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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^[1]

History

Parent County

1856--Miller County was created 26 February 1856 fromBaker andEarly Counties. County seat: Colquitt ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1873 and 1974 -- 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

• Baker
• Decatur
• Early
• Seminole

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate 

• Digital Images of Miller County Will 1871-1925. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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
• Miller County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Georgia Pioneers ($)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Miller County, Georgia. Page 158 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).