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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^[1]

History

Parent County

1870--Douglas County was created 17 October 1870 from Campbell and Carroll Counties.
County seat:  Douglasville ^[2]

Boundary Changes

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

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Carroll
• Cobb
• Fulton
• Paulding

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

• Paupers 1871-1890 Georgia Pioneers
  

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Marriages

• 1885-1886 (from old newspapers)
  

Military

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
  

Taxation

Vital Records

Death

• 1879-80 - Douglas County, Georgia Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
  

Societies and Libraries

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.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Douglas County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
  

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Douglas County, Georgia. Page 154 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).