Turner County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Turner County

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

County Courthouse
Turner County Courthouse 219 E College Avenue Ashburn, GA 31714-1275 Phone: 229.567.2011

Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1906 and land records; Probate Court has birth, marriage,death, burial and probate records

Parent County
1905--Turner County was created 18 August 1905 from Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox and Worth Counties. County seat: Ashburn

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
No reported loss or damage.

Neighboring Counties

 * Ben Hill
 * Crisp
 * Irwin
 * Tift
 * Wilcox
 * Worth

Cemeteries

 * Bethel Baptist Cemetary
 * Big Creek Cemetary
 * Clements Cemetary
 * Clements Chapel Cemetary
 * Dakota Cemetary
 * Family Cemetary
 * Harmony Cemetary
 * Henderson Cemetary
 * Hopewell Cemetary
 * Inaha Cemetary
 * Liberty Wesyelan Cemetary
 * Mary Henderson Cemetary
 * New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetary
 * New Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetary
 * New Prospect Free Will Baptist Church Cemetary
 * Oakgrove Baptist Church Cemetary
 * Pate Cemetary
 * Piney Grove Cemetary
 * Pleasant Hill Cemetary
 * Prospects Cemetary
 * Rainey Cemetary
 * Rocky Mount Cemetary
 * Rose Hill Cemetary
 * Ross Cemetary
 * Salem Baptist Church Cemetary
 * Snow Ridge Cemetary
 * Sycamore City Cemetary
 * Taylor Cemetary
 * Westview Memorial Gardens
 * Widdons Cemetary
 * Zion Hope Cemetary

Local Histories

 * Pate, John Ben. History of Turner County. Atlanta, Ga.: Stein Print. Co., 1933. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Turner 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.
 * Turner County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Turner County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)