Mitchell County Georgia Genealogy Resources
Addresses:
Mitchell County Clerk / Vital Records Office
Courthouse
P.O. Box 187
Camilla, GA 31730-0187
Phone: 229.336.2000
(Superior Court): 229.336.2022
FAX: 229.336.2003
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Mitchell County Probate Court
P.O. Box 229
Camilla, GA 31730-0229
Phone: 229.336.2016
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Mitchell County Health Department
P.O. Box 283
88 W. Oakland Avenue
Camilla, GA 31730
229.336.2055 |
Camilla Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 226
124 East Broad Street
Camilla, GA 31730-0226
Phone: 229.336.5255
FAX: 229.336.5256
Email: chamber@camillageorgia.com
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DeSoto Trail Regional Library
145 East Broad Street
Camilla, Georgia 31730
Phone: 229.336.8372
FAX: 229.336.9353
Email: DeSoto Trail Regional Library Email
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Miller County Library Branch
James W. Merritt Memorial Library
259 E. Main St
Colquitt, GA 31737
Phone: 229.758.3131
FAX: 229.758.3131
Hours: M - F 11:30am-5:30pm |
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Seminole County Library Branch
104 W. 4th St.
Donalsonville, GA 31745
Phone: 229.524.2665
FAX: 229.524.8913
Hours: M - Sa 9:30am-5:30pm
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The Georgia Department of Vital Records
Vital Records Service
2600 Skyland Dr. N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
Phone: (404) 579-4701
Has birth and death records from January 1, 1919 and marriage and divorce records from June 1952.
Printable order forms to order birth and death records from The Georgia Department of Vital Records:
If your request is urgent, you may call and charge your certificates to your Visa,
Discover, or MasterCard. There is a $5.00 fee for this service, plus $15.50 if
you want your certificate to be shipped by overnight Federal Express. |
Books:
- Citizens of Mitchell County, Georgia 1860 Census Index by Frances T. Ingmire
[St. Louis, MO: F. T. Ingmire, c1986]
- From Stage Coaches to Train Whistles: History of Gum Pond, Mt. Enon, Baconton,
in Mitchell County, Georgia, 1856-19765, including biographical sketches and genealogies of
pioneer families by Mildred Jackson Cole and the Mt. Enon Historical Committee
[Baconton, GA?: The Committee, c1977]
- Marriage Records of Eight Georgia Counties, comp. by Max L. Tatum [Albany, GA:
M. L. Tatum, 1990], 2 vols.
- Mitchell County, Georgia CSA Roster: Including the Burial Places of Most, comp.
by Joe E. Craigmiles [Thomasville, GA: J. E. Craigmiles, 1988-9]
- Mitchell County, Georgia Marriage Records: the First 50 Years, comp. by Max L.
Tatum [Albany, GA: M. L. Tatum, c1989]
Microfilm:
Unofficial listing of some records available on microfilm through the LDS Family History Library.
(Note: Due to possibility of error in transcription, please verify the title and number of
the film before ordering.)
Cemeteries
- Branchville Church Cemetery - LDS Film #1698040 Item 5
- Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery - LDS Film #1698041 Item 74
- Inscriptions from Several Mitchell Co., GA Cemeteries - LDS Film #907986 Item 4
- Martin Cemetery (typescript) - FHL 975.8 A1 no. 110
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery - LDS Film #6038153
- Spring Hill Freewill Baptist Church - LDS Film #1750877 Item 20
- Unknown Cemetery - LDS Film #1698041 Item 46
Census Records
- Population Schedules:
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- 1860 2nd Filming Census - LDS Film # 0803131; 1st Filming - LDS Film #0007053
(Available online)
- 1870 Census - LDS Film # 0545665; Old filming LDS Film # 0007081
- 1880 Census - LDS Film # 1254158
- 1900 Census - LDS Film # 1240212
- 1910 Census - LDS Film # 1374217
- 1920 Census - LDS Film # 1820269
- Slave Schedules
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- 1860 Slave Schedules - LDS Film #0803149
- Mortality Schedules
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- 1860 Schedule - LDS Film #422414
- 1870 Schedule - LDS Film #422415
- 1880 Schedule - LDS Film #422417
- Nonpopulation Schedules:
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- Agricultural (These give detailed information about the variety and quantity of
crops and livestock produced by each farmer.)
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- 1860 Schedule LDS Film # 1602481
- 1870 Schedule LDS Film # 1602484
- 1880 Schedule LDS Film # 1602493
- Manufacturing
- 1880 Schedule LDS Film # 1602498
- Social Status (No information about individuals)
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- 1860 Schedule LDS Film # 1602500
- 1870 Schedule LDS Film # 1602501
- 1880 Schedule LDS Film # 1602503
Civil War Records
- Confederate Pension Roll, 1914-1925 - LDS Film #522789, Item 3
- Confederate Pension Roll, 1914-1925 - LDS Film #522789, Item 5
Court Records from 1858
- County Court Minutes, 1866-1901 - LDS Film #522766
- Court of Ordinary Minutes, Indexed (County business, road repairs, and the occasional
case of bastardy!)
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- Minutes, 1858-1879 - LDS Film #522783
- Minutes, 1867-1907 - LDS Film #522784
- Minutes, 1873-1899 - LDS Film #522789 Item 4
- Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Register, 1882-1944 - LDS Film #522768
- Superior Court Minutes, Indexed (Murder, Rape, Divorce, Foreclosure, Eviction, and more.
You'd be surprised how many of your ancestors showed up in court. Indexed by plaintiff only, so
you'll have to check the entire index for defendants. Be sure to check under "State vs." (for
criminal behavior) and "John Doe" (for evictions))
- Minutes, vol. 1, 1858-1872 - LDS Film #522760
- Minutes, vol. B, 4-5, 1872-1893 - LDS Film #522761
- Minutes, vol. 6, 1893-1902 - LDS Film #522762
Homestead Records
- Homestead Records, 1868-1913 - LDS Film #522767
- Homestead Records, 1870-1881 - LDS Film #522789 Item 2
Land Records from 1858 - Some deeds (i.e. slaves) are not in the comprehensive
indexes. Double-check the individual indexes of the early deed books.
- Bills of sale, vols. 1-2 1858-1883 - LDS Film #522763
- Bills of sale, vols. 3-4 1883-1888 - LDS Film #522764
- Bills of sale, vols. 5 1888-1905 - LDS Film #522765
- Deed Gen. Index, v. 1-4 1858-1900 - LDS Film #550621
- Deed Gen. Index v. 2 1899-1906 - LDS Film #550622
- Deeds, mortgages, v. 1-2 1858-1866 - LDS Film #550623
- Deeds, mortgages, v. 3 1866-1872 - LDS Film #550624
- Deeds, mortgages, v. 4 1872-1878 - LDS Film #550625
- Deeds, mortgages, v. 5-6 1878-1888 - LDS Film #522755
- Deeds, mortgages, v. 7-8 1888-1899 - LDS Film #522756
- Deeds, mortgages, v. 9-10 1892-1900 - LDS Film #522757
- Deeds, mortgages, v. 11-12 1899-1903 - LDS Film #522758
- Deeds, mortgages, v. 13-14 1900-1907 - LDS Film #522759
Marriage Records from 1867-1960
- Marriages, 1867-1890 - LDS Film #522772
- Marriages, 1887-1913 - LDS Film #522773
- Marriages, 1909-1928 - LDS Film #522774
- Marriages, 1915-1935 - LDS Film #522775
- Marriages, 1928-1940 - LDS Film #522776
- Marriages, 1935-1943 - LDS Film #522777
- Marriages, 1940-1951 - LDS Film #522778
- Marriages, 1943-1952 - LDS Film #522779
- Marriages, 1951-1960 - LDS Film #522780
Military Records (See also Civil War)
- Discharges, v. 1-2 1924-1960 - LDS Film #522769
- Discharges, v. 3 1946-1948 - LDS Film #522770
- Discharges, v. 3 1946-1948 - LDS Film #522771
- Discharges, v. 4 1948-1961 - LDS Film #550626
- Discharges, v. 5 1961-1967 - LDS Film #550627
Probate Records from 1846-1958
- Wills, estates, vol. 2, 1868-1946 - LDS Film #522781
- Wills, estates, vol. 3, 1947-1965 - LDS Film #522782
- Probate letters, etc. 1867-1952 v.2 - LDS Film #522785
- Probate bonds 1881-1917 v. 2 - LDS Film #522786
- Inventories, annual returns 1867-1948 - LDS Film #522787
- v. B-C, 1883-1912 - LDS Film #522788
- 12 month support 1881-1899 v. A - LDS Film #522789, Item 1
Newspapers:
Issues of these newspapers are on microfilm thanks to the
Georgia Newspaper Project at the University of
Georgia at Athens and are generally available through InterLibrary Loan.
- Camilla Enterprise - 22 Jan 1904 to present
- Pelham Journal - 22 May 1908 to present
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