Dougherty County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Dougherty 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 Charles Dougherty, a respected judge and lawyer from Athens, Georgia. The County is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Dougherty County Courthouse 222 Pine Avenue Albany, GA 31703-5301 Phone: 770-920-7252 Dougherty County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Local Histories

 * History and Reminiscences of Dougherty County, Georgia. Albany, Ga.: Herald Pub. Co., 1924. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 17th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Albany Herald - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1973-2009
 * Albany Sunday Herald - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1977-1992
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Obituaries

 * Dougherty County, Georgia Obituary Collection. Collected from funeral homes in the Albany, Bridgeboro, Putney, and the Southwestern Georgia area.

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1849-1917 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers 1849-1917 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1854-1866 Wills 1854-1866 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1854-1925 Index to Wills, Vol. 1, 1854-1925 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images

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 ($)
 * 1854-1871 Dougherty County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1854-1871. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1871-1882 Dougherty County Marriage Book 3 Index 1871-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1882-1892 Dougherty County Marriage Book 4 Index 1882-1892. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1891-1895 Dougherty County Marriage Book 5 Index 1891-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1854-1867 Marriage Records index. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1865-1871 Marriage Records index. Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Albany Georgia Family History Center

Societies
Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Phone: 712-472-8530 Email: [mailto:stonemtnhistoricsociety@gmail.com stonemtnhistoricsociety@gmail.com] Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society

Thronateeska Chapter DAR  National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 1012 Van Buren Street Albany, GA 31707 Phone: 229-883-0245 Thronateeska Chapter DAR

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Dougherty County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Dougherty County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records