Oglethorpe County, Georgia Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Oglethorpe County; PO Box 261; Lexington, GA 30648-0261; Ph. 706.743.5270 Details: (Courthouse fire 1941) (Pro Ct has b, m, d &amp; pro rec; Clk Sup Ct has div, ct &amp; land rec from 1794)

Parent County
1793--Oglethorpe County was created 19 December 1793 from Wilkes County. County seat: Lexington

Neighboring Counties

 * Clarke
 * Elbert
 * Greene
 * Madison
 * Oconee
 * Taliaferro
 * Wilkes

Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages from Newspapers

Probate

 * Wills, Book A 1793-1807 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Book B 1807-1826 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book C 1826-1834 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book D 1833-1866 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book E 1863-1886 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1798-1814 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1815-1830 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns and Estates 1815-1831 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1822-1828 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1828-1837 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1830-1832 Georgia Pioneers

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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