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| :<span style="font-size:120%">'''Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's birth record:'''</span><br>
| | {{Block indent|1=<span style="font-size:120%">'''Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's birth record:'''</span><br>|2=1}} |
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| :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Georgia Birth Records#Births_before_1919|Births before 1919]]'''</span>
| | {{Block indent|1=*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Georgia Birth Records#Births_before_1919|Births before 1919]]'''</span> |2=1}} |
| :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Georgia Birth Records#Births_after_1919|Births after 1919]]''' </span>
| | {{Block indent|1=*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Georgia Birth Records#Births_after_1919|Births after 1919]]''' </span> |2=1}} |
| :*[[How to Estimate United States Birth Information|<span style="font-size:120%">'''I don't know when the birth is'''</span>]]
| | {{Block indent|1=*[[How to Estimate United States Birth Information|<span style="font-size:120%">'''I don't know when the birth is'''</span>]]|2=1}} |
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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. |
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| ::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}} |
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| *'''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. |
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| :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]]
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| :[[Georgia Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]
| | {{Block indent|[[Georgia Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]] }} |
| :[[Georgia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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| :[[Georgia Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| :[[Georgia Church Records|Church Records]]
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| :[[Georgia Census|Census]]
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| :[[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: |
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| :*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}} |
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| ::'''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}} |
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| '''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 === |
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| :*[[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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| [[Category:Georgia (state) Vital Records]] [[Category:How-To Articles]] | | [[Category:Georgia (state) Vital Records]] [[Category:How-To Articles]] |