Decatur County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Decatur County

County Courthouse
Decatur County Courthouse 1400 E Shotwell Street; PO Box 735; Bainbridge, GA 31717-0735 Phone: 229.248.3030 Probate Court has marriage records from 1823 and probate records;  Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1823

History


The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).

Parent County
1823--Decatur County was created 8 December 1823 fromEarly County. County seat: Bainbridge

Neighboring Counties

 * Baker
 * Gadsden County, Florida
 * Grady
 * Jackson County, Florida
 * Miller
 * Mitchell
 * Seminole

Marriages

 * 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Decatur County Marriage Licenses 1824 to 1841 (Grooms) Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Decatur County Marriage Licenses 1837-1869 Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Decatur County Marriage Licenses 1868-1896 Georgia Pioneers $

Probate

 * Wills 1828-1838 (digital images). See names of Testators Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1839-1865 (digital images). See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers $
 * Wills 1828-1838 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers$
 * Index to Minute Books A and B (includes some wills) Georgia Pioneers$
 * Index to Will Book A 1828-1838 Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Will Book B 1839-1873 Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Will Book C 1873-1913 Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Appraisements, Sales, 1828-1833 Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Journal (estates) 1834-1848 Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Annual Returns 1835-1850 Georgia Pioneers $Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Vouchers, Returns 1829-1837

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Bainbridge Georgia Family History Center

Web Sites

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