Finding Free Online Genealogy Collections in Georgia

If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as some specific categories and resources have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.

However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.

• A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
• Access Genealogy – Georgia
• Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
• American History & Genealogy Project – Georgia
• Ancestry Free Index Collections
• Athens-Clarke County Library
• Atlanta History Center
• Augusta State University Digital Collections
• Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
• Berry College Digital Collections
• Chattahoochee Valley Libraries
• Chronicling America – Georgia
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
• Clark Atlanta University Digital Collections
• Coastal Georgia Genealogy and History
• Cobb County Public Library
• College of Coastal Georgia Genealogy Resources
• Columbus State University Digital Collections
• Coweta County Genealogical Society
• Cyndi’s List – Georgia
• Dalton State College Digital Collections
• David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
• Dead Fred
• Death Indexes – Georgia
• DeKalb History Center Collections
• Digital Commons Collections
• Digital Library of Appalachia
• Digital Library of Georgia
• Digital Public Library of America – Georgia
• Documenting the American South
• Dougherty County Public Library
• Emory University Digital Collections
• FamilySearch
• FamilySearch – Georgia Online Genealogy Records
• FamilySearch Catalog
• FamilySearch Wiki – Georgia
• FindAGrave
• Freedmen’s Bureau Online – Georgia
• Fulton County Library – Special Collections – Genealogy
• Genealogy Trails – Georgia
• Georgia Archives
• Georgia College & State University Digital Collections
• Georgia Genealogical Society
• Georgia Historic Books
• Georgia Historic Newspapers
• Georgia Historical Society
• Georgia Institute of Technology Digital Collections
• Georgia Southern University Digital Collections
• Georgia State University Digital Collections
• Georgia’s Virtual Vault
• Google
• Google Books – Georgia
• HathiTrust – Georgia
• Huxford – Spear Genealogical Library
• I Dream of Genealogy
• Interment.net – Georgia
• Internet Archive – Georgia
• Kennesaw State University Digital Collections
• LDS Genealogy – Georgia
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• Linkpendium – Georgia
• Live Oak Public Libraries
• Lowcountry Africana
• Marshes of Glynn Library
• Mercer University Digital Collections
• Middle Georgia Regional Library
• Middle Georgia Regional Library
• Morehouse College Digital Collections
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Archives at Atlanta
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• National Archives Resources for Genealogists
• Nationwide Gravesite Locator
• New Horizons Genealogy – Georgia
• Oglethorpe University Digital Collections
• PastPerfectOnline Collections
• Sanborn Maps – Georgia
• Satilla Regional Library System
• Savannah State University Digital Collections
• Smithsonian Digital Library
• Southwest Georgia Regional Library
• Spelman College Digital Collections
• Statesboro Regional Public Libraries
• The New Georgia Encyclopedia
• The Official Land Records Site
• Thomas County Public Library
• United States Social Security Death Index
• University of Georgia Digital Collections
• University of North Georgia Digital Collections
• University of West Georgia Digital Collections
• US GenWeb – Georgia
• US GenWeb Archives – Georgia
• Valdosta State University Digital Collections

In addition, here is the list of over 7,540 curated Georgia genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:

• Newspapers
• Yearbooks
• Births
• Marriages
• Deaths
• Alumni Records
• Cemetery Records
• Church Records
• Coroner Records
• Criminal Records
• Directories
• Divorce Records
• Immigration Records
• Institutional Records
• Military Records
• Mortuary Records
• Naturalizations
• Obituaries
• Photos
• Probate and Wills
• School Records
• Tax Records
• Voter Records

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!