Putnam County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Putnam County

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

County Courthouse
Putnam County Courthouse 100 S Jefferson Avenue Eatonton, GA 31024 Phone: 706.485.4501 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1807. Probate Court has birth records from 1866, marriage and probate records from 1808, death records from 1919 and tax digest 1812-1848

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790).

Parent County
1807--Putnam County was created 10 December 1807 fromBaldwin County. County seat: Eatonton

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
For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Baldwin
 * Greene
 * Hancock
 * Jasper
 * Jones
 * Morgan

Church Records

 * Crooked Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Members 1807, 1820, 1824-1826 Georgia Pioneers

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F

Probate Records

 * Wills, 1808-1822 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, 1822-1857 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book C, 1857-1888 Georgia Pioneers

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Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1808-1842 - Putnam County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1808-1842. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1842-1868 - Putnam County Marriage Books E and F Index 1842-1868. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1879 - Putnam County Marriage Books G and H Index 1869-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878-1895 - Putnam County Marriage Books I and J Index 1878-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Putnam 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.
 * Putnam County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers