Irwin County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Irwin County Courthouse 207 S Irwin Avenue PO Box 186 Ocilla, GA 31774-1098 Phone: 229.468.5356 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and court records from 1821 and military records from 1900. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and burial records from 1920 and probate records from 1850. Clerk of Superior Court 301 S. Irwin Avenue, Suite 103 Ocilla, GA 31774 Telephone: (229) 468-5356 Fax: (229) 468-9753 Probate Court of Irwin County 301 S. Irwin Avenue Ocilla, GA   31774 Telephone: 229-468-5138 Fax: 229-468-5702

Parent County
1818--Irwin County was created 15 December 1818 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Ocilla

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
Ben Hill County • Berrien County • Coffee County • Tift County • Turner County

Census

 * Jefferey, Alice, ed. Irwin County, Georgia Census, 1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Local Histories

 * Clements, J. B. History of Irwin County. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote &amp; Davies Co., c1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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)


 * - 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Clements, J. B. 1978. History of Irwin County. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co. (page 117-128)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Irwin County). 1965. Indigent confederate soldiers and widows, (transcribed), 1890-1920; confederate pension rolls, 1895-1924. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Irwin County (Georgia). Court of Ordinary. 1997. Application for soldier pension records, 1815-1915. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the 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


 * 1821-1864 - Will Book No. 1, 1821-1864 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1821-1864 - Index to Will Book No. 1, 1821-1864 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1822-1855 - Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Sales, Minutes, 1822-1855 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1863-1875 - Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Sales, Minutes, 1863-1875 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 $
 * 1827 - 1872 - Marriages at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1885 - 1886 - (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $


 * 1835 - 1874 - Irwin County Marriage Index 1835-1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873 - 1901 - Irwin County Marriage Index 1873-1901. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1849 - 50, 1869 - 70, 1879 - 80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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