Wheeler County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Wheeler County

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

County Courthouse
Wheeler County Courthouse 209 W Forest Avenue Alamo, GA 30411 Phone: 912.568.713 County Health Department has birth and death records from 1927; Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1913; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1913

Parent County
1912--Wheeler County was created 14 August 1912 from Montgomery County. County seat:  Alamo

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
1916. The fire at the Alamo Courthouse 9 March 1916 failed to damage any of the four-years-old county's records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dodge
 * Jeff Davis
 * Laurens
 * Montgomery
 * Telfair
 * Treutlen

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 5


 * page 156 - Wilkes Cemetery
 * page 156 - Frank Ervins Farm
 * page 157 - Hinson Cemetery

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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