Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Walter Terry Colquitt. The County is located in the south area of the state.

County Courthouse
Colquitt County Courthouse 1220 S Main Street PO box 517 Moultrie, GA 31768 Phone: 912-891-7400 Colquitt County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Colquitt County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia 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)
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index


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


 * 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)

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1883-1895 Colquitt County Marriage Books C and D Index 1883-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1890-1898 Colquitt County Marriage Books C and D Index 1890-1898. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1967 Colquitt County Marriage Book AA Index 1900-1967. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Museums

 * Museum of Colquitt County History 500 Fourth Ave. & 5th St., SE Moultrie, GA 31768 Phone: 229-890-1626 Website

Societies

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

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.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records