Dooly County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse


Dooly County Courthouse PO Box 348 Vienna, GA 31092-0322 Phone: 912.268.4228 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1846 and land records from 1850; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records. Clerk of Superior Court 104 Second St. P.O. Box 326 Vienna, GA 31092 Telephone: 229-268-4234 Fax: (229) 268-1427 Probate Court of Dooly County PO Box 304 Vienna, GA   31092 Telephone: 229 -268- 4217 Fax: 229-268-6142

Parent County
1821--Dooly County was created 15 May 1821 from Creek Indian lands. County seat:  Vienna

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
1847. The courthouse at Vienna and all county records burned 7 May 1847.

Neighboring Counties
Crisp County • Houston County • Macon County • Pulaski County • Sumter County • Wilcox County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia Military - 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)


 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Dooly County). 1964. Confederate veterans and widows pension records, 1880-1925. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1849-1931 - Wills 1849-1931 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1847-1867 - Digital Images of Dooly County Wills 1847-1867. See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1847-1854, 1855-1859 - Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, Book 1, 1847-1854; Book 2, 1855-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1847-1901 - Index to Wills, Book A, 1847-1901 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1847-1854, 1855-1859 - Index to Annual Returns, Bk 1, 1847-1854; Bk 2, 1855-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1847 - 1852 - Georgia Pioneers ($)


 * 1846 - 1890 - Dooly County Marriage Index 1846-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1895 - Dooly County Marriage Index 1885-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890 - 1908 - Dooly County Marriage Index 1890-1908. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Dooly County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Dooly County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Dooly County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)