Jeff Davis County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Jeff Davis County

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

County Courthouse
Jeff Davis County Courthouse Jeff Davis Street PO Box 602 Hazlehurst, GA 31539 Phone: 912.375.6611 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1905 Clerk of Superior Court 14 Jeff Davis St. P.O. Box 429 Hazlehurst, GA 31539 Telephone: (912) 375-6615 Fax: (912) 375-6637 Probate Court of Jeff Davis County 16 Jeff Davis Street Hazlehurst, GA  31539 Telephone: 912-375-6626 Fax: 912-375-0502

Parent County
1905--Jeff Davis County was created 18 August 1905 from Appling and Coffee Counties. County seat: Hazlehurst

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
No reported loss or damage.

Neighboring Counties
Appling County • Bacon County • Coffee County • Montgomery County • Telfair County • Toombs County • Wheeler County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Friends of Towns Bluff and Heritage Center PO Box 459, Hazlehurst, GA 31539-0459

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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