Clinch County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Clinch County

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

County Courthouse
Clinch County Courthouse 100 Court Square Homerville, GA 31634 Phone: 912.487.2667 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1919, marriage and probate records from 1867; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1867, land records from 1868, voters list from 1890 and old county newspapers from 1895.

Parent County
1850--Clinch County was created 14 February 1850 from Ware and Lowndes Counties. County seat: Homerville

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
1856 and 1867 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Atkinson
 * Baker County, Florida
 * Columbia County, Florida
 * Echols
 * Lanier
 * Ware

Local Histories

 * Huxford, Folks. History of Clinch County, Georgia: Revised to Date: Giving the Early History of the County Down to the Present Time (1916), Also Complete Lists of County Officers, Together with Minor Officers and Also Sketches of County Officers' Lives, with Chapters on the Histories of Old Families of Clinch County, Also Other Information as is Historical in Its Nature. Macon, Ga.: J.W. Burke Co., 1916. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records
Wills 1888-1904 (digital images). See Names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Death

 * 1867-1874 - Index to Clinch County Marriages 1867-1874 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1867-1889 - Clinch County Marriage Index 1867-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1889 - Index to Clinch County Marriage Licenses 1874-1889 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1875-1895 - Clinch County Marriage Index 1875-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1869-70, 1879-80 - 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

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