Resources for Your Genealogy Research in Georgia

Where to Look? How to Find It?

There are many places to search for answers to your Georgia genealogy questions. If you know what is available, you can make much better use of your time and effort in finding out all you can about your ancestors in Georgia. Here is where to start some of your searching.

In 1777 Georgia was organized into the following eight counties: Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond and Wilkes. On June 2, 1788, Georgia became the fourth state of the original 13 colonies.

We have gathered together a list of those resources we are aware of for the most common resources, and also some of the less common places to look for information about your family. So, help yourself to the information below, and go hunting.

The Digital Library of Georgia Genealogy page.

There are further genealogy resources available here at the State of Georgia Records Guide site.

Another source is the Georgia Historical Society here.

Also, there is a Georgia Genealogical Society.

Here is the LDS Wiki page for Georgia genealogy information

The US GenWeb project has specific state projects as part of it. Here is the Georgia GenWeb site

It Helps When You Know Where to Look!