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 Guide to '''Decatur County Georgia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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 [http://www.decaturcountyga.org/ Decatur County Courthouse]<br>1400 E Shotwell Street<br>PO Box 735<br>Bainbridge, GA 31717-0735<br>Phone: 229.248.3030<br><br>Probate Court has marriage records from 1823 and probate records;&nbsp; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1823.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Georgia. Page 154 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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 == History  ==
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 The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref>
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 ==== Boundary Changes  ====
 For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/georgia/ "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps"] (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
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 ==== Record Loss  ====
-For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: [http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-counties/#courthouse Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses]
+{{Fire}}'''1878.''' The courthouse at Bainbridge burned 6 May 1878. Probate records suffered heavy losses, but some deed books were salvaged.<ref name="PKG">Paul K. Graham, ''Georgia Courthouse Disasters'' (Decatur, Georgia: Genealogy Co., 2013), 26. {{WorldCat|852690295|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</ref><br><br>
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 == Places/Localities  ==
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 ==== Maps  ====
 *[http://www.mapofus.org/georgia/ Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)]
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 ==== Vital Records  ====
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+{{GA Vital Intro}} See also [http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-vital-records/ How to order Georgia Vital Records]
-See also [http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-vital-records/ How to order Georgia Vital Records]
 ===== Birth  =====
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 == Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
-*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-society-archive/ List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies]
+*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-society-archive/ List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies]
 ==== Family History Centers  ====
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 == Websites  ==
 *[http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/decatur-county/ Decatur County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy]
 *[https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/110185259296456584560 Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+]
 *[https://www.facebook.com/groups/173266752734188/ 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.
 *{{FHL|Georgia%2C+Decatur|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
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 *Georgia Pioneers [http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers]$
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 == References  ==