Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Liberty County Courthouse Courthouse Square PO Box 829 Hinesville, GA 31313-3240 Phone: 912.876.2164 Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from late 1700’s, birth records from 1919 and death records from 1927; Clerk of Court has divorce, court and land records from 1756; some early records lost.

Clerk of Superior Court 201 South Main Street Suite 1200 Hinesville, GA 31313 Phone: (912) 876-3625 Fax: (912) 369-5463

Probate Court of Liberty County P.O. Box 28 Hinesville, GA 31310 Phone: (912) 876-3635

History
For extensive information on Liberty County's history, see Liberty County Historical Society.

Parent County
1777--Liberty County was created 5 February 1777 from St. Andrew, St. James and St. John Parishes. County seat: Hinesville

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
Bryan County • Evans County • Long County • McIntosh County • Tattnall County

African Americans
Documentation of names of African Americans mentioned in the 1790-1865 wills and estate inventories of white slaveholders in Liberty County, Georgia.
 * They Had Names

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records


 * Liberty County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Cemeteries, Maps $

Congregational

 * Midway Congregational Church Records, Liberty County, Georgia. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Stacy, James. History of the Midway Congregational Church, Liberty County, Georgia. 1951. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 1746-1828 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1746-1828. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1748-1788 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1748-1788. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1754-1898 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1754-1898. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1844-1863 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1844-1863. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1864-1867 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1864-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1753-1858 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1753-1858. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1753-1785 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1753-1785. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1754-1898 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1754-1898. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1859-1867 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1859-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1787-1834 - Master petit and grand jury list (not including all years) Genealogy Trails
 * 1870 - Residents, physical descriptions of Persons (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1880's - List of Court Officials Genealogy Trails
 * 1800's - List of Court Abbreviations Genealogy Trails

Genealogy
The Liberty County Historical Society website contains references to many prominent local families.

Land and Property
A digital copy of "English Crown Grants in St. Andrew Parish in Georgia 1755-1775," by Pat Bryant is available here.

Local Histories

 * The Liberty County Historical Society website contains pictures and extensive historical and genealogical information.


 * Taylors Creek: Story of the Community and Her People Through 200 years. Pearson, Ga.: Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, 1963. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * List of published histories for the Liberty County area

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 Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate),
 * - 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate)
 * - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and F
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

World War I

 * 1920-1929 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 index and images
 * 1772-1887 - Wills 1772-1887 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1779-1823 - Wills 1779-1823 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1784-1791 - Index to Estates 1784-1791, by surname (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1786-1865 - Transcripts and summaries of wills, estate inventories and other probate documents naming enslaved people They Had Names
 * 1786-1823 - Wills (abstracts), includes names of enslaved people Genealogy Trails
 * 1790-1823 - Index to Estate Appraisals Genealogy Trails
 * 1823-1848 - Wills (abstracts), includes names of enslaved people Genealogy Trails
 * 1823-1829 - Estates 1823-1829 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1824-1850 - Index to Estate Appraisals Genealogy Trails
 * 1848-1865 - Wills (abstracts & transcripts), inc names of enslaved people Genealogy Trails
 * 1848-1966 - Index to Wills 1864-1876 Alexander, E-Dorsey, J. (actually 1848-1966, includes other probate records) Genealogy Trails
 * 1848-1966 - Index to Wills 1925-1957 Deen, Thomas-Miller, E.C. (actually 1848-1966, includes other probate records) Genealogy Trails
 * 1848-1966 - Index to Wills 1869-1917 Miller, Melissa-Zoucks, D. (actually 1848-1966, includes other probate records) Genealogy Trails


 * 1789-1823 - Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book A, 1789-1823 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1824-1850 - Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book B, 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1863-1873 - Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book C, 1863-1873 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 $
 * 1785 - 1895 - Owen, Clint. Liberty County, Georgia Marriages, 1785-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 1867 - 1895 - Liberty County Marriage Index 1867-1895. 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 - 1942 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Liberty County Historical Society PO Box 982 Hinesville, GA 31310 Facebook page: Liberty County Historical Society

Midway Heritage Association Highway 17 Midway, GA 31320

Midway Museum 491 N. Coastal Hwy Midway, Georgia 31320 Phone: 912-884-5837 Email: midwaymuseum@yahoo.com Facebook page: Midway Museum
 * Has a library and can do look-ups.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Liberty County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Trails Liberty County
 * African Americans in Early Liberty County Ga Records
 * Liberty County Historical Society
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Liberty County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers