Georgia Guided Research
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Birth
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Limited Availability:
There is no statewide birth collection covering a large portion of births in Georgia. However, there are a few, small databases and substitute records available on the What else you can try - Georgia Births page.
Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
Start here:
• 1750s-2000s: Georgia Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
Georgia, Church Marriages, 1787-1962
Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967
Georgia Church Marriages, 1754-1960
Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records, 1832-2015
Georgia, Elbert County Records, 1790-2002
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1560-1993: United States Marriages, Georgia at Findmypast ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
Start here:
• 1910s-1990s: Georgia Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942
Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927
Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998
Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1919-1998: Georgia Deaths at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist