Columbia County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Walter Christopher Columbus. The County is located in the central east area of the state.

County Courthouse
Columbia County Courthouse 630 Ronald Reagan Dr. Evans, GA 30809 Phone: 706-868-3376 Columbia County Website Clerk of Court has land records from 1700s, court records from 1900s, and divorce records from 1945. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records.

Populated Places
Columbia County is included in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located along the Savannah River.

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Columbia County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Cemeteries
US Vol. 5 page 101 - Mount Tabor Baptist Church

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Church of the Heavenly Rest, Grovetown


 * 1887-1895 Church of the Heavenly Rest, Grovetown, Baptism Index 1887-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Court Records

 * 1789-1902 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1790-1828 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1792-1937 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1799-1893 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1806-1908 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1814-1830 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1815-1827 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1823-1830 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1840-1846 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1844-1848 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1866-1925 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1931 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1893-1913 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images


 * Columbia County, Georgia : Early Court Records. By Columbia County, Georgia. Columbia County, Georgia : Columbia County, Georgia. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Funeral Homes

 * Elliott Sons Funeral Home in Martinez
 * Martin Tayler Funeral Home in Harlem
 * Starling Funeral Home in Harlem
 * Thomas L. King Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Martinez

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * Index to Deeds 1801-1803; Book E 1815. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Plat Records 1794-1824. Georgia Pioneers($)
 * Index to Deed Book A 1791-1794. Georgia Pioneers($)
 * Index to Deeds 1801-1803. Georgia Pioneers($)
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * -10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K


 * Georgia. 1961. Confederate pension records, 1890-1913. Atlanta [Georgia]: Georgia Department of Archives and History.
 * Georgia. 1967. Confederate pension rolls, 1920-1933. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Hageness, MariLee Beatty. 1995. Military rosters 27 March 1793: Columbia County, Georgia. [Anniston, Ala.]: M.B. Hageness.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1856-1909 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1788-1940 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1788-1888 Names of Families in Columbia County Wills and Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1789-1931 Inventory of Surnames Found in Loose Estate Papers, 1789-1931, Columbia County, Georgia. By Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Anniston, Alabama : MLH Research, 1994. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1789-1939 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790-1804 Columbia County, Georgia - Abstracts of Early Wills : (Will Book "A" 1790-1804); Georgia Pioneers Genealogical Magazine - V. 3, No. 2 (May 1966). Albany, Georgia : Georgia Pioneers, 1966. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1790-1890 Century of Columbia County, Georgia Wills, 1790-1890. Albany, Georgia : Georgia Pioneers, n.d. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1790-1963 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1799-1893 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1833-1911 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1850-1964 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1882-1959 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * Columbia County, Georgia - Abstracts of Early Wills : (Continued from August 1966 Issue); Georgia Pioneers Genealogical Magazine - V. 3, No. 4 (Nov. 1966). By Carter, M. Albany, Georgia : Georgia Pioneers, 1966. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1805 Tax Digest (images of all districts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Marriage Bonds


 * 1787-1805 Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books L and M Index 1787-1805. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1787-1805 Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books M thru R Index 1787-1805. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1787-1805 Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books R thru T Index 1787-1805. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1787-1930 Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books B thru D Index 1787-1930. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1787-1935 Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books D thru G Index 1787-1935. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1787-1935 Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books G thru I Index 1787-1935. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1791-1934 Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books A and B Index 1791-1934. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1791-1934 Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books W thru Z Index 1791-1934. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1846-1937 Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books I thru L Index 1846-1937. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1856-1935 Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books T thru W Index 1856-1935. Batch  at FamilySearch

Marriage Registers


 * 1806-1852 Columbia County Marriage Registers A and B Index 1806-1852. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1873 Columbia County Marriage Register C Index 1852-1873. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1905 Columbia County Marriage Registers A and B Index 1874-1905. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1871-1888 Columbia County Marriage Register D Index 1871-1888. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1887-1895 Columbia County Marriage Registers E and F Index 1887-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Augusta Georgia FamilySearch Center

Museums
Civil War Heritage Trails PO Box 1864 Evans, Georgia 30809 Email: [mailto:info@civilwarheritagetrails.org info@civilwarheritagetrails.org] Website Facebook Slaveholders and African Americans 1860-1870 Website

Societies
Columbia County Historical Society PO Box 203 Appling, GA 30802 Facebook East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680-0117 Email: [mailto:gaeggs@yahoo.com gaeggs@yahoo.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Columbia County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Columbia County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records