Stewart County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Stewart County

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

County Courthouse
Stewart County Courthouse PO Box 157 Lumpkin, GA 31815-0157 Phone: 912.838.6220 Probate Court has birth, death and burial records from 1927, marriage records from 1828 and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from from 1830 Clerk of Superior Court  P.O. Box 910 Lumpkin, GA 31815 Telephone: (229) 838-6220 Fax: (229) 838-4505 Probate Court of Stewart County P.O. Box 876 Lumpkin, GA  31815 Telephone: 229-838-4394 Fax: 229-838-9084

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1922 The courthouse at Lumpkin burned 21 April 1922. County records remained safe in fire-proof vaults.

Neighboring Counties
Barbour County, Alabama • Chattahoochee County • Marion County • Quitman County • Randolph County • Russell County, Alabama • Webster County

Church Records

 * Harmony Church, Richland, Georgia, 1839 Members Georgia Pioneers

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 17th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies I and K
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and G
 * - 35th Battalion, Georgia (Confederate), Companies E and G
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. 1960. Confederate rosters (reconstructed in 1899). Atlanta [Georgia]: Georgia Department of Archives and History.
 * Webster County (Georgia). Superior Court Clerk. 1966. Military records, 1944-1964: confederate muster roll, for Webster and Stewart Counties; World War I service records, compiled under sponsorship of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary by the Veterans Service Office; and discharge records. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records

 * Wills, Book B, 1837-1849 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A, 1837-1849 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records
1828 - 1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $ 1699 - 1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1785 - 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808 - 1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1870 - Stewart County Marriage Books A1, A2, B, C Index 1828-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1830-1860 - Stewart County Marriage Index 1830-1860 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1870-1884 - Stewart County Marriage Book C Index 1870-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1895 - Stewart County Marriage Index 1884-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records
1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1938 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society P.O. Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society


 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Stewart County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Stewart County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers