890-1898. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1900-1967 - Colquitt County Marriage Book AA Index 1900-1967. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Colquitt County Georgia Genealogy WebSites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)