Emanuel County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Emanuel County

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

County Courthouse
Emanuel County Courthouse 201 N Main Street PO Box 787 Swainsboro, Georgia 30401-2042 Phone: 912.237.8911 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1812.

Parent County
1812--Emanuel County was created 10 December 1812 from Bulloch and Montgomery Counties. County seat: Swainsboro

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
1841. The courthouse at Swainsboro burned 10 May 1841. Most county records were lost, but significant records still survive. Fires in 1919 and 1938 damaged the courthouse but no further county records were lost.

Neighboring Counties
Bulloch County • Burke County • Candler County • Jefferson County • Jenkins County • Johnson County • Laurens County • Montgomery County • Tattnall County • Toombs County • Treutlen County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (Revolutionary War, 1840 Pensioners Census also)


 * Dorsey, James Edwards. 1978. Footprints along the Hoopee: a history of Emanuel County, 1812-1900. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company Publishers. (page 66-84)
 * Dorsey, James Edwards, and John K. Derden. 1983. Gone, but not forgotten: a tombstone registry of Emanuel County, Georgia. Swainsboro, Georgia: Magnolia Press. (Entire Book)

Probate Records

 * Wills 1825-1857 (digital images). See list of testators.Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1857-1907 (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills, Administrations, Guardians, Bonds, Book A, 1815-1868 Georgia Pioneers($)

Birth
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Birth

 * 1818-1885 - Emanuel County Birth Index 1818-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1817-1860 - Index to Emanuel County Marriages 1817-1860 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1887-1895 - Emanuel County Marriage Book B Index 1887-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Emanuel 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. Select the state, then the county.
 * Emanuel County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers($)