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Decatur County, Georgia   
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Hello and welcome to the Genealogy Trails website for Decatur County, Georgia.

This County is available for adoption.
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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


Online Data

Biographies

Births

Cemeteries

Census

Church Histories/Records

County Records

Court Records

Deaths

Family Bibles

History

Marriages

Military

Newspaper Data

Obituaries

Surnames

Wills/Legal Records 

Website Updates:
Sep 2009: County History
Nov 2009 Marriages 1830-1835


Adjacent Counties
Miller County, Georgia - north
Mitchell County, Georgia - northeast
Baker County, Georgia - northeast
Grady County, Georgia - east
Gadsden County, Florida - south
Seminole County, Georgia - west


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