Coffee County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Coffee County Courthouse 101 So Peterson Avenue Douglas, GA 31533 Phone: 912.384.4799 Coffee County Courthouse Clerk Superior Court has divorce and land records from 1854 and some military discharge records from 1919; Probate Court has marriage and probate records; County Health Department has birth and death records. Clerk of Superior Court 101 S. Peterson Ave Suite 218B Douglas, GA 31533 Phone: (912) 384-2865 Probate Court of Coffee County 101 South Peterson Avenue Suite A-20 Douglas, GA  31533 Phone: (912) 384-5213

Parent County
1854--Coffee County was created 9 February 1854 fromClinch, Irwin, Telfair andWare Counties. County seat: Douglas

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
1898  The courthouse at Douglas burned on 13 October. Many early county records were lost, especially probate records before the 1870s. Most deed books survived. 1938 The courthouse was damaged by fire on 25 November, but there was no record damage.

Neighboring Counties
Atkinson County • Bacon County • Ben Hill County • Berrien County • Irwin County • Jeff Davis County • Telfair County • Ware County

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Douglas

Local Histories

 * Ward, Warren P. Ward's History of Coffee County: A Story Dealing with the Past and Present of Coffee County, Beginning with the Early Settlers about the Year 1800, Discussing the Creek Indians and the Pioneers, Leading Up to the Creation of Coffee County in 1854, Old Families, Old Schools and Churches, Showing the Conditions During the Civil War and Ending Up with the Spirit of Progress, which is Evident in Better Schools, and a More Intelligent Civilization: Showing that Coffee County in South Georgia is God's Country and a Good Place to Live in the Year 1930.. Atlanta: Press of Foote &amp; Davies Co., c1930. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia Military - 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)


 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and I
 * - 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other wars' information is also given)


 * Ward, Warren P. 1930. Ward's history of Coffee county. Atlanta: Press of Foote &amp; Davis Co. (Page 331-332 also WW1 page 333)

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

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

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 $
 * 1871 - 1897 - Coffee County Marriage Index 1871-1897. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1904 - Coffee County Marriage Index 1885-1904. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

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

Family History Centers

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

Websites

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