Quitman County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Quitman County Courthouse PO Box 114 Georgetown, GA 31754-0114 Phone: 912.334.2578 Clerk Superior Court has birth records from 1927, marriage records from 1919, divorce records, and court records from 1923 and land records  from 1879

Clerk of Superior Court 111 Main St., Suite 2 P.O. Box 307 Georgetown, GA 39854 Phone: (229) 334-2578 Fax: (229) 334-3991

Probate Court of Quitman County P.O. Box 7 Georgetown, GA 39854 Phone: 229-334-2224

Parent County
1858--Quitman County was created 10 December 1858 fromRandolph and Stewart Counties. County seat: Georgetown

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
1921 The courthouse at Georgetown burned 1 February 1921. Almost all county records were lost.

Neighboring Counties
Barbour County, Alabama • Clay County • Henry County, Alabama • Randolph County • Stewart County

Cemeteries
List of Cemeteries in Quitman County
 * Georgetown Cemetery
 * Georgetown Cemetery Private (Afr-Am)

Court
Court Records

Administration &amp; Guardianship Bonds

 * Bland, Jasper Orphans David and Jasper (Bond) 1899
 * Bland, Mary J. Belcher (Guardianship) 1872
 * Dowdy, Woodson H. Orphans (Guardianship) 1865
 * Guerry, T. S. (Guardianship) 1865
 * Griffin, Lunsford Eleanor and children (Exemplification) 1864
 * Guilford, J. M. (Guardianship) 1894
 * Harrison, William Orphans (Guardianship) 1866
 * Kaigler, Orphans (Guardianship) 1898
 * Matthews, Lucy C. and John W. (Guardianship) 1864
 * Moore, William F. (Guardianship) 1864
 * Ogletree, J. E. (Request to Sell Land) 1893
 * Phillips, J. E. (Guardianship)
 * Slayton, Mary (Bond) 1864
 * Whitaker, John Bland Minors (Estate) 1898

Maps



 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)
 * History County Maps

Military

 * Military Records - USGenWeb Archives Project

War of 1812
1883 Pensioners

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)


 * - 11th Regiment Company I
 * - 11th Ga Regiment Company I History
 * - 51st Regiment Company G
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry
 * - 61st Regiment Company F


 * Shepard, Jacquelyn M. 1991. The Quitman echo. Georgetown, Georgia: J. Shepard.
 * Civil War from "The Quitman Echo"
 * Quitman Grays History From "The Quitman Echo"
 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

World War I
Tye, J. P. WWI Draft 1917 World War I from "The Quitman Echo"

Newspapers
USGenWeb has transcriptions for some newspaper articles.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch 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 $
 * 1875 - 1885 - USGW archives Marriages
 * 1875 - 1885 - USGW archives Marriages (Partial)
 * 1885 - 1891 - USGW archivesMarriages Surnames A - L
 * 1885 - 1891 - USGW archives Marriages Surnames M - Z

Death Records

 * 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


 * 1919 - 1930 - USGW archives index by year
 * 1919 - Death Index
 * 1920 - Death Index
 * 1921 - 1924 - Death Index
 * 1925 - Death Index
 * 1926 - Death Index
 * 1927 - Death Index
 * 1928 - Death Index
 * 1929 - Death Index
 * 1930 - Death Index


 * Barrett, Elizabeth 1923
 * Harrell, Hugh L 1969

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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