Columbia County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Columbia County

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 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.

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
No reported loss or damage.

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)



Civil War

 * -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 (other War's information is also giving)


 * 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 [https:familysearch.org FamilySearch] images


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

 * 1785 - 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808 - 1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828 - 1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699 - 1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $

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

 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1849-50, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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