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Tift County, Georgia
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Tift County, Georgia Facts
When was Tift County, GA Created?
Tift County was established on August 17, 1905 from Berrien County, Irwin County and Worth County.
What is the County Seat of Tift County, GA?
The County Seat is located in Tifton and in the current county government website is www.tiftcounty.org/.
What counties are adjacent to Tift County, GA?
Bordering Counties are Irwin County, Berrien County, Cook County, Colquitt County, Worth County, Turner County ( north-northwest).
Tift County, GA Vital Records
Where can find Tift County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Tift County vital records can be found at the Georgia Department of Health which has copies for copies of birth and death records since Jan 1919, copies of marriage since June 9, 1952 to 1996 and a Divorce records index since June 9, 1952. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Georgia for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Tift County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also order Order Electronically Online or you can download an application for copies of Tift Co. Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate or Death Certificates to mail.
The Tift 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.
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- Social Security Death Index
- USGenweb Archives Georgia Marriage Project
- Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960
- Marriage Records from Microfilm
- Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
- Georgia Marriages to 1850
- Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900
- Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967
- Georgia Death Certificates, 1919-1927
- Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates, 1928-1930
- Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927
- Georgia Deaths, 1928-1930
- Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998
- Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
- Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927
Tift County, GA Census Records
What Tift County, GA census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Tift County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
You can find free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Georgia Census Records Research Guide
Tift County, GA Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Tift County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Tift County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Georgia courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Georgia residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Tift County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Georgia Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Tift County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 225 Tift Ave N, Tifton, GA 31794
- Phone: (229) 386-7850
- A Look at the History of Tift Co. Courthouse in Georgia
- Tift County Clerk of Superior Court
- Phone: (229) 386-7914
- Land Records: 1905
- Court Records: 1905
- Tift County Clerk of Probate Court
- Phone: 229-386-7914
- Marriage Records: 1905
- Probate Records: 1905
- Tift County Tax Assessor
- Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
- County Tax Digests
- County Records Microfilm Index
- Inventory of the county archives of Georgia
- BLM Land Records
Tift County, GA Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Tift County, GA?
A list of Tift County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Georgia Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies.
- Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 4672, Albany, GA 31706
- Georgia State Archives – 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260; 678.364.3700
- Georgia Historical Society, 501 Whitaker Street, Savannah, GA 31401
- Georgia Genealogical Society , P.O. Box 54574, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-0575
Where can I connect with other Tift County, GA Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Georgia Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Georgia State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Tift County, Georgia Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Tift County
- Tift County, Georgia Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Tift County, GA?
The following links to Genealogy Resources associated to Tift County. These links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a cost. This is basically a list that has been gathered or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site above another.
Facts for Tift Co. GA Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Georgia Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Georgia historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 – 1997) (genealogybank.com)
- Tift County, Georgia Books (amazon.com)
- Tift County Newspapers (usgwarchives.net)
- Search Georgia Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Tift County Obituaries (usgwarchives.net)
Facts for Tift Co. GA Cemeteries & Church Records
- Tift Co., Georgia Graves (findagrave.com)
- Tift County Cemeteries (usgwarchives.net)
- Tift County Tombstone Photos (usgwarchives.net)
- Tift County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Tift Co., Georgia Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Tift Co., Georgia Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Tift County Church Records (usgwarchives.net)
- Tift County Bibles (usgwarchives.net)
- Tift County, Georgia Church Books (amazon.com)
Facts for Tift Co. GA Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- County Biographies (usgwarchives.net)
- County Photos (usgwarchives.net)
Facts for Tift Co. GA General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Georgia
- Tift County Georgia (genealogytrails.com)
- History of Tift County (search.ancestry.com)
- Tift County, Georgia Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Tift County, Georgia Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Tift Co. GA Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Georgia Virtual Vault (sos.state.ga.us)
- Tift County, Georgia History (usgwarchives.net)
- Tift County, Georgia (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Georgia – Counties – Tift (cyndislist.com)
- Tift County, GA History (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
- Tift Co. GAGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Tift County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- View Index of Counties and Equivalents
- Tift County USGenWeb Archives Project (usgwarchives.net)
- Tift Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Facts for Tift Co. GA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Georgia Links and Information
- Tift County D.O.T. MAP
- County Maps (sos.state.ga.us)
- Historical Maps of Tift County (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
- 1895 Tift County Map (livgenmi.com)
Facts for Tift Co. GA Military Records
- Georgia Military Records Research Guide
- Tift County Military Records (usgwarchives.net)
- Georgia Military Records (Fold3.com)