Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Liberty County

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

County Courthouse
Liberty County Courthouse Courthouse Square PO Box 829 Hinesville, GA 31313-3240 Phone: 912.876.2164 Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from late 1700’s, birth records from 1919 and death records from 1927; Clerk of Court has divorce, court and land records from 1756; some early records lost.

Parent County
1777--Liberty County was created 5 February 1777 from St. Andrew, St. James and St. John Parishes. County seat: Hinesville

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
No reported loss or damage.

Neighboring Counties
Bryan County • Evans County • Long County • McIntosh County • Tattnall County

Cemeteries

 * Midway Church Burials, Midway, Georgia Georgia Pioneers

Congregational

 * Midway Congregational Church Records, Liberty County, Georgia. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Stacy, James. History of the Midway Congregational Church, Liberty County, Georgia. 1951. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 1746-1828 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1746-1828. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1748-1788 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1748-1788. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1754-1898 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1754-1898. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1844-1863 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1844-1863. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1864-1867 - Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1864-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1753-1858 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1753-1858. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1753-1785 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1753-1785. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1754-1898 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1754-1898. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1859-1867 - Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1859-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1870 Residents, physical descriptions of Persons (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Local Histories

 * Taylors Creek: Story of the Community and Her People Through 200 years. Pearson, Ga.: Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, 1963. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 14th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate),
 * - 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate)
 * - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and F
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (also has other war's information)

Probate Records

 * Estates 1823-1829 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Estates 1784-1791, by surname (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book A, 1789-1823 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book B, 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book C, 1863-1873 Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1772-1887 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1779-1823 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1785-1895 - Owen, Clint. Liberty County, Georgia Marriages, 1785-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1867-1895 - Liberty County Marriage Index 1867-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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