Appling County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Appling 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 Daniel Appling and is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Appling County Courthouse 83 South Oak Street Baxley, GA 31513-2097 Phone: 912-367-8100 Appling County Website

Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and burial records. Clerk of Superior Court has divorce, probate and court 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
The following web site may have additional information on Appling County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans

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.
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

Land and Property Records

 * 1856-1879 Appling Homestead Applications (Digital Images) at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Appling County Exemptions (Digital Images) at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

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)
 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920 - at FamilySearch — index


 * - 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company F
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and K

World War I
 * 1920-1929 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Voting Records


 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1856-1879 Appling County, Georgia Estates, Guardianships, Vouchers, etc. at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1866-1879 Index of Appling County, Georgia Miscellaneous Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1873-1878 Index of Appling County, Georgia Annual Returns at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1877-1888 Index of Appling County, Georgia Annual Returns at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1877-1900 Digital Images of Appling County, Georgia Wills. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1877-1937 Appling County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1877-1937 Index of Appling County, Georgia Wills at 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
 * 1869-1879 Marriages at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1869-1889 Appling County Marriage Index 1869-1889. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1869-1889 Appling County Marriage Index 1869-1889. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1889-1891 Appling County Marriage Index 1889-1891. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1889-1907 Appling County Marriage Index 1889-1907. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1907-1921 Appling County Marriage Index 1907-1921. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1918-1935 Appling County Marriage Index 1918-1935. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1918-1952 Appling County Marriage Index 1918-1952. 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 ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Societies

 * Appling County Historical Society P.O. Box 1063 Baxley, GA 31513-7063 Website

Websites

 * Appling County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Appling County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Appling 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