Quitman County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Quitman County

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

County Courthouse
Quitman County Courthouse PO Box 114 Georgetown, GA 31754-0114 Phone: 912.334.2578 Clerk Superior Court has birth records from 1927, marriage records from 1919, divorce records, divorce and court records from 1923 and land records  from 1879

Parent County
1858--Quitman County was created 10 December 1858 fromRandolph and Stewart Counties. County seat: Georgetown

Record Loss
1920 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Barbour County, Alabama
 * Clay
 * Henry County, Alabama
 * Randolph
 * Stewart

Cemeteries
Georgetown Cemetery

Georgetown Cemetery Private (Afr-Am)

List of Cemeteries in Quitman County: http://usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/cemetery.html

Church
Georgetown Baptist Church

http://usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/cemetery.html

Court
http://usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/court.html

Administration &amp; Guardianship Bonds Bland, Jasper Orphans David and Jasper (Bond) 1899 Bland, Mary J. Belcher (Guardianship) 1872 Dowdy, Woodson H. Orphans (Guardianship) 1865 Guerry, T. S. (Guardianship) 1865 Griffin, Lunsford Eleanor and children (Exemplification) 1864 Guilford, J. M. (Guardianship) 1894 Harrison, William Orphans (Guardianship) 1866 Kaigler, Orphans (Guardianship) 1898 Matthews, Lucy C. and John W. (Guardianship) 1864 Moore, William F. (Guardianship) 1864 Ogletree, J. E. (Request to Sell Land) 1893 Phillips, J. E. (Guardianship) Slayton, Mary (Bond) 1864 Whitaker, John Bland Minors (Estate) 1898

Maps
http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/histcountymaps/quitman1863map.htm

Military
http://usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/military.html

Military - War of 1812

1883 Pensioners

Military - Civil War

11th Regiment Company I 11th Ga Regiment Company I History 51st Regiment Company G 61st Regiment Company F Civil War from "The Quitman Echo" Quitman Grays History From "The Quitman Echo"

Military - World War I Description

Tye, J. P. WWI Draft 1917 World War I from "The Quitman Echo"

Newspapers
USGenWeb has transcriptions for some newspaper articles.

Vital Records
http://usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/vitals.html

1919 Death Index 1920 Death Index 1921-1924 Death Index 1926 Death Index 1927 Death Index 1928 Death Index 1929 Death Index 1930 Death Index Barrett, Elizabeth 1923 Harrell, Hugh L 1969

1875 - 1885 Marriages 1875 - 1885 Marriages (Partial) 1885 - 1891 Marriages Surnames A - L 1885 - 1891 Marriages Surnames M - Z

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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