Miller County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Miller County Courthouse 155 S 1st Suite 2 Colquitt, GA 31737-1284 Phone: 912.758.4104 Probate Court has birth records from 1919, marriage records from 1904, divorce records from 1950 and probate records from 1900. Clerk Superior Court has land, divorce and court records.

Clerk of Superior Court P.O. Box 66 155 S. First St RM 103 Colquitt, GA 39837 Phone: (229) 758-4102 Fax: (229) 758-6585

Probate Court of Miller County 155 South First Street, Suite 110 Colquitt, GA 39837 Phone: (229) 758-4110

Parent County
1856--Miller County was created 26 February 1856 fromBaker andEarly Counties. County seat: Colquitt

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
1873  The courthouse and all county records at Colquitt burned 6 January 1873. 1904 The courthouse burned on 9 October, destroying many county records, leaving gaps in the records between 1874 and 1904. 1974 The courthouse was destroyed by fire on 2 December, but no record loss or damage is reported from that blaze.

Neighboring Counties
Baker Georgia • Decatur Georgia • Early Georgia • Seminole Georgia

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * 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)


 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * The History of Miller County, Georgia, 1856-1980. 1980. Colquitt, Ga: Citizens Bank. (page 372)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Miller County). 1967. List of ex confederate soldiers living in 1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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


 * 1871-1825 - Digital Images of Miller County Will 1871-1925. See names of testators. 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 $
 * 1893 - 1895 - Miller County Marriage Index 1893-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Miller County Historical Society 2005 Highway 52 P.O. Box 57 Tuscumbia, MO 65082 (573)-369-3500

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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