Mitchell County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Mitchell County

County Courthouse
Mitchell County Courthouse PO Box 187 Camilla, GA 31730 Phone: 912.336.2000 Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1857 and court records from 1847

Parent County
1857--Mitchell County was created 21 December 1857 from Baker County. County seat: Camilla

Record Loss
1869 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Baker
 * Colquitt
 * Decatur
 * Dougherty
 * Grady
 * Thomas
 * Worth

Marriages
Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * Index to Wills and Estates 1868-1917 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Digital Images of Mitchell County Wills and Bonds 1868-1917. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Mitchell County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)