Tift County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Tift County

Guide to Tift County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Tift County Courthouse 225 N Tift Avenue Tifton, GA 31794-4463 Phone: 229.386.7810 Probate Court has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1905

Parent County
1905--Tift County was created 17 August 1905 from Berrien, Irwin and Worth Counties. County seat: Tifton

Neighboring Counties

 * Berrien
 * Colquitt
 * Cook
 * Irwin
 * Turner
 * Worth

Local Histories

 * Williams, Ida Belle. History of Tift County. Macon, Ga.: Printed by the J.W. Burke Co., c1948. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

The Family Search Center is located in the Tifton, Georgia Stake Center at the corner of 24th Street and Murray Avenue. The hours of operation are 6pm to 8pm on Wednesday evening of each week.

Web Sites

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