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

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
For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

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 ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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