Coffee County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Coffee County

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

County Courthouse
Coffee County Courthouse 101 So Peterson Avenue Douglas, GA 31533 Phone: 912.384.4799 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and land records from 1854 and some military discharge records from 1919; Probate Court has marriage and probate records; County Health Department has birth and death records.

Parent County
1854--Coffee County was created 9 February 1854 fromClinch, Irwin, Telfair andWare Counties. County seat: Douglas

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
1898 and 1938.The courthouse at Douglas burned 13 October 1898. Many early county records were lost, especially probate records before the 1870s. Most deed books survived. A second fire on 25 November 1938 caused no record damage because of a fire-proof vault.

Neighboring Counties
Atkinson County • Bacon County • Ben Hill County • Berrien County • Irwin County • Jeff Davis County • Telfair County • Ware County

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Douglas

Local Histories

 * Ward, Warren P. Ward's History of Coffee County: A Story Dealing with the Past and Present of Coffee County, Beginning with the Early Settlers about the Year 1800, Discussing the Creek Indians and the Pioneers, Leading Up to the Creation of Coffee County in 1854, Old Families, Old Schools and Churches, Showing the Conditions During the Civil War and Ending Up with the Spirit of Progress, which is Evident in Better Schools, and a More Intelligent Civilization: Showing that Coffee County in South Georgia is God's Country and a Good Place to Live in the Year 1930.. Atlanta: Press of Foote &amp; Davies Co., c1930. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and I
 * - 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other war's information is also giving)

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1871-1897 - Coffee County Marriage Index 1871-1897. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1904 - Coffee County Marriage Index 1885-1904. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

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

Websites

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