Putnam County, Georgia Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Putnam County Courthouse 100 S Jefferson Avenue Eatonton, GA 31024 Phone: 706.485.4501 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1807 Probate Court has birth records from 1866, marriage and probate records from 1808, death records from 1919 and tax digest 1812-1848

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790).

Parent County
1807--Putnam County was created 10 December 1807 fromBaldwin County. County seat: Eatonton

Neighboring Counties

 * Baldwin
 * Greene
 * Hancock
 * Jasper
 * Jones
 * Morgan

Church
Crooked Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Members 1807, 1820, 1824-1826 Georgia Pioneers

Military
Muster Roll of Brown Rifles, C. S. A. Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * Wills, 1808-1822 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, 1822-1857 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book C, 1857-1888 Georgia Pioneers

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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.
 * Putnam County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers