Barrow County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Barrow County

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

County Courthouse
Barrow County Courthouse 233 E Broad Street Winder, GA 30680-1973 Phone: 770.307.3005 Probate Court has birth, marriage, and probate records; County Clerk has divorce, court and land records from 1861.

Clerk of Superior Court 652 Barrow Park Dr. Suite B Winder, GA 30680 Phone: (770) 307-3035 Fax: (770) 867-4800

Probate Court of Barrow County 652 Barrow Park Drive, Suite D Winder, GA 30680 Phone: 770-307-3045

Parent County
1914--Barrow County was created 7 July 1914 from Jackson, Walton and Gwinnett Counties. County seat: Winder

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Clarke •  Gwinnett  •  Hall  •  Jackson  •  Oconee  •  Walton

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

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

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Death

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Barrow County Historical Society P.O. Box 277 Winder, Georgia, 30680

Websites

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