Columbia County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse


Columbia County Courthouse PO Box 498 Evans, GA 30809 Phone: 760.868.330 Columbia County Courthouse Clerk of Court has land records from 1700’s, court records from 1900’s, and divorce records from 1945; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk of Superior Court P.O. Box 2930 640 Ronald Reagan Drive Evans, GA 30809 Phone: (706) 312-7139 Email:[mailto:clerkinfo@columbia.gsccca.org clerkinfo@columbia.gsccca.org] Columbia County Court Clerk Probate Court of Columbia County Columbia County Probate Court PO Box 1520 Evans, GA 30809 Phone: (706) 312-7254

Parent County
1790--Columbia County was created 10 December 1790 from Richmond County. County seat: Appling

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places

 * Cities: Grovetown | Harlem | Appling | Berzelia | Campania | Evans | Martinez | Sawdust

Neighboring Counties
Aiken County • Edgefield County • Lincoln County • McCormick County • Mcduffie County • Richmond County •

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records


 * US Vol. 5
 * page 100 - Walker Cemetery
 * page 100 - Piney Grove Church
 * page 100 - Adams Chapel Church

Church Records
Church of the Heavenly Rest, Grovetown


 * 1887-1895 - Church of the Heavenly Rest, Grovetown, Baptism Index 1887-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Land and Property
Index to Deeds 1801-1803; Bk E 1815 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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)


 * -10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. 1961. Confederate pension records, 1890-1913. Atlanta [Georgia]: Georgia Department of Archives and History.
 * Georgia. 1967. Confederate pension rolls, 1920-1933. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Hageness, MariLee Beatty. 1995. Military rosters 27 March 1793: Columbia County, Georgia. [Anniston, Ala.]: M.B. Hageness.

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


 * 1790-1888 - Wills 1790-1888 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1803-1821, 1839-1859 - Index to Wills 1803-1821; 1839-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1788-1825 - Index to Letters of Administration 1788-1825 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1809-1827 - Index to Distribution of Estates 1809-1827 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1804-1810, 1821-1829, 1829-1839 - Index to Inventories, Sales, Appraisements, Book G 1804-1810; 1821-1829; Bk X 1829-1839; Bk EE 1839-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1813-1821, 1820-1826, 1824-1833 - Index to Accounts of Estates Book L, 1813-1821; Book M, 1820-1826; Book CC, 1824-1833 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 $

Marriage Bonds


 * 1791 - 1934 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books A and B Index 1791-1934. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1787 - 1930 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books B thru D Index 1787-1930. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1787 - 1935 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books D thru G Index 1787-1935. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1787 - 1935 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books G thru I Index 1787-1935. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1846 - 1937 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books I thru L Index 1846-1937. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1787 - 1805 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books L and M Index 1787-1805. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1787 - 1805 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books M thru R Index 1787-1805. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1787 - 1805 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books R thru T Index 1787-1805. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1856 - 1935 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books T thru W Index 1856-1935. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1791 - 1934 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books W thru Z Index 1791-1934. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage Registers


 * 1806 - 1852 - Columbia County Marriage Registers A and B Index 1806-1852. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1852 - 1873 - Columbia County Marriage Register C Index 1852-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1871 - 1888 - Columbia County Marriage Register D Index 1871-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1887 - 1895 - Columbia County Marriage Registers E and F Index 1887-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 - 1905 - Columbia County Marriage Registers A and B Index 1874-1905. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1849-50, 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
Columbia County Historical Society P.O. Box 203 Appling 30802

Family History Centers

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

Websites

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