Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, a British politician and office-holder sympathetic to the cause of the American colonies. Richmond was also a first cousin to King George III. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Richmond County Courthouse 530 Green Street Augusta, GA 30911-0001 Phone: 760-821-2460 Richmond County Website Clerk Superior Court has land records from 1778 and court records. Probate Court has marriage and probate 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:

Bible Records

 * Richmond County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * 1873-1881 Teachers Employed from 1873 to 1881 in Richmond County Georgia Pioneers ($)

Cemeteries
US Vol. 5 page 108 - Toole Cemetery page 314 - Augusta Cemetery near old Savannah Road

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

St. Mary's Church, Augusta


 * 1895 - St. Mary's Church, Augusta, Marriage Index 1895. Batch at FamilySearch

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Augusta

Episcopal Christ Church Episcopal, Augusta


 * 1887-1895 Christ Church Episcopal, Augusta, Marriage Index 1887-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Church of the Atonement Episcopal, Augusta


 * 1851-1885 Church of the Atonement Episcopal, Augusta, Baptism Index 1851-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1851-1895 Church of the Atonement Episcopal, Augusta, Baptism Index 1851-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Augusta


 * 1868-1885 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Augusta, Baptism Index 1868-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1868-1885 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Augusta, Marriage Index 1868-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch

Court Records

 * 1782-1900 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1790-1805 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1799-1857 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1802-1839 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1820-1900 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1824-1882 (*); Inferior Court and Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1844-1898 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1851-1900 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1860-1873 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans  Terrell, Lloyd Preston. Blacks in Augusta: a chronology, 1741-1977 / by Lloyd P. Terrell and Marguerite S. C. Terrell. - Augusta, Ga. Preston Publications. c 1977. 50 p. F294.A9 T47

Funeral Homes

 * C A Reid Sr Memorial Funeral Home in Augusta
 * Celebration of Life Funeral Home in Augusta
 * Chance and Hydrick Funeral Directors in Augusta
 * Elliott Sons Funeral Home in Augusta
 * Kinsey and Walton Funeral Home in Augusta (Facebook)
 * Platt's Funeral Home in Augusta
 * Smith Peoples Funeral Home in Augusta
 * Thomas Poteet and Son Funeral Directors in Augusta
 * W. H. Mays Mortuary in Augusta
 * Williams Funeral Home in Augusta and Hephzibah

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 Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Local Histories

 * Augusta. Augusta, Ga.: Tidwell Print. Supply Co., 1938. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
 * Clark, Walter A. A Lost Arcadia, or, The Story of My Old Community. Augusta, Ga.: Chronicle Job Print., 1909. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
 * Dellquest, Augustus Wilfrid. Historic Augusta: A Brief Description of the Monuments and Places of Historical Interest in and around Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga.: A.W. Dellquest Book Co., 1917. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
 * Jones, Charles Colcock. Memorial History of Augusta, Georgia: From Its Settlement in 1735 to the Close of the Eighteenth Century. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason &amp; Co., 1890. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

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)

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Richmond County for European settlers included:


 * Savannah River pre-historic
 * Occaneechi Path pre-historic
 * Lower Creek Trading Path pre-historic
 * Cisca and St. Augustine Trail (or Nickajack Trail) pre-historic
 * Fort Moore-Charleston Trail about 1716
 * Fall Line Road about 1735
 * Augusta-Savannah Trail 1739
 * Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s
 * Augusta-St. Augustine Trail
 * Augusta and Cherokee Trail about 1777

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


 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's) (Confederate), Companies D and I
 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and I
 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters (Confederate)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and I
 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, C and N
 * - 9th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B, D and K
 * - 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 12th Battalion, Georgia Light Artillery (Confederate), Reorganized Companies D and F
 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and I
 * - 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company E, H and I


 * Sheahan, John J. 1996. Military markers and data: Cemeteries located in Richmond County, Georgia. 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

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 and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1759-1776 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1777-1853 Names of Families in Richmond County Wills and Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1777-1957 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1793-1900 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1793-1955 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1830-1900 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1841-1900 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1841-1900 (*); Inferior Court and Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1844-1896 (*); Inferior Court and Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1844-1898 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1852-1900 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1896 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1857-1898 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1857-1957 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1868-1879 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

School Records

 * 1873-1881 Teachers Employed from 1873 to 1881 in Richmond County Georgia Pioneers ($)

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

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
 * 1801-1805 Richmond County Marriage Index 1801-1805. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1806-1863 Richmond County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1806-1863. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1806-1863 Richmond County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1806-1863. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1806-1863 Richmond County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1806-1863. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1863-1871 Richmond County Marriage Books D thru F Index 1863-1871. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1870-1875 Richmond County Marriage Books G and H Index 1870-1875. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1873-1881 Richmond County Marriage Books I and J Index 1873-1881. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1887 Richmond County Marriage Book K Index 1876-1887. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1882-1886 Richmond County Marriage Books M and O Index 1882-1886. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 Marriages from old Newspapers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1887-1890 Richmond County Marriage Books P and Q Index 1887-1890. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1888-1893 Richmond County Marriage Books R and S Index 1888-1893. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1894-1897 Richmond County Marriage Books T and U Index 1894-1897. 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

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

Societies
Augusta Genealogical Society 1058 Claussen Road, Suite 108 PO Box 3743 Augusta, Georgia 30914-3743 706-722-4073 Email: [mailto:augustagensociety@comcast.net augustagensociety@comcast.net] Website Facebook Augusta Richmond County Historical Society (ARCHS) Reese Library, Augusta University 2500 Walton Way Augusta, GA 30904-2200 706-737-1532 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 Sons of Confederate Veterans Brigadier General E Porter Alexander Camp #158 PO Box 3694, Hill Station Augusta, GA 30904 Website

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - 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