Irwin County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Irwin County

County Courthouse
Irwin County; 207 S Irwin Ave; PO Box 186; Ocilla, GA 31774-1098; Ph. 229.468.5356 Details: (Clk Sup Ct has div, land &amp; ct rec from 1821 &amp; mil rec from 1900; Pro Ct has b, m, d &amp; bur rec from 1920 &amp; pro rec fro912m 1850)

Parent County
1818--Irwin County was created 15 December 1818 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Ocilla

Neighboring Counties

 * Ben Hill
 * Berrien
 * Coffee
 * Tift
 * Turner

Census

 * Jefferey, Alice, ed. Irwin County, Georgia Census, 1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Local Histories

 * Clements, J. B. History of Irwin County. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote &amp; Davies Co., c1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriages
1827-1872 Georgia Pioneers

1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * Will Book No. 1, 1821-1864 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book No. 1, 1821-1864 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Sales, Minutes, 1822-1855 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Sales, Minutes, 1863-1875 Georgia Pioneers

Death

 * 1849-50, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Irwin County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers