Charlton County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Robert M. Charlton. The County is located in the southern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Charlton County Courthouse 1520 Third Street Folkston, GA 31537 Phone: 912-496-2354 Charlton County Website Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1877.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Charlton County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1854-1911 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1879-1920 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1907-1932 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Names of Families in Charlton County Genealogy, Wills, Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Funeral Homes

 * Shepard Roberson Funeral Home in Folkston

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * Index of Homesteads 1899-1912 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Local Histories

 * McQueen, Alex. S. History of Charlton County. Atlanta, Ga.: Stein Print. Co., c1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1854-1966 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Charlton County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1868-1911 Index to Will Book AGeorgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1868-1912 Wills (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1868-1960 Charlton County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1879-1889 Index to Letters of Administration and Guardianship Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1884-1892 Index to letters of Administration Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1912-1960 Index to Will Book R Georgia Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information. — How to Use this Collection
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index — [[Georgia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records


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 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1854-1892 (images); 1891-1919 (index); 1919-1929 (index) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

Societies
Charlton County Historical Society RR 3, Box 142-C Folkston, GA 31537 Charlton County Historical Society Facebook

Savannah Area Genealogical Society  P O Box 15385 Savannah, Georgia 31416 Savannah Area Genealogical Society Savannah Area Genealogical Society2

Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society  P.O. Box 895 Hartwell, GA 30643 Phone: David Ray - 706-436-3156 Phone: Brenda Harbin - 706-436-2752 Phone: Ellen Davenport - 706-498-6504 Email: Ellen Davenport [mailto:gdavenpo@bellsouth.net gdavenpo@bellsouth.net] Email: Kathy Heriford [mailto:kheriford@comcast.net kheriford@comcast.net] Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society2 Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * USGenWeb Charlton County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Charlton County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records