Tattnall County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Tattnall County Courthouse Main and Brazell Streets Reidsville, GA 30453 Phone: 912.557.6761 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1880, court and land records Clerk of Superior Court 111 North Main Street P.O. Box 39 Reidsville, GA 30453 Telephone: (912) 557-6716 Fax: (912) 557-4861 Probate Court of Tattnall County PO Box 699 Reidsville, GA 30453 Telephone: 912-557-6719

Parent County
1801--Tattnall County was created 5 December 1801 from Montgomery County. County seat: Reidsville

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
Cobbtown | Collins | Glennville | Manassas | Reidsville

Neighboring Counties
Appling County • Candler County • Emanuel County • Evans County • Liberty County • Long County • Toombs County • Wayne County

African Americans

 * 1866-1872 - Tattnall County Colored Marriage Index 1866-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Tattnall County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records

 * Beard's Creek Church, Glenville, Georgia, 1804 Members Georgia Pioneers $

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * 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)


 * - 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company G
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1857-1862 - Wills, Guardians, Administrations, 1857-1862 (digita images) Georgia Pioneers $

Taxation

 * 1811 Tax Digest Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1806 - 1873 - Tattnall County Marriage Index 1806-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 - 1873 - Tattnall County Marriage Index 1850-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873 - 1884 - Tattnall County Marriage Books E and F Index 1873-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884 - 1890 - Tattnall County Marriage Books G and H Index 1884-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889 - 1895 - Tattnall County Marriage Books J and D Index 1889-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index


 * Tattnall County, Georgia Obituary and Death Notice Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in the Glennville, Reidsville, Collins, Cobbtown, and Manassas areas.

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Tattnall County Historical Society PO Box 2012 Reidsville, GA 30453-2012 Telephone Number: 912-654-2823

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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