Crawford County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Crawford County

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

County Courthouse


Crawford County Courthouse PO Box 1059 Roberta, GA 31078 Phone: 912.836.3782 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1850 and land records.

Parent County
1822--Crawford County was created 9 December 1822 from Houston County. County seat: Knoxville 

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
1851--The county courthouse was rebuilt after a fire. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Bibb
 * Monroe
 * Peach
 * Taylor
 * Upson

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Index to Will Bk A, 1835-1857; Bk B, 1852-1894 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Bonds (Guardianships, Administrators), Bk 2, 1874-1898 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1836-1837 Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1835-1852 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers


 * 1823-1888 - Crawford County Marriage Books A1 and A2 Index 1823-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1902 - Crawford County Marriage Books B, C, and 5 Index 1873-1902. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1898-1955 - Crawford County Marriage Books 6 and 7 Index 1898-1955. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1909-1943 - Crawford County Marriage Book 8 Index 1909-1943. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1942 - Crawford County Marriage Books B, C, and 5 Index 1942. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Crawford County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Crawford County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers