Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Colquitt County

County Courthouse
Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records

Parent County
1856--Colquitt County was created 25 February 1856 from Lowndes and Thomas Counties. County seat:  Moultrie

Record Loss
1881 -- 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

 * Brooks
 * Cook
 * Mitchell
 * Thomas
 * Tift
 * Worth

Cemeteries

 * Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Berlin-Ellenton BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * Covington, W. A. History of Colquitt County. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote and Davies Co., 1937. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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.
 * Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)