Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse


Colquitt County Courthouse 1220 S Main Street PO box 517 Moultrie, GA 31768 Phone: 912.891.7400 Colquitt County Courthouse Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records. Clerk of Superior Court 9 Main Street, Room 214 P.O. Box 2827 (31776 Moultrie, GA 31768 Phone: (229) 616-7420 Probate Court of Colquitt County P.O. Box 264 Moultrie, GA  31776 Phone:(229) 616-7415

Parent County
1856--Colquitt County was created 25 February 1856 from Lowndes and Thomas Counties. County seat:  Moultrie

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
1881. The courthouse at Moultrie burned 25 February 1881. Almost all county records were lost.

Neighboring Counties
Brooks • Cook • Mitchell • Thomas • Tift • Worth

Local Histories

 * Covington, W. A. History of Colquitt County. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote and Davies Co., 1937. 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)


 * - 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Odom, Ellen Payne, and Nell Arnold Gammage. 1980. Confederate soldiers in Colquitt County, Georgia. Moultrie, Ga: Moultrie McNeill Chapter No. 661, United Daughters of the Confederacy. (Entire Book)

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

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

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 $
 * 1883 - 1895 - Colquitt County Marriage Books C and D Index 1883-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890 - 1898 - Colquitt County Marriage Books C and D Index 1890-1898. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1900 - 1967 - Colquitt County Marriage Book AA Index 1900-1967. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Colquitt County Historical Society 204 Fifth St, S.E. Moultrie 31776

Colquitt County Historical Society, Incorporated P O Box 1961 Moultrie, GA 31776

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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