Telfair County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Telfair County

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

County Courthouse
Telfair County Courthouse 713 Telfair Avenue McRae, GA 31055 Phone: 229.868.6525 Probate Judge has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records; County Health Department has birth and death records

Parent County
1807--Telfair County was created 10 December 1807 from Wilkinson County. County seat: McRae

Record Loss
Early 1900's -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Ben Hill
 * Coffee
 * Dodge
 * Jeff Davis
 * Wheeler
 * Wilcox

Cemeteries
Clark Cemetery, Jacksonville BillionGraves

Civil War

 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B

Probate Records

 * Wills 1857-1890 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book F, 1869-1921 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1879-1937 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * 1810-1895 - Telfair County Marriage Index 1810-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Telfair County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers