Pierce County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Pierce County

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

County Courthouse
Pierce County Courthouse PO Box 679; Blackshear, GA 31516-0679 Phone: 912.449.2022 Probate Court has birth records from 1926, marriage records from 1875, death records from 1924 and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1875 and land records.

Parent County
1857--Pierce County was created 18 December 1857 from Appling and Ware Counties. County seat: Blackshear

Record Loss
1875 -- 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

 * Appling
 * Bacon
 * Brantley
 * Ware
 * Wayne

Civil War

 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company N
 * - 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A

Probate Records

 * Index to Wills 1872-1941
 * Index to Inventories and Appraisements, Book A, 1875-1911 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * 1885-1886 - Marriages from Newspapers
 * 1875-1895 - Pierce County Marriage Index 1875-1895. 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.
 * Pierce County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers