Sumter County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Sumter 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 former General and United States senator Thomas Sumter (1734–1832) of South Carolina. when the county was organized, Sumter was ninety-seven years old and the last surviving general of the American Revolution. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Sumter County Courthouse PO Box 295 Americus, GA 31709-0295 Phone: 912-924-3090 Sumter County Website County Health Department has birth, death and burial records. Probate Court has marriage and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1831.

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: \

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Mount Zion Church


 * 1797, 1828-1880 Mount Zion Church Baptism Index 1797, 1828-1880. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1836-1956 Mount Zion Church Marriage Index 1836-1956. Batch  at FamilySearch

Funeral Homes

 * Aldridge Funeral Services in Americus
 * Barnum Funeral Home, Inc. in Americus
 * Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel in Americus
 * Hancock Funeral Home Inc. in Americus
 * West's Mortuary in Americus

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

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
 * 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)
 * 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
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County). 1961. Confederate soldiers and widows pension rolls, 1903-1952. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Andersonville, Georgia. Andersonville Prisoner of War Database. Andersonville, GA, USA: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
 * Clavreul, H. Diary of Rev. H. Clavreul: With the Names of Dying Federal Soldiers to Whom He Ministered at Andersonville, Ga. July and August, 1864. Waterbury, Conn.: Connecticut Association of Ex-prisoners of War, 1910. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

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

World War I
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II
 * 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

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 ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1831-1900 Wills 1831-1900 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1838-1855 Index to Will Book 00, 1838-1855 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1838-1926, 1849-1850 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1848-1871 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1848-1904 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1851-1882 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1852-1942 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1854-1921 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1857-1901 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images

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.
 * 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

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
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1832-1857 Sumter County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1832-1857. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1833-1850 Sumter County Marriage Index 1833-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1849-1850 Sumter County Marriage Book A2 Index 1849-1850. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1857-1872 Sumter County Marriage Books 4 and 5 Index 1857-1872. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1869-1895 Sumter County Marriage Index 1869-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1869-1902 Sumter County Marriage Books 6 and 10 Index 1869-1902. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1888 Sumter County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1874-1888. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 Sumter County Marriage Index 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1888-1895 Sumter County Marriage Book 9 Index 1888-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Societies
National Society of Andersonville PO Box 65 Andersonville, GA 31711 Phone: 229-924-7228 National Society of Andersonville

Sumter Historic Trust 318 East Church Street Americus, GA 31709 Phone: 229-924-1163 Email: [mailto:sumterhistorictrust@hotmail.com sumterhistorictrust@hotmail.com] Sumter Historic Trust Sumter Historic Trust Facebook

Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Phone: 712-472-8530 Email: [mailto:stonemtnhistoricsociety@gmail.com stonemtnhistoricsociety@gmail.com] Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society

Georgia State Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 Phone: 678-364-3700 Georgia State Archives Georgia State Archives Facebook

Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W. Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 Phone: 	912-651-2125 Toll Free: 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:ghslib@georgiahistory.com ghslib@georgiahistory.com] Georgia Historical Society

Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Georgia Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Sumter County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - 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