Appling County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Appling County

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

County Courthouse
Appling County Courthouse 83 South Oak Street Baxley, Georgia 31513-2097 Phone: 912.367.8100 Records begin 1879, some 1859; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and burial records. Clerk of Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records

Parent County
1818--Appling County was created 15 December 1818 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Baxley

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
1876 The courthouse at Baxter burned 7 September 1876. Most county records were lost. Some deed books survived.

Populated Places
Cities: Baxley | Graham Town: Surrency

Neighboring Counties
Bacon • Jeff Davis • Pierce • Tattnall • Toombs • Wayne

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records


 * US Vol. 5
 * page 71 - Carter Family Cemetery, on Baxley and Miles Road
 * page 71 - Hopewell Methodist Cemetery, on Baxley and Miles Road
 * page 72 - Piney Grove Cemetery
 * page 73 - Eason Family Cemetery
 * page 73 - Joyner Family Cemetery
 * page 73 - Wells Family Cemetery
 * page 73 - Youman Cemetery, on Jim Spears Farm (1955)
 * page 74 - Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery

Mailing Lists

 * GA-Roots A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Georgia. (Rootsweb)

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War

 * - 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company F
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and K


 * - Military - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Wills

 * 1877-1927 - Appling County, Georgia Will Testators Index (Vols. 1-2) at SamPubCo - free.


 * 1877-1900 -Digital Images of Appling County, Georgia Wills. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers


 * 1877-1925 - Index of Appling County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1925-1937 - Index of Appling County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Additional Probate Records

 * 1856-1879 - Appling County, Georgia Estates, Guardianships, Vouchers, etc. at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1866-1879 - Index of Appling County, Georgia Miscellaneous Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1873-1878 - Index of Appling County, Georgia Annual Returns at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1877-1888 - Index of Appling County, Georgia Annual Returns at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1869-1889 - Appling County Marriage Index 1869-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1889 - Appling County Marriage Index 1869-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889-1891 - Appling County Marriage Index 1889-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889-1907 - Appling County Marriage Index 1889-1907. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1907-1921 - Appling County Marriage Index 1907-1921. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1918-1935 - Appling County Marriage Index 1918-1935. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1918-1952 - Appling County Marriage Index 1918-1952. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Appling County, Georgia Mortality Schedules at Genealogy Trails - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Websites

 * Appling 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.
 * Appling County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)