Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Gwinnett 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 Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Gwinnett County Courthouse 75 Langley Drive PO Box 880 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Phone: 770.822.8100 Gwinnett County Website

Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records

Populated Places
Gwinnett County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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 Gwinnett County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Flanigan, James C. Gwinnett Churches: A Complete History of Every Church in Gwinnett County, Georgia, With Short Biographical Sketches of Its Ministers. 1911. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Baptist Haynes Creek Baptist Church


 * 1826-1885 - Haynes Creek Baptist Church Baptism Index 1826-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1826-1895 - Haynes Creek Baptist Church Marriage Index 1826-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court Records

 * 1819-1861 - Minute Books of Inferior Court - 1820-1832 (images); 1819-1861 (images) at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Land and Property Records
A list of Georgia Land Lottery winners who drew lots in Gwinnett County can he found here.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * 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


 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters (Confederate)
 * - 12th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies H and I
 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and H
 * - 36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Broyles') (Confederate), Company K
 * - 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and B
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Pharr, Mary Ogletree. 1995. Woodward's Mill: its history in deeds, stories, pictures and memories. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified]. (page 10-11)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County). 1963. Confederate roster, 1861-1865; Confederate pension rolls, 1890-1935. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

World War I


 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Voting Records


 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1846-1886 - Wills 1846-1886, Book D (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1856-1878 - Probate Records (Index) - Estates (Bench Docket) 1856-1878; 1874-1885; Accounts, Annual Returns 1869-1876; 1874-1878 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1872-1895 - Index to Inventories and Annual Returns, Books 10-14, 1872-1895 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1856-1866 - Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1856-1866 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1886-1897 - Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1886-1897 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1888-1916 - Images of Wills 1888-1916 at 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.

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.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1827 - 1837 - Marriage Book 3, 1827-1837 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1835-1837 - Loose Marriages (images) at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1837 - 1895 - Gwinnett County Marriage Index 1837-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1843 - 1882 - Gwinnett County Marriage Book 4 Index 1843-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1843 - 1864 - Index to Marriages 1843-1864 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1871 - 1882 - Index to Marriages 1871-1882 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1878 - 1892 - Gwinnett County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1878-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1886 - Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1892-1910 - Marriages 1892-1910 (index); 1895-1908 (index) at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1870 - 1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1942 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Flanigan Funeral Home Obituaries Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia Free from GenealogyBuff.com.

Family History Centers

 * Lawrenceville Georgia Family History Center
 * Sugar Hill Georgia Family History Center

Societies

 * Gwinnett Historical Society P.O. Box 261, 221 North Clayton Lawrenceville 30246

Websites

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