McIntosh County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to McIntosh County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
McIntosh County Courthouse PO Box 584 Darien, GA 31305-0584 Phone: 912.437.6671 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, probate and land records

Clerk of Superior Court 310 Northway St. P.O. Box 1661 Darien, GA 31305 Phone: (912) 437-6641 Fax: (912) 437-6673

Probate Court of McIntosh County PO Box Drawer 459 Darien, GA 31305 Phone: (912) 437-4888

Parent County
1793--McIntosh County was created 19 December 1793 from Liberty County. County seat: Darien

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1863 During the American Civil War the town of Darien and its courthouse were destroyed on 11 June, along with the county's records. 1873 Fire the night of 25-26 January destroyed the courthouse and all of its contents. 1881, 1931 Courthouse fires on 23 March 1931 and 7 December 1981 did not result in any further loss of county records.

Neighboring Counties
Glynn County • Liberty County • Long County • Wayne County

African Americans
African American research page on the Coastal Georgia History & Genealogy site. Biographies, burial index, cemeteries, census, court, death records, enslavement records, family files, history, links & websites, marriages, name changes, newspapers, plantations and schools.
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on McIntosh County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records


 * McIntosh County Pioneers

Episcopal
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Darien


 * 1895 - St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Darien, Marriage Index 1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, Darien


 * 1871-1885 - St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, Darien, Baptism Index 1871-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1871-1895 - St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, Darien, Marriage Index 1871-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church, Darien


 * 1864-1958 - First Presbyterian Church, Darien, Baptism Index 1864-1958. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1947 - First Presbyterian Church, Darien, Marriage Index 1874-1947. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Land and Property

 * Colonial Land Grants in Darien Georgia Pioneers $

Local Histories

 * 1738 Petitioners of Darien, Georgia Georgia Pioneers $
 * Darien Bailiff Officers Georgia Pioneers $
 * Darien Town Constables Georgia Pioneers $
 * Darien Town Merchants Georgia Pioneers $
 * Darien Overseers of Servants Georgia Pioneers $

Maps



 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)
 * 1892 Darien, Georgia City Directory (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * Darien Town Plot Georgia Pioneers $

Military

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)


 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company M
 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company M
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McIntosh County). 1958. Confederate veteran's pension roll, 1896-1923. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * United Daughters of the Confederacy. McIntosh County Chapter, no. 438 (Darien, Georgia). 1958. Records of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, McIntosh County Chapter 438, Darien, Georgia. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * McFeely, William S. 1994. Sapelo's people: a long walk into freedom. New York: W.W. Norton. (This book recreates the history of the descendants of slaves who live on a barrier island in Georgia by recounting the memories of the island's sixty-seven inhabitants.)
 * Description of historical markers in McIntosh County, Georgia. 1958. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * History of McIntosh County, Georgia. 1958. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 - at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1848-1915 - Wills 1848-1915 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1887-1914' - Estates 1887-1914 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Taxation

 * 1862 Tax Digest Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1560-1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1873 - 1895 - McIntosh County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1873-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Lower Altamaha Historical Society, Inc. PO Box 1405, Darien, GA 31305-1405

Eufaula Memorial Library Genealogical Society The Eufaula Memorial Library Genealogical Society meets the 2nd Thursday of each month @ Eufaula Memorial Library.

Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society Meets at St. Simons Island.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * McIntosh County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb McIntosh County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * McIntosh County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers $
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)