Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists (as well as the largest of them all – FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to death collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific death information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers and obituaries have death info, but most times obituary indexes include the date of the obituary but not the date of death. To find out which types of other records may include death information, please see:
The lists below are specific death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Georgia.
Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)
Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription, you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
(Updated December 2021; recently added links are in BOLD):
- Appling County, Deaths
- Athens-Clarke County, Deaths
- Atkinson County, Deaths
- Atlanta Death Index Database 1857-1931
- Atlanta Deaths from Extracts from Vital Statistics 1887-1931
- Augusta-Richmond County, Deaths
- Bacon County, Deaths
- Baker County, Deaths
- Baldwin County Death Indexes
- Baldwin County, Death Indexes
- Baldwin County, Deaths
- Banks County Deaths and Obituaries
- Banks County, Death Indexes
- Banks County, Deaths
- Barrow County Death Index
- Barrow County, Deaths
- Bartow County, Deaths
- Ben Hill County, Deaths
- Berrien County, Deaths
- Bibb County, Deaths
- Bleckley County, Deaths
- Brantley County, Deaths
- Brooks County, Deaths
- Bryan County General Index to Vital Statistics (Births and Deaths), Early to 1940
- Bryan County, Deaths
- Bulloch County, Deaths
- Burke County, Deaths
- Butts County, Deaths
- Calhoun County, Deaths
- Camden County, Deaths
- Campbell County Vital Statistics Index to Births and Deaths, 1927-1931
- Candler County, Deaths
- Carroll County Death Indexes 1919-1939
- Carroll County, Death Indexes
- Catoosa County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
- Catoosa County Vital Statistics Index, 1919-1940
- Catoosa County, Deaths
- Charlton County General Index to Delayed Birth Records, and Death Certificates 1877-1893.
- Charlton County, Deaths
- Chatham County, Deaths
- Chatooga County Death and Marriage Indexes
- Chatooga County, Death Indexes
- Chattahoochee County, Death Indexes
- Chattahoochee County, Deaths
- Chattooga County, Deaths
- Cherokee County Marriage and Death Indexes
- Cherokee County, Death Indexes
- Cherokee County, Deaths
- Clarke County Death Indexes
- Clay County, Death Indexes
- Clay County, Deaths
- Clayton County, Deaths
- Clinch County, Deaths
- Cobb County Death Indexes 1919-1940
- Cobb County, Death Indexes
- Cobb County, Deaths
- Coffee County, Deaths
- Colquitt County, Deaths
- Columbia County, Death Indexes
- Columbia County, Deaths
- Columbus Death Index 1800-1899
- Columbus Death Index 1900-1918
- Columbus-Muscogee County, Deaths
- Cook County, Deaths
- Coweta County Deaths and Marriages
- Coweta County, Death Indexes
- Coweta County, Deaths
- Crawford County Death Records
- Crawford County, Deaths
- Crisp County, Deaths
- Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, Deaths
- Dade County Index to Delayed Birth, Birth and Death Certificates
- Dade County, Deaths
- Dawson County Birth, Marriage, and Death Index
- Dawson County, Deaths
- Decatur County Deaths and Marriages
- Decatur County, Death Indexes
- Decatur County, Deaths
- DeKalb County, Deaths
- Dodge County, Deaths
- Dooly County, Deaths
- Dougherty County Indexes to Births and Deaths, 1918-1929
- Dougherty County, Deaths
- Douglas County Death Index
- Douglas County, Deaths
- Early County, Deaths
- Echols County, Deaths
- Effingham County, Deaths
- Elbert County Records, 1790-2002
- Elbert County Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1875-1878
- Elbert County Marriage Records and Register of Births and Deaths, 1802-1960
- Elbert County, Death Indexes
- Elbert County, Deaths
- Emanuel County, Deaths
- Evans County, Deaths
- Fannin County, Deaths
- Fayette County Death and Marriage Indexes
- Fayette County, Death Indexes
- Fayette County, Deaths
- Floyd County Death Indexes 1919-1925
- Floyd County, Death Indexes
- Floyd County, Deaths
- Forsyth County, Deaths
- Franklin County, Deaths
- Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955
- Fulton County, Death Indexes
- Fulton County, Deaths
- Georgia Death Certificates 1919-1927
- Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998
- Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927
- Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942
- Georgia Federal Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1880
- Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates 1928-1930
- Georgia Vital Records
- Georgia, Andersonville Prison Records, 1862-1865
- Gilmer County, Deaths
- Glascock County Live Birth Index, 1956-1965; Delayed Birth Records and Death Index, 1956-1965
- Glascock County, Deaths
- Glynn County Death and Marriage Indexes
- Glynn County, Death Indexes
- Glynn County, Deaths
- Grady County, Deaths
- Greene County Index to Records, 1790-1942
- Greene County, Deaths
- Gwinnett County, Death Indexes
- Gwinnett County, Deaths
- Habersham County Vital Statistics Index, 1927-1964
- Habersham County, Deaths
- Hall County, Deaths
- Hancock County Deaths
- Hancock County Advertiser Newspaper Abstracts 1826-1860
- Hancock County, Deaths
- Haralson County Marriages and Deaths
- Haralson County, Death Indexes
- Haralson County, Deaths
- Harris County, Death Indexes
- Harris County, Deaths
- Hart County, Deaths
- Heard County Vital Records: Index to Births and Deaths, 1927-1965 and Delayed Birth and Birth Certificates, and Marriage Records 1886-1965
- Heard County, Death Indexes
- Heard County, Deaths
- Henry County Records, 1822-1854
- Henry County, Deaths
- Houston County, Deaths
- Irwin County, Deaths
- Jackson County Death Index 1928-1930
- Jackson County, Deaths
- Jasper County, Deaths
- Jeff Davis County, Deaths
- Jefferson County, Deaths
- Jenkins County, Deaths
- Johnson County, Deaths
- Jones County Vital Records
- Jones County General Index to Delayed Births, Birth and Death Certificates
- Jones County Probate Records, 1808-1949; Index, 1820-1832
- Jones County, Death Indexes
- Jones County, Deaths
- Lamar County, Death Indexes
- Lamar County, Deaths
- Lanier County, Deaths
- Laurens County, Deaths
- Lee County, Deaths
- Liberty County, Deaths
- Lincoln County General Index to all Records, 1796-1939
- Lincoln County, Deaths
- Long County, Death Indexes
- Long County, Deaths
- Lowndes County, Deaths
- Lumpkin County Marriages and Death Indexes
- Lumpkin County Death Records, 1936-1945
- Lumpkin County, Deaths
- Macon County Newspaper Extracts, 1837-1902
- Macon County, Deaths
- Madison County, Deaths
- Marion County, Death Indexes
- Marion County, Deaths
- McDuffie County, Deaths
- McIntosh County, Deaths
- Meriwether County Newspaper Extracts, 1828-1889
- Meriwether County, Deaths
- Miller County, Deaths
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Mitchell County, Deaths
- Monroe County, Death Indexes
- Monroe County, Deaths
- Montgomery County, Deaths
- Morgan County Newspapers 1870’s
- Morgan County, Death Indexes
- Morgan County, Deaths
- Murray County, Deaths
- Muscogee County Death Index 1890 – 1918
- Muscogee County Death Indexes
- Muscogee County, Death Indexes
- Muscogee County, Deaths
- Newton County, Deaths
- Oconee County Index of Delayed Births, Birth and Death Records, and Marriage Records, 1875-1966
- Oconee County, Deaths
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
- Paulding County Marriages and Deaths
- Paulding County Index to Birth, Death and Delayed Birth Certificates
- Paulding County, Death Indexes
- Paulding County, Deaths
- Peach County, Deaths
- Pickens County Death Indexes 1919-1922
- Pickens County Birth and Deaths Record Index
- Pickens County, Deaths
- Pierce County, Deaths
- Pike County, Death Indexes
- Pike County, Deaths
- Polk County Index to Vital Statistics, Delayed Births, Births and Death Certificates
- Polk County, Death Indexes
- Polk County, Deaths
- Pulaski County Newspaper Clippings
- Putnam County Birth and Death Records Index 1927-1964
- Putnam County, Deaths
- Quitman County, Death Indexes
- Quitman County, Deaths
- Quitman County Marriages and Deaths
- Randolph County, Death Indexes
- Randolph County, Deaths
- Richmond County Vital Records Indexes 1982-2008
- Richmond County, Deaths
- Rockdale County, Deaths
- Schley County Death Indexes 1919-1940
- Schley County, Death Indexes
- Schley County, Deaths
- Screven County, Deaths
- Seminole County Death Indexes 1923-1931
- Seminole County, Death Indexes
- Seminole County, Deaths
- Stephens County, Death Indexes
- Stephens County, Deaths
- Stewart County Deaths
- Stewart County Newspaper Extracts 1831-1889
- Stewart County, Death Indexes
- Stewart County, Deaths
- Sumter County Vital Records Indexes
- Talbot County, Deaths
- Taliaferro County Early Records
- Taliaferro County Records of Births, 1875-1878; Records of Deaths, 1875-1876
- Tattnall County, Deaths
- Taylor County, Death Indexes
- Taylor County, Deaths
- Telfair County, Deaths
- Terrell County Deaths 1919-1930
- Terrell County, Death Indexes
- Terrell County, Deaths
- Tift County, Deaths
- Toombs County, Deaths
- Towns County Index to Births and Deaths with some Delayed Births
- Towns County, Deaths
- Treutlen County, Deaths
- Troup County Death Indexes
- Troup County, Death Indexes
- Troup County, Deaths
- Turner County, Deaths
- Twiggs County Death Indexes
- Twiggs County Deaths
- Twiggs County, Death Indexes
- Twiggs County, Deaths
- Union County, Deaths
- United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
- United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
- United States Social Security Death Index
- United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919
- Upson County Newspaper Extracts, 1825-1889
- Upson County, Death Indexes
- Upson County, Deaths
- Vermont Town and Vital Records, 1792-1866
- Vermont, Franklin County Death Records, 2000-2006
- Walker County Messenger Births, Marriages, & Deaths Newspaper Extracts
- Walker County Births, Marriages, Deaths 1892-1896
- Walker County Marriages, Births, Deaths, Legal notices 1883-1887
- Walker County Marriages, Births, Deaths, Legal notices, 1888-1892
- Walker County, Death Indexes
- Walker County, Deaths
- Walton County Vital Records Indexes
- Walton County Marriage Records, 1825-1923; Index to Marriages, 1820-1938; Births, Marriages and Deaths 1832-1922
- Walton County, Death Indexes
- Walton County, Deaths
- Ware County, Deaths
- Warren County, Deaths
- Washington County Records
- Wayne County, Deaths
- Webster County Death Index
- Webster County, Deaths
- Wheeler County, Deaths
- White County, Deaths
- Whitfield County Marriages and Deaths
- Whitfield County, Deaths
- Wilcox County, Deaths
- Wilkes County Deaths 1919-1930
- Wilkes County, Deaths
- Wilkinson County Death Indexes
- Wilkinson County, Deaths
- Worth County, Deaths
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