Dougherty County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Dougherty County Courthouse 222 Pine Avenue Albany, GA 31703-5301 Phone: 770.920.7252 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records Clerk of Superior Court  225 Pine Ave., Rm. 126 P.O. Box 1827(31702) Albany, GA 31701 Telephone: (229) 431-2198 Fax: (229) 431-2850 '''Probate Court 225 Pine Ave., Ste. 123, Albany, GA 31701 P. O. Box 1827, Albany, Georgia 31702 Telephone: 229-431-2102 Fax: 229-434-2694

Parent County
1853--Dougherty County was created 15 December 1853 from Baker County. County seat: Albany

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
County records are intact despite tornado damage to the courthouse on 10 February 1940 and fire damage on 2 May 1966.

Neighboring Counties
Baker County • Calhoun County • Lee County • Mitchell County • Terrell County • Worth County

Local Histories

 * History and Reminiscences of Dougherty County, Georgia. Albany, Ga.: Herald Pub. Co., 1924. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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)


 * - 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 17th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Newspapers

 * Albany Herald - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1973-2009
 * Albany Sunday Herald - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1977-1992

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


 * 1854-1866 - Wills 1854-1866 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1854-1925 - Index to Wills, Vol. 1, 1854-1925 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1849-1917 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers 1849-1917 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 $
 * 1854 - 1871 - Dougherty County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1854-1871. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1871 - 1882 - Dougherty County Marriage Book 3 Index 1871-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882 - 1892 - Dougherty County Marriage Book 4 Index 1882-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891 - 1895 - Dougherty County Marriage Book 5 Index 1891-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 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

Death Record Substitutes

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).


 * Dougherty County, Georgia Obituary Collection Collected from funeral homes in the Albany, Bridgeboro, Putney, and the Southwestern Georgia area - free

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Albany Georgia Family History Center

Websites

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