Jefferson County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Jefferson County

County Courthouse
Clerk of Courts has land and court records from 1865, divorce records from 1900’s and marriage records; Probate Court has probate records; County Health Department has birth and death records

Parent County
1796--Jefferson County was created 20 February 1796 from Burke and Warren Counties. County seat:  Louisville

Neighboring Counties

 * Burke
 * Emanuel
 * Glascock
 * Johnson
 * McDuffie
 * Richmond
 * Warren
 * Washington

Court
1797 Grand Jurors Georgia Pioneers

1799 Petit Jurors  Georgia Pioneers

Land
Abstracts of Deeds 1797-1799 Georgia Pioneers

Local Histories

 * Thomas, Z. V. History of Jefferson County. Macon, Ga.: Press of the J.W. Burke Co., 1927. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriages
1885-1886 (rom newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

Marriage Contracts found in deeds, documents Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * Wills 1777-1893 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book 3, 1864-1884 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1815-1827 Georgia Pioneers

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