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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 CountyIrwin 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 CountyBerrien CountyCook CountyColquitt CountyWorth CountyTurner 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 CertificateMarriage CertificateDivorce 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.

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 1910192019301940.

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

Tift County Courthouse

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, 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.

Where can I connect with other Tift County, GA Researchers through message boards and forums?

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.

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