Wheeler County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Wheeler County

Guide to Wheeler County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Wheeler County Courthouse 209 W Forest Avenue Alamo, GA 30411 Phone: 912.568.713 County Health Department has birth and death records from 1927; Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1913; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1913

Parent County
1912--Wheeler County was created 14 August 1912 from Montgomery County. County seat:  Alamo

Record Loss
1916 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Dodge
 * Jeff Davis
 * Laurens
 * Montgomery
 * Telfair
 * Treutlen

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 5 page 156 - Wilkes Cemetery page 156 - Frank Ervins Farm page 157 - Hinson Cemetery

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Wheeler County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Wheeler County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)