Miller County, Georgia Records
Miller County, Georgia (Map It) was created on February 26, 1856 from Baker County and Early County. Miller County was named in honor of Andrew Jackson Miller (1806 - 56), president of the Medical College of Georgia.
Miller County is bordered by  Baker County (northeast), Decatur County (southwest), Seminole County (southwest), Early County (northwest)
A Map of Miller County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Miller County, Georgia Courthouse Records
Miller County, GA Courthouse
The Miller County Courthouse is located in Colquitt, Georgia. The County Courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1873, all records were destroyed.
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 Miller 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
- Miller County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1873 and Court Records from 1873. 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.
- Miller County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1893 and Probate Records from 1873.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.
- Miller County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
- Miller 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.
Miller County, Georgia Census Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Georgia Census Substitutes 1790-1890
- State Population Schedules: 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Miller 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.
Miller County, Georgia Resources
Miller County, Georgia External Links
- Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Miller County, Georgia Books - Amazon
- Miller Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
- Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
- Miller County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
- Miller County, GA History
- Miller Co. GAGenweb
- Miller County Historical Chronology
- Miller County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
- Historical Maps of Miller County
- Miller County, Georgia Military Records
