Johnson County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Johnson County Courthouse PO Box 269 Wrightsville, GA 31096-0269 Phone: 912.864.3388 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, and land records from 1858 Clerk of Superior Court  East Elm St. P.O. Box 321 Wrightsville, GA 31096 Telephone: (478) 864-3484 Fax: (478) 864-1343 Probate Court of Johnson County 2557 E. Elm Street P.O. Box 264 Wrightsville, GA   31096 Telephone: 478-864-3316 Fax: 478-864-0528

Parent County
1858--Johnson County was created 11 December 1858 from Emanuel, Laurens and Washington Counties.

County seat: Wrightsville

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
Emanuel County • Jefferson County • Laurens County • Treutlen County • Washington County • Wilkinson County

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
Members of Oakey Grove Church, near Wrightsville for 1818 Georgia Pioneers $

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)


 * - 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Meadows, Mattie Lee Hoover. 1995. Johnson County, Georgia Confederate soldiers. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Johnson County). 1966. Confederate roster, 1861-1865; and Confederate pension roll, 1890-1929. Salt Lake City, Utah: 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


 * 1846-1864 - Wills 1846-1864 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1859-1923 - Index to Wills 1859-1923 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1859-1888 - Index to Warrants of Appraisement 1859-1888 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1860-1929 - Index to Divisions of Estates 1860-1929 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1858-1879 - Index to Annual Returns 1858-1879 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1897-1916 - Index to Annual Returns 1897-1916 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 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 $
 * 1859 - 1895 - Johnson County Marriage Books A and B Index 1859-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873 - 1876 - Johnson County Loose Papers Marriage Index 1873-1876. 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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Johnson County Historical Society Wrightsville, Georgia

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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