Columbia County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Columbia County

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

Columbia County Georgia Courthouse
Clerk of Court has land records from 1700’s, court records from 1900’s 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

Populated Places

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Aiken County, South Carolina
 * Edgefield County, South Carolina
 * Lincoln
 * McCormick County, South Carolina
 * Mcduffie
 * Richmond

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records


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

Church
Church of the Heavenly Rest, Grovetown


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

Land
Index to Deeds 1801-1803; Bk E 1815 Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * 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

Marriage

 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 1791-1934 - Columbia County Marriage Bonds Books W thru Z Index 1791-1934. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

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

Family History Centers

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

Columbia County Georgia Genealogy Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Columbia County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers