Lamar County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Lamar County Courthouse 326 Thomaston Street Barnesville, GA 30204-1616 Phone: 770.358.5145 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1921

Clerk of Superior Court  326 Thomaston St., Box 7 Barnesville, GA 30204 Phone: (770) 358-5145 Fax: (770) 358-5814

Probate Court of Lamar County Address: 326 Thomaston St Set 6 Barnesville, GA 30204 Work Phone: 770 -358- 5155 Fax: 770-358-5348

Parent County
1920--Lamar County was created 17 August 1920 from Monroe and Pike Counties. County seat:  Barnesville

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
Butts County •  Monroe County  •  Pike County  •  Spalding County  •  Upson County

Local Histories

 * History of Lamar County. Barnesville, Ga.: Barnesville News-Gazette, 1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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)


 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Lambdin, Augusta, and Tallu Brinson Jones Fish. 1970. History of Lamar County. [Atlanta]: [William H. Wolfe and Associates]. (page 235-247; 453; 263-266)

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

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 $

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Barnesville-Lamar County Historical Society P.O. Box 805 Barnesville, Georgia 30204

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Lamar County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Lamar County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Lamar County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lamar County, Georgia Trails to the Past
 * Lamar County, Georgia Trails to the Past