Dooly County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Dooly County

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

County Courthouse


Dooly County Courthouse PO Box 348 Vienna, GA 31092-0322 Phone: 912.268.4228 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1846 and land records from 1850; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records.

Parent County
1821--Dooly County was created 15 May 1821 from Creek Indian lands. County seat:  Vienna

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
1847 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Crisp
 * Houston
 * Macon
 * Pulaski
 * Sumter
 * Wilcox

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Probate Records

 * Wills 1849-1931 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Digital Images of Dooly County Wills 1847-1867. See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, Book 1, 1847-1854; Book 2, 1855-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Wills, Book A, 1847-1901 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Bk 1, 1847-1854; Bk 2, 1855-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1847-1852 Georgia Pioneers($)


 * 1846-1890 - Dooly County Marriage Index 1846-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1895 - Dooly County Marriage Index 1885-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890-1908 - Dooly County Marriage Index 1890-1908. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Dooly 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. Select the state, then the county.
 * Dooly County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)