Columbus Genealogy (in Muscogee County, GA)

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Columbus Birth Records

Georgia, Birth Records, 1919-present Georgia Department of Public Health

Trinity Episcopal Church (Columbus, Ga.) records, 1834-1974 Archive Grid

Columbus Cemetery Records (55)


Columbus Census Records

1892 United States Federal Census Fragment Ancestry online

Federal Census 1850 Columbus US Gen Web Archives online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Columbus Church Records

A History of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Georgia, during the first 100 years of its existence FamilySearch Library

Church records (microform), 1868-1961, Mount Zion Baptist Church (Columbus, Georgia) Archive Grid

Church records (microform), First Baptist Church (Columbus, Ga.). Archive Grid

Church records, 1868-1961 (Mount Zion Baptist Church (Columbus, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1939-1943 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Columbus Branch (Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Trinity Episcopal Church (Columbus, Ga.) records, 1834-1974 Archive Grid

Columbus City Directories (87)


Columbus Death Records

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1919 to 1998 Georgia Death Index Ancestry online

Abstracts of Deaths Reported in the Columbus (Georgia) Enquirer, 1832-1852 FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of deaths reported in the Columbus (Georgia) Enquirer, 1832-1852 WorldCat

Abstracts of deaths reported in the Columbus (Georgia) enquirer, 1832-1852 WorldCat

Burials and Deaths Reported in the Columbus (Georgia) Enquirer 1832-1872 FamilySearch Library

Burials and deaths reported in the Columbus (Georgia) Enquirer 1832-1872 WorldCat

Burials and deaths reported in the Columbus (Georgia) enquirer, 1832-1872 WorldCat

Columbus Enquirer-Sun Death Index 1800-1899 Chattahoochee Valley Libraries online

Columbus Enquirer-Sun Death Index 1900-1918 Chattahoochee Valley Libraries online

Columbus Ledger Enquirer Obituary Index 2006-2011 Chattahoochee Valley Libraries online

Columbus, Georgia, newspaper clippings, Columbus Enquirer, Vol. 9, 1856-1858 includes marriage and death notices BYU Family History Archives online

Death and funeral notices from the Columbus newspapers WorldCat

Georgia Deaths Index, 1914-1940 Ancestry online

Georgia, Death Certificates, 1919-1927 Digital Library of Georgia online

Georgia, Death Records, 1919-present Georgia Department of Public Health

Columbus Histories and Genealogies

A History of Columbus, Georgia : 1828-1928 Ancestry online

A history of Columbus, Georgia, 1828-1928 FamilySearch Library

Columbus On the Chattahoochee Ancestry online

Columbus, Geo., from its Selection as A "Trading Town" in 1827, to its Partial Destruction by Wilson's Raid, in 1865 Ancestry online

Columbus, Geo., from its selection as a 'trading town' in 1827, to its partial destruction by Wilson's raid, in 1865 : history-incident-personality WorldCat

Index Columbus, Geo. : from its selection as a 'Trading Town' in 1827 ... Wilson's Raid, in 1827 WorldCat

Index to Columbus, Georgia, 1827-1865 : author: John H. Martin FamilySearch Library

Prominent incidents in the history of Columbus, Ga., from its first settlement in 1827 to Wilson's Raid, in 1865 LDS Genealogy online

Prominent incidents in the history of Columbus, Ga., from its first settlement in 1827 to Wilson's Raid, in 1865 Internet Archive online

Columbus Land Records

Georgia Land Lottery, 1827 Ancestry online

Land lottery grants, 1827-1852 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Map Records

Columbus 1886 Bird's Eye View Map Historic Map Works online

Columbus 1886 Bird's Eye View Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Perspective map of Columbus, Ga., county seat [of Muscogee Cou]nty, 188[6]. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 1929 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, February 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, March 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, September 1895 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Columbus, Georgia and environs, Sept 1895 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Columbus, Georgia, 1907 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, June 1900 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Maps of Columbus and vicinity, Georgia, March 1889 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Maps of Columbus, Ga. (Key Map) Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Maps of Columbus, Georgia, February, 1885 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Maps of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 1918 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Maps of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 1921 Digital Library of Georgia online

Columbus Marriage Records

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1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records From Select Counties Ancestry online

Abstracts of Marriages in the Columbus (Georgia) Enquirer, 1832-1852 FamilySearch Library

Columbus, Georgia, newspaper clippings, Columbus Enquirer, Vol. 9, 1856-1858 includes marriage and death notices BYU Family History Archives online

Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 ( includes Muscogee County 1820-1859) Ancestry online

Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 Ancestry online

Houston, Muscogee, and Talbot Counties, Georgia Marriages, 1826-1852 Ancestry online

Trinity Episcopal Church (Columbus, Ga.) records, 1834-1974 Archive Grid

Columbus Military Records

Regiment Army Muster and Descriptive Roll Enlisted-Columbus, GA 1861 Georgia Archives University System of Georgia online

Columbus Minority Records

Columbus, Georgia, Linwood and Porterdale colored cemeteries, 1866-2000 FamilySearch Library

Columbus, Georgia, Porterdale Colored Cemetery, 1897-2000 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Miscellaneous Records

Columbus, Georgia, lists of people in the town, 1828-1852 : and Sexton's reports to 1866 WorldCat

Columbus, Georgia, lists of people in the town, 1828-1852 : and sexton's reports to 1866 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Newspapers and Obituaries (89)


Columbus Probate Records

1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Columbus School Records (61)


Columbus Tax Records

Muscogee County Tax Records (from Georgia Property Tax Digests), 1838, 1845, 1867, 1869, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1890 Ancestry online



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