Grady County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Grady County 

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

County Courthouse
Grady County Courthouse 250 N Broad Street Cairo, GA 31726-4101 Phone: 912.377.2912 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1906.

Parent County
1905--Grady County was created 17 August 1905 from Decatur and Thomas Counties. County seat: Cairo

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
1980 The courthouse at Cairo burned 18 February 1980. Fire fighters and citizens carried some records to safety, and a vault protected most records from damage.

Neighboring Counties
Decatur County • Gadsden County • Leon County • Mitchell County • Thomas County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * Brunton, Yvonne Miller. 1981. Grady County, Georgia: some of its history, folk architecture, and families. Danielsville, Ga: Heritage Papers.

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Grady County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Grady County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Grady County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)