McIntosh County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for its most famous family, which included Lachlan McIntosh, who was a general in the Continental Army. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
McIntosh County Courthouse PO Box 584 Darien, GA 31305-0584 Phone: 912-437-6671 McIntosh County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, probate and land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * McIntosh County Pioneers at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Baptist

 * Darien - Minutes, membership rolls, financial records, etc. (1794-1856) available on microfilm at the University of NC Davis Library (Serial 1-1265 1794-1856).

Episcopal
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Darien


 * 1895 St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Darien, Marriage Index 1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, Darien


 * 1871-1885 St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, Darien, Baptism Index 1871-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1871-1895 St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, Darien, Marriage Index 1871-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church, Darien


 * 1864-1958 First Presbyterian Church, Darien, Baptism Index 1864-1958. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1947 First Presbyterian Church, Darien, Marriage Index 1874-1947. Batch  at FamilySearch

Court Records

 * 1873-1922 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1873-1957 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1882-1923 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1890-1931 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1890-1937 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1906-1942 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Directories

 * Darien, Georgia City Directory at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 


 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com). African American research page on the Coastal Georgia History & Genealogy site. Biographies, burial index, cemeteries, census, court, death records, enslavement records, family files, history, links & websites, marriages, name changes, newspapers, plantations and schools.

Funeral Homes

 * Darien Funeral Home in Darien (Facebook)

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Land Grants in Darien Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Local Histories

 * 1738 Petitioners of Darien, Georgia Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Darien Bailiff Officers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Darien Town Constables Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Darien Town Merchants Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Darien Overseers of Servants Georgia Pioneers ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)
 * Darien Town Plot Georgia Pioneers ($)

Military Records

 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company M
 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company M


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McIntosh County). 1958. Confederate veteran's pension roll, 1896-1923. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * United Daughters of the Confederacy. McIntosh County Chapter, no. 438 (Darien, Georgia). 1958. Records of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, McIntosh County Chapter 438, Darien, Georgia. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * McFeely, William S. 1994. Sapelo's people: a long walk into freedom. New York: W.W. Norton. (This book recreates the history of the descendants of slaves who live on a barrier island in Georgia by recounting the memories of the island's sixty-seven inhabitants.)
 * Description of historical markers in McIntosh County, Georgia. 1958. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * History of McIntosh County, Georgia. 1958. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1856-1909 at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1848-1915 Wills 1848-1915 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1873-1915 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McIntosh County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1873-1957 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McIntosh County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images
 * 1877-1908 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McIntosh County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1877-1938 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McIntosh County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1878-1905 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McIntosh County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1886-1953 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McIntosh County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1887-1911 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McIntosh County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1887-1914 Estates 1887-1914 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * (*); Leigh, Frances S. at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McIntosh County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Arranged by first letter of surname

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images
 * 1825 and 1837 Tax Digest Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1862 Tax Digest Georgia Pioneers ($)

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1873-1895 McIntosh County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1873-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Archives
Georgia Archives University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3700 Website Facebook

Societies
Ashantilly Center, Inc. 15591 GA Highway 99 PO Box 1449 Darien, GA 31305-1449 912-437-4473 Email: [mailto:ashantillycenter@gmail.com ashantillycenter@gmail.com] Website Facebook Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society 515 Waterstone Circle Brunswick, GA 31525Email: [mailto:coastalgagensociety@gmail.com coastalgagensociety@gmail.com] Website Facebook Eufaula Memorial Library Genealogical Society Email: [mailto:mcintoshco@gmail.com mcintoshco@gmail.com] Website Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Email: [mailto:publicity@gagensociety.org publicity@gagensociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:webmaster@georgiahistory.com webmaster@georgiahistory.com] Website Facebook Lower Altamaha Historical Society, Inc. PO Box 1405 Darien, GA 31305-1405 Website

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb McIntosh County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * McIntosh County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers $
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records