Douglas County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Douglas County

County Courthouse
Douglas County Courthouse 8700 Hospital Drive Douglasville, GA 30134-4501 Phone: 770.920.7252 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, and land records from 1870

Parent County
1870--Douglas County was created 17 October 1870 from Campbell and Carroll Counties. County seat:  Douglasville

Record Loss
1896 and 1957 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Carroll
 * Cobb
 * Fulton
 * Paulding

Church

 * Paupers 1871-1890 Georgia Pioneers

Marriages

 * 1885-1886 (from old newspapers)

Probate

 * Wills 1870-1916, Books B and C (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Letters of Administration and Guardianship 1871-1885 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Letters of Administration.Guardianship 1871-1885 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills, Book A, 1870-1932 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book A, 1871-1897; Book B, 1886-1899 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Inventories and Appraisements, Book B, 1886-1933 Georgia Pioneers

Death

 * 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

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