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 there are specific categories and resources that 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
- Berry College Digital Collections
- Chronicling America – Georgia
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Clark Atlanta University Digital Collections
- 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
- 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 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 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
- Lowcountry Africana
- Mercer University Digital Collections
- 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
- RootsWeb.com
- Sanborn Maps – Georgia
- Savannah State University Digital Collections
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Spelman College Digital Collections
- The New Georgia Encyclopedia
- The Official Land Records Site
- 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
Here is the list of over 7,030 curated Georgia genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- BMD Records
- 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!
