Dodge County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Dodge County Courthouse 07 Anson Ave PO box 818 Eastman, GA 31023-0818 Phone: 478.374.4361 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records. Clerk of Superior Court 5401 Anson Ave. P.O. Box 4276 Eastman, GA 31023 Telephone: (478) 374-2871 Fax: (478) 374-3035 Probate Court of Dodge County P.O 514 Eastman, GA  31023 Telephone: 478-374-3775 Fax: 478-374-9197

Parent County
1870--Dodge County was created 26 October 1870 from Montgomery, Pulaski and Telfair Counties. County seat: Eastman

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Bleckley • Laurens • Pulaski • Telfair • Wheeler • Wilcox

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

 * 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)

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


 * 1878-1901 - Wills 1878-1901 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1871-1888 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book A, 1871-1888 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1888-1894 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book B, 1888-1894 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1893-1901 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book C, 1893-1901 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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 $
 * 1885 - 1886 - (from old newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $


 * 1871 - 1893 - Dodge County Marriage Index 1871-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1893 - 1944 - Dodge County Marriage Index 1893-1944. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1879 - 1880 - 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

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
 * Georgia Pioneers