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== County Courthouse  ==
== County Courthouse  ==


[[Image:Colquitt County Georgia Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1347391686610_534" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1347391686610_334" />  
[[Image:Colquitt County Georgia Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Colquitt County Georgia Courthouse.jpg]]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1347391686610_534" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1347391686610_334" />  


[http://ccboc.com/ Colquitt County Courthouse]<br>1220 S Main Street<br>PO box 517<br>Moultrie, GA 31768<br>Phone: 912.891.7400<br><br>Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Colquitt County, Georgia. Page 153 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
[http://ccboc.com/ Colquitt County Courthouse]<br>1220 S Main Street<br>PO box 517<br>Moultrie, GA 31768<br>Phone: 912.891.7400<br><br>Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Colquitt County, Georgia. Page 153 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
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==== Variant Spellings  ====
==== Variant Spellings  ====


==== Record Loss ====
==== Record Loss ====


'''1881''' -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.  
'''1881''' -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.  
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==== Populated Places  ====
==== Populated Places  ====


==== Neighboring Counties ====
==== Neighboring Counties ====


*[[Brooks County, Georgia|Brooks]]  
*[[Brooks County, Georgia|Brooks]]  
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'''Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts'''  
'''Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts'''  


{{GA Newspaper abstracts|Colquitt}}
{{GA Newspaper abstracts|Colquitt}}  


==== Occupations  ====
==== Occupations  ====
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*'''1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80''' - {{PAGENAME}} Mortality Schedules at [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8756 Ancestry] ($).
*'''1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80''' - {{PAGENAME}} Mortality Schedules at [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8756 Ancestry] ($).


===== Vital Record Substitutes =====
===== Vital Record Substitutes =====


== Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
== Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]


== Websites ==
== Websites  ==
 
*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
*{{FHL|Georgia%2C+Colquitt|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/GA/Colquitt/ Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
 
== Colquitt County Georgia Courthouse  ==
 
[[Image:Colquitt County Georgia Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1347391686610_534" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1347391686610_334" />Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; <br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Colquitt County, Georgia. Page 153 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
 
== Colquitt County Georgia History<br>  ==
 
==== Parent County  ====
 
'''1856'''--Colquitt County was created 25 February 1856&nbsp;from [[Lowndes County, Georgia|Lowndes and]] [[Thomas County, Georgia|Thomas ]]Counties.<br>'''County seat:&nbsp;'''&nbsp;Moultrie <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
 
==== Boundary Changes  ====
 
==== Record Loss  ====
 
'''1881''' -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
 
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
 
*[[Burned Counties Research]] <br>
*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424]
 
== Colquitt County Georgia Places/Localities  ==
 
==== Populated Places  ====
 
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
 
*[[Brooks County, Georgia|Brooks]]
*[[Cook County, Georgia|Cook]]
*[[Mitchell County, Georgia|Mitchell]]
*[[Thomas County, Georgia|Thomas]]
*[[Tift County, Georgia|Tift]]
*[[Worth County, Georgia|Worth]]
 
== Colquitt County Georgia Genealogy Resources  ==
 
==== Cemeteries  ====
 
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=147517 Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Berlin-Ellenton] BillionGraves
 
==== Church  ====
 
{{GA Church Intro}}
 
==== Court  ====
 
==== Land  ====
 
{{GA Land}}
 
==== Local Histories  ====
 
{{GA History}}
 
:*Covington, W. A. ''History of Colquitt County.'' Atlanta, Ga.: Foote and Davies Co., 1937. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22822 Ancestry] ($).<br>
 
==== Maps  ====
 
==== Military  ====
 
==== Newspapers  ====
 
'''Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts'''
 
{{GA Newspaper abstracts|Colquitt}}
 
==== Probate  ====
 
{{GA Probate Intro}}
 
==== Taxation  ====
 
{{GA Tax Intro}}
 
==== Vital Records  ====
 
{{GA Vital Intro}}
 
===== Marriage  =====
 
*'''1883-1895''' - Colquitt County Marriage Books C and D Index 1883-1895. Batch {{IGI|M712562}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/0/09/Igigeorgiaad.pdf.</ref>
*'''1890-1898''' - Colquitt County Marriage Books C and D Index 1890-1898. Batch {{IGI|M712563}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
*'''1900-1967''' - Colquitt County Marriage Book AA Index 1900-1967. Batch {{IGI|M002529}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
 
===== Death  =====
 
*'''1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80''' - {{PAGENAME}} Mortality Schedules at [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8756 Ancestry] ($).<br>
 
== Colquitt County Georgia Genealogy Societies and Libraries&nbsp;  ==
 
==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
 
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
 
== Colquitt County Georgia Genealogy WebSites ==


*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/GA/Colquitt/ Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/GA/Colquitt/ Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)


== Colquitt County Georgia Genealogy References  ==
== References  ==


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[[Category:Colquitt_County,_Georgia]]
[[Category:Colquitt_County,_Georgia]]
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