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Decatur County, Georgia
A Proud Member of the Genealogy
Trails Group
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Hello and welcome to the Genealogy Trails website for Decatur
County, Georgia.
This County is available for adoption.
Our goal at Genealogy Trails is to help
you track your ancestors through time and place by transcribing
genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use
of all researchers.
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The County was
created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 8, 1823,
from a portion of Early County. Three other counties were created from
land that was originally part of Decatur County.
In 1825, a portion of Decatur was used in the creation of Thomas
County. In 1905, another portion of Decatur was used in the creation of
part of Grady County. In 1920, the western portion of Decatur County
was used to form Seminole County in its entirety.
Decatur County is named for United States Navy Commodore Stephen
Decatur, a hero of the War of 1812.
The county seat is Bainbridge, Georgia
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Online Data
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Biographies
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Births
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Cemeteries
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Census
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Church Histories/Records
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County Records
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Court Records
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Deaths
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Family Bibles
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History
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Marriages
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Military
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Newspaper Data
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Obituaries
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Surnames
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Wills/Legal Records
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Website
Updates:
Sep 2009: County History
Nov 2009 Marriages 1830-1835
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