Mitchell County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Mitchell County Courthouse PO Box 187 Camilla, GA 31730 Phone: 912.336.2000 Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1857 and court records from 1847

Clerk of Superior Court 11 W. Broad St., Room 108 P.O. Box 427 Camilla, GA 31730 Phone: (229) 336-2022 Fax: (229) 336-9866

Probate Court of Mitchell County P.O. Box 229 Camilla, GA 31730 Phone: (229) 336-2015

Parent County
1857--Mitchell County was created 21 December 1857 from Baker County. County seat: Camilla

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
1867 The courthouse at Camilla burned 7 January 1867. The county's probate records were lost. The Superior Court clerk saved the records of his office, including all the deed books.

Neighboring Counties
Baker County • Colquitt County • Decatur County • Dougherty County • Grady County • Thomas County • Worth County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * 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)


 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 17th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - Brooks' Company, Georgia Infantry (Mitchell Home Guards) (Confederate)
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Craigmiles, Joe E. 1988. Mitchell County, Ga. CSA roster: including the burial places of most. Thomasville, Georgia: J.E. Craigmiles. (Entire Book)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Mitchell County). 1967. Confederate pension roll, 1914-1925: minutes of Confederate Association, list of confederate veterans in Ordinary's Office, 1889-1897. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. (United States, Georgia, Mitchell -- Military records -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pensions.)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1868-1917 - Index to Wills and Estates 1868-1917 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1868-1917 - Digital Images of Mitchell County Wills and Bonds 1868-1917. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1867 - 1890 - Mitchell County Marriage Index 1867-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1887 - 1895 - Mitchell County Marriage Index 1887-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Mitchell County Genealogy Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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