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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Georgia Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Georgia. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Georgia Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Georgia

Georgia Online Genealogy Records

How to find Georgia Birth Records

How to find Georgia Marriage Records

How to find Georgia Death Records

Georgia Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Georgia.

Birth information: Birth records in Georgia start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1919 in Georgia. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Georgia death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Georgia Record Finder

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Georgia Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Georgia Research

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Georgia Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Georgia Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Georgia, including research at the county level, visit the Georgia page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Georgia record collections at FamilySearch.

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 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
+=== Georgia Record Finder  ===
-This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Georgia Record Finder]].'''
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 Birth information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Georgia Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find Georgia Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Georgia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Georgia Church Records|Church records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Georgia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Georgia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Georgia Bible Records|Bible records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Georgia Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[How to Find Georgia Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Georgia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Georgia Bible Records|Bible records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Georgia Church Records|Church records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Georgia Probate Records|Probate records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Georgia Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Death information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Georgia Death Records|Death Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Georgia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Georgia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Georgia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Georgia Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Georgia Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Parents
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Georgia Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find Georgia Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Georgia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Georgia Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Georgia Church Records|Church records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Georgia Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[Georgia, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Maiden name
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Georgia Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Georgia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Georgia Probate Records|Probate records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Georgia Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Georgia Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Immigration date
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Georgia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Georgia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Georgia Census|Census]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Georgia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Georgia Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[Georgia History|History]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Naturalization
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Georgia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Georgia Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Georgia Court Records|Court Records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Georgia Voting Records|Voting Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Georgia Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Georgia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Physical description
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Georgia Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+*[[Georgia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Georgia Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[Georgia History|History]]
 |}
-=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
+=== Further Georgia Research  ===
-*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Georgia Record Finder]].'''
-*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For online record collections, go to [[Georgia Online Genealogy Records|'''Georgia Online Genealogy Records.''']]
-*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*For more research on Georgia, including research at the county level, visit the [[Georgia, United States Genealogy|'''Georgia''']] page on the Research Wiki.
-*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/50?region=United%20States%20of%20America Georgia record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/50?region=United%20States%20of%20America Georgia record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
 [[Category:Georgia, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
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