Dodge County, Georgia Records

Dodge County, Georgia (Map It) was created on October 26, 1870 from Montgomery County, Pulaski County and Telfair County. The borders with Pulaski County and Telfair County counties were adjusted in 1872, 1874, 1875, and 1876 . Dodge County was named in honor of William Earle Dodge (1805 - 1883), a temperance leader and businessman from [New York, and a cofounder of  Phelps, Dodge, and Company, a mining and metals company.

Dodge County is bordered by  Laurens County (northeast), Wheeler County (east), Telfair County (west), Wilcox County (west), Pulaski County (west), Bleckley County (northwest)

A Map of Dodge County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Dodge County, Georgia Courthouse Records

The Dodge County Courthouse is located in Eastman, Georgia.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Dodge county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• History of Baker County, Georgia Courthouse
• Dodge County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1871 and Court Records from 1871. The County Clerk of Superior Court has jurisdiction over cases for title to land and equity, felony cases, adoptions, divorces, child support and custody enforcement. The clerk also is tasked with recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county.
• Dodge County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1871 and Probate Records from 1871.The County Clerk of Probate Court responsibilities include legal proceedings forh Wills, Estates, Guardianships of minor children, Involuntary Committals Hearings, Issuance of Marriage License, ect.. The county probate judge's office is the office where the most valuable genealogical records are created and maintained in the state of Georgia.
• Dodge County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
• Dodge 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.

Dodge County, Georgia Census Records

• Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Georgia Census Substitutes 1790-1890
• State Population Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Dodge County, Georgia Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Georgia Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1919 to present.
• Marriage Records: from June 9, 1952 to present.
• Divorce Records: None. Contact the County Clerk of Superior Court.
• Locations: Georgia Division of Public Health, Vital Records, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; (404) 679-4702
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.

Dodge County, Georgia Resources

• Dodge Historical Society, PO Box 163; Eastman , GA 31023-0163 ; Olin Pound; (478) 374-1921
• Central Georgia Genealogial Society
• Wiregrass Genealogical Society
• Dodge County, Georgia Message Boards

Dodge County, Georgia External Links

• Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Dodge County, Georgia Books - Amazon
• Dodge Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
• Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
• Dodge County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
• Dodge County, GA History
• Dodge Co. GAGenweb
• Dodge County Historical Chronology
• Dodge County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
• Historical Maps of Dodge County
• Dodge County, Georgia Military Records