Jeff Davis County, Georgia Records
Jeff Davis County, Georgia (Map It) was created on August 18, 1905 from Appling County and Coffee County. Jeff Davis County was named in honor of Jefferson Davis (1808 - 89), the first and only President of the Confederate States of America.
Jeff Davis County is bordered by  Wheeler County (north), Montgomery County (north-northeast), Toombs County (northeast), Appling County (east), Bacon County (southwest), Coffee County (southwest), Telfair County (northwest).
A Map of Jeff Davis County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Jeff Davis County, Georgia Courthouse Records
Jeff Davis County, GA Courthouse
The Jeff Davis County Courthouse is located in Hazlehurst, 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 Jeff Davis 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
- Jeff Davis County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1905 and Court Records from 1905. 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.
- Jeff Davis County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1905 and Probate Records from 1905.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.
- Jeff Davis County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
- Jeff Davis 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.
Jeff Davis County, Georgia Census Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: None
- State Population Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: None
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: None
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: None
- Union Veterans Schedules: None
Jeff Davis 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.
Jeff Davis County, Georgia Resources
Jeff Davis County, Georgia External Links
- Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Jeff Davis County, Georgia Books - Amazon
- Jeff Davis Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
- Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
- Jeff Davis County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
- Jeff Davis County, GA History
- Jeff Davis Co. GAGenweb
- Jeff Davis County Historical Chronology
- Jeff Davis County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
- Historical Maps of Jeff Davis County
- Jeff Davis County, Georgia Military Records
