CENSUS RECORDS

The 1820 census is the earliest federal enumeration to survive for the state of Georgia, and is not complete. Missing are Franklin, Rabun and Twiggs counties, while others are at times unreliable or unreadable. The remaining censuses are mostly complete, and are available for each decennial year through 1920, except for 1890. All are indexed in one format or another. The mostly destroyed 1890 census exists for only....

Various state censuses exist on a fragmented basis for many counties in Georgia. Tax lists and other sources are often necessary to serve as substitutes for early censuses, and in between federal censuses. A 1790 census has been created from tax lists for much of the state.

Georgia Research Sources

Coleman, Kenneth, ed. A History of Georgia. 2d ed. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1991.

Coulter, E. Merton. Georgia: A Short History. Chapell Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1964.

Also refer to: Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Genealogical Society, 1964–present. And Georgia Genealogical Magazine Easley, SC: Silas E. Lucas, Jr., 1961–present.

Archives, Libraries, Societies, and Other Resources

Georgia Department of Archives and History
Office of Secretary of State
330 Capitol Avenue, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
Tel: 404-656-2358
Fax: 404-657-8427
E-mail: director@archives.sos.state.ga.us
URL: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives

Georgia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 54575
Atlanta, GA 30308-0575
Tel: 404-475-4404
E-mail: Georgiagen@gnn.com

Georgia Historical Society
Hodgson Hall Archives and Library
501 Whittaker Street
Savannah, GA 31499
Tel: 912-651-2125
  912-651-2128
Fax: 912-651-2831
Email: gahist@ix.netcom.com

Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30305-1366
Tel: 404-814-4000
Fax: 404-814-4186
URL: http://www.atlhist.org/

Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library
Moultrie-Colquitt County Library
204 Fifth Street, SE
P.O. Box 1110
Moultrie, GA 31776-1110
Tel: 912-985-6540
Fax: 912-985-0936
E-mail: jenkinsm@mail.colquitt.public.lib.ga.us
URL: http://www.firstct.com/fv/EPO.html