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:<span style="font-size:120%">'''Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's birth record:'''</span><br>
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:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Georgia Birth Records#Births_before_1919|Births before 1919]]'''</span>  
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:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Georgia Birth Records#Births_after_1919|Births after 1919]]''' </span>  
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:*[[How to Estimate United States Birth Information|<span style="font-size:120%">'''I don't know when the birth is'''</span>]]
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*'''Georgia.''' Before 1919, no births were recorded by the state. However, several cities and counties did periodically record births.  
*'''Georgia.''' Before 1919, no births were recorded by the state. However, several cities and counties did periodically record births.  


::Try the following free FamilySearch index-only database:  
{{Block indent|Try the following free FamilySearch index-only database: |2}}
:::{{RecordSearch|1674802|Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960}}<br><br>
{{Block indent|{{RecordSearch|1674802|Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960}}<br><br>|3}}


*'''Counties.''' Years after the original birth, a county's Probate Court ''may '' have recorded some '''''delayed ''''' birth certificates prior to 1919. For example, Oconee County delayed birth certificates 1875-1918 are available as part of [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2156 Oconee County, Georgia Probate Court Birth Certificates, 1875-1936, 1938-2008] at Ancestry. Contact the other Georgia counties' [[Georgia Probate Records|Probate Court]] clerks for information about their delayed birth certificates.
*'''Counties.''' Years after the original birth, a county's Probate Court ''may '' have recorded some '''''delayed ''''' birth certificates prior to 1919. For example, Oconee County delayed birth certificates 1875-1918 are available as part of [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2156 Oconee County, Georgia Probate Court Birth Certificates, 1875-1936, 1938-2008] at Ancestry. Contact the other Georgia counties' [[Georgia Probate Records|Probate Court]] clerks for information about their delayed birth certificates.


:Also, the following counties can provide some pre-1919 birth certificates:  
{{Block indent|Also, the following counties can provide some pre-1919 birth certificates: }}
::*'''[https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/services/licenses-and-certificates/birth-and-death-certificates Fulton County]''' (Atlanta) 1887-1918  
{{Block indent|*'''[https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/services/licenses-and-certificates/birth-and-death-certificates Fulton County]''' (Atlanta) 1887-1918 |2}}
::*'''[https://www.gachd.org/chatham-county-birth-records/ Chatham County]''' (Savannah) 1890-1918  
{{Block indent|*'''[https://www.gachd.org/chatham-county-birth-records/ Chatham County]''' (Savannah) 1890-1918 |2}}
::*'''[https://northcentralhealthdistrict.org/vital-records/ Bibb County]''' (Macon) 1891-1918
{{Block indent|*'''[https://northcentralhealthdistrict.org/vital-records/ Bibb County]''' (Macon) 1891-1918|2}}
*For a list of other Georgia localities that occasionally recorded births, see the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/birth_records Georgia Archives].
*For a list of other Georgia localities that occasionally recorded births, see the [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/birth_records Georgia Archives].


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:[[Georgia Vital Records#Death_Records|Death Records]]  
{{Block indent|[[Georgia Vital Records#Death_Records|Death Records]] }}
:[[Georgia Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]  
{{Block indent|[[Georgia Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]] }}
:[[Georgia Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
{{Block indent|[[Georgia Newspapers|Newspapers]] }}
:[[Georgia Bible Records|Bible Records]]
{{Block indent|[[Georgia Bible Records|Bible Records]]}}


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:[[Georgia Church Records|Church Records]]  
{{Block indent|[[Georgia Church Records|Church Records]] }}
:[[Georgia Census|Census]]  
{{Block indent|[[Georgia Census|Census]] }}
:[[Georgia Military Records|Military Records]]
{{Block indent|[[Georgia Military Records|Military Records]]}}


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'''''Restrictions for ordering birth certificates: ''''' To obtain a birth certificate copy, you must be:  
'''''Restrictions for ordering birth certificates: ''''' To obtain a birth certificate copy, you must be:  


:*the person named on the certificate  
{{Block indent|*the person named on the certificate }}
:*the parents shown on the birth record  
{{Block indent|*the parents shown on the birth record }}
:*an authorized legal guardian or agent  
{{Block indent|*an authorized legal guardian or agent }}
:*grandparents of the person named on the certificate  
{{Block indent|*grandparents of the person named on the certificate }}
:*an adult child of the person named on the certificate  
{{Block indent|*an adult child of the person named on the certificate }}
:*an adult sibling of the person named on the certificate  
{{Block indent|*an adult sibling of the person named on the certificate }}
:*the spouse of the person named on the certificate
{{Block indent|*the spouse of the person named on the certificate}}


::'''NOTE:''' A copy of the birth certificate cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above. A completed request form, certified check or money order, and photocopy of valid I.D. are also required.<br><br>
{{Block indent|'''NOTE:''' A copy of the birth certificate cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above. A completed request form, certified check or money order, and photocopy of valid I.D. are also required.<br><br>|2}}


'''If you do not want to order the birth record, there are [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]] you can search.<br>''' <br>  
'''If you do not want to order the birth record, there are [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]] you can search.<br>''' <br>  
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=== Related Wiki Articles  ===
=== Related Wiki Articles  ===


:*[[How to Find United States Birth Records#Tips_about_Searching_United_States_Birth_Records|Learn more about U.S. Birth Records]]  
{{Block indent|*[[How to Find United States Birth Records#Tips_about_Searching_United_States_Birth_Records|Learn more about U.S. Birth Records]] }}
:*[[United States Record Finder|United States Record Finder ]]  
{{Block indent|*[[United States Record Finder|United States Record Finder ]] }}
:*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]]  
{{Block indent|*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]] }}
:*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]  
{{Block indent|*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] }}
:*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]] }}
:*[[United States Death Records|United States Death Records ]]  
{{Block indent|*[[United States Death Records|United States Death Records ]] }}
:*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]]
{{Block indent|*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]]}}


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