Atkinson County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Atkinson County Courthouse PO Box 518 Pearson, GA 31642-0518 Phone: 912.422.3391

Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate, and court records from 1919; Probate Court has birth and death records from 1929, marriage and land records from 1919.

Superior Court Clerk 305 S. Main St. P.O. Box 6 Pearson, GA 31642 Telephone: (912) 422-3343 Fax: (912) 422-7025

Probate Court of Atkinson County PO Box 855 Pearson, GA 31642 Telephone: 912-422-3552

Parent County

 * 1917--Atkinson County was created 15 August 1917 from Coffee and Clinch Counties. County seat: Pearson

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.

Neighboring Counties
Berrien •  Clinch  •  Coffee  •  Lanier  •  Ware

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cem

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Axson

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Military - Georgia 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)

World War I

 * 1920-1929 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


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

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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 $

Death

 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Websites

 * USGenWeb Atkinson County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Atkinson County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Atkinson County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)