Lee County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Lee County

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

County Courthouse
Lee County Courthouse PO Box 889 Leesburg, GA 31763-0056 Phone: 912.759.6000 Clerk Superior Court has marriage, divorce and court records

Clerk of Superior Court P.O. Box 49 100 Leslie Hwy. Leesburg, GA 31763 Phone: (229) 759-6018 Fax: (229) 438-6049

Probate Court of Lee County 100 Leslie Highway Leesburg, GA 31763 Phone: (229) 759-6006

Parent County
1825--Lee County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat:  Leesburg

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
1858 The courthouse at Leesburg was destroyed by fire 19 March 1858, along with almost all county records. 1872 Fire burned the courthouse and destroyed some records.

Neighboring Counties
Crisp County • Dougherty County • Sumter County • Terrell County • Worth County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)


 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (also has World War 1)


 * White, George. 2001. Lee County, Georgia history &amp; biographies. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press. (page 687-691)
 * Newspaper clippings from the March 30 and April 9, 1961 Albany Herald: of Civil War companies from Dougherty and Baker Counties, Lee County volunteers, and Terrell County war heroes. 1961. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Georgia. Superior Court (Lee County). 1964. Roster of field staff and band, 11th regiment and company B, Georgia volunteers. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Lee County). 1964. Confederate pension records, 1890-1922. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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


 * 1854-1858 - Wills 1854-1858 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1854-1891 - Digital Images of Wills 1854-1891. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1754-1966 - Index to Will Book A, 1854-1966 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $


 * 1867-1885 - Lee County Marriage Index 1867-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939-aew at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Lee County Genealogical Society Box 393, Leesburg, GA 31763

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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