Dodge County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the Republican-dominated legislature for William E. Dodge. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Dodge County Courthouse 407 Anson Ave PO Box 818 Eastman, GA 31023-0818 Phone: 478-374-4361 Dodge County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records.

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Dodge County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Empire

Local Histories

 * Cobb, Addie Davis. History of Dodge County. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote &amp; Davies Co., 1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * 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)

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1871-1888 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book A, 1871-1888 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1878-1901 Wills 1878-1901 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1888-1894 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book B, 1888-1894 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1893-1901 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book C, 1893-1901 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1871-1893 Dodge County Marriage Index 1871-1893. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 (from old newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1893-1944 Dodge County Marriage Index 1893-1944. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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