Columbia County GA Genealogy

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Columbia Records by Type

Birth Records (1)
Cemetery Records (194)
Census Records (43)
Church Records (4)
City Directories (1)
Court Records (11)
Death Records (6)
Histories and Genealogies (5)
Immigration Records (1)
Land Records (10)
Map Records (2)
Marriage Records (12)
Military Records (6)
Minority Records (2)
Miscellaneous Records (7)
Newspapers and Obituaries (7)
Probate Records (16)
School Records (20)
Tax Records (1)

Columbia County Records by City/Town

Appling Genealogy (63)
Evans Genealogy (53)
Grovetown Genealogy (46)


Harlem Genealogy (57)
Martinez Genealogy (39)
Winfield Genealogy (20)


Overview of Columbia County Records

  • Columbia County was created in 1790 from Richmond County.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates from 1919 and later can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
  • The Columbia County Clerk of Court has land records starting in 1700s, court records starting in 1900s, and divorce records starting in 1945.
  • The Columbia County Probate Court has birth records starting in 1919, marriage records starting in 1787, death records starting in 1919, and probate records starting in 1790.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.