Dooly County GA Genealogy

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Overview of Dooly County Records

• Dooly County was created in 1821 from Creek Indian Lands.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1919 and later can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
• The Dooly County courthouse fire destroyed early records.
• The Dooly County Clerk Superior Court has divorce records, court records starting in 1846, and land records starting in 1850.
• The Dooly County Probate Court has birth records starting in 1919, marriage records starting in 1846, death records starting in 1919, burial records, and probate records starting in 1847.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.