Putnam County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Putnam County

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

County Courthouse
Putnam County Courthouse 100 S Jefferson Avenue Eatonton, GA 31024 Phone: 706.485.4501 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1807. Probate Court has birth records from 1866, marriage and probate records from 1808, death records from 1919 and tax digest 1812-1848

Clerk of Superior Court 100 S. Jefferson Ave. Suite 236 Eatonton, GA 31024 Phone: (706) 485-4501 Fax: (706) 485-2875

Probate Court of Putnam County 100 South Jefferson Avenue, Suite 318 Eatonton, GA 31024 Phone: 706-485-5476

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790).

Parent County
1807--Putnam County was created 10 December 1807 fromBaldwin County. County seat: Eatonton

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
Baldwin County • Greene County • Hancock County • Jasper County • Jones County • Morgan County

Church Records

 * Crooked Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Members 1807, 1820, 1824-1826 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)


 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 5th Regiment, Company H. Georgia Militia - USGenWeb
 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 66th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Putnam County). 1965. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1929; list of Confederate pensioners, 1879-1937; and Confederate roster. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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


 * 1808-1822 - Wills, 1808-1822 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1822-1857 - Wills, 1822-1857 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1857-1888 - Index to Will Book C, 1857-1888 Georgia Pioneers $

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Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 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 $


 * 1808-1842 - Putnam County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1808-1842. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1842-1868 - Putnam County Marriage Books E and F Index 1842-1868. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1879 - Putnam County Marriage Books G and H Index 1869-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878-1895 - Putnam County Marriage Books I and J Index 1878-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Eatonton-Putnam Co Historical Society 104 Church St Eatonton, GA 31024-1306 Phone: 706-485-6844 Website

East Georgia Genealogical Society P.O. Box 117 Winder, GA 30680 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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