McDuffie County, Georgia Records
McDuffie County, Georgia (Map It) was created on October 18, 1870 from Columbia County and Warren County. McDuffie County was named in honor of George McDuffie (1790 - 1851), famous orator and governor of South Carolina.
McDuffie County is bordered by  Lincoln County ( northeast), Columbia County (east), Richmond County (east-southeast), Jefferson County (south), Warren County (west), Wilkes County (northwest)
A Map of McDuffie County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
McDuffie County, Georgia Courthouse Records
McDuffie County, GA Courthouse
The McDuffie County Courthouse is located in Thomson, Georgia.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in McDuffie county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- History of Baker County, Georgia Courthouse
- McDuffie County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1871 and Court Records from 1871. The County Clerk of Superior Court has jurisdiction over cases for title to land and equity, felony cases, adoptions, divorces, child support and custody enforcement. The clerk also is tasked with recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county.
- McDuffie County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1871 and Probate Records from 1871.The County Clerk of Probate Court responsibilities include legal proceedings forh Wills, Estates, Guardianships of minor children, Involuntary Committals Hearings, Issuance of Marriage License, ect.. The county probate judge's office is the office where the most valuable genealogical records are created and maintained in the state of Georgia.
- McDuffie County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
- McDuffie County Tax Assessor's office
- The McDuffie County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court for Divorce Records and the Probate Judge for Marriage Records.
McDuffie County, Georgia Census Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Georgia Census Substitutes 1790-1890
- State Population Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
McDuffie County, Georgia Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from January 1919 to present.
- Marriage Records: from June 9, 1952 to present.
- Divorce Records: None. Contact the County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Locations:Â Georgia Division of Public Health, Vital Records, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; (404) 679-4702
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
McDuffie County, Georgia Resources
- McDuffie County Historical Society, 633 Hemlock Drive, PO Box 1816, Thomson, GA 30824; (706) 595-5584
- Wrightsboro Foundation, PO Box 1816 ; Thomson , GA 30824-5816 ; (706) 595-5584
- East Georgia Genealogical Society
- McDuffie County, Georgia Message Boards
McDuffie County, Georgia External Links
- Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- McDuffie County, Georgia Books - Amazon
- McDuffie Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
- Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
- McDuffie County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
- McDuffie County, GA History
- McDuffie Co. GAGenweb
- McDuffie County Historical Chronology
- McDuffie County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
- Historical Maps of McDuffie County
- McDuffie County, Georgia Military Records
