Wheeler County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Wheeler County

County Courthouse
Wheeler County Courthouse 209 W Forest Avenue Alamo, GA 30411 Phone: 912.568.713 County Health Department has birth and death records from 1927; Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1913; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1913

Parent County
1912--Wheeler County was created 14 August 1912 from Montgomery County. County seat:  Alamo

Record Loss
1916 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Dodge
 * Jeff Davis
 * Laurens
 * Montgomery
 * Telfair
 * Treutlen

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 5 page 156 - Wilkes Cemetery page 156 - Frank Ervins Farm page 157 - Hinson Cemetery

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Wheeler County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Wheeler County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)