Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Richmond County Courthouse 530 Green Street Augusta, GA 30911-0001 Phone: 760.821.2460 Clerk Superior Court has land records from 1778 and court records; Probate Court has marriage and probate records.

Clerk of Superior Court 735 James Brown Boulevard, Suite 1500 P.O. Box 2046 (30903) Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: (706) 821-2460 Fax: (706) 821-2448

Probate Court of Richmond County 735 James Brown Boulevard Suite 1000 augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706-821-2431

Parent County
1777--Richmond County was created 5 February 1777 from St. Paul Parish.County seat:--Augusta

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Aiken County, South Carolina • Burke County • Columbia County • Edgefield County, South Carolina • Jefferson County • McDuffie County

African Americans
Terrell, Lloyd Preston. Blacks in Augusta: a chronology, 1741-1977 / by Lloyd P. Terrell and Marguerite S. C. Terrell. - Augusta, Ga. : Preston Publications. c 1977. 50 p. F294.A9 T47

Cemeteries
Richmond County, Georgia Lists at Find a Grave

Church Records
St. Mary's Church, Augusta


 * 1895 - St. Mary's Church, Augusta, Marriage Index 1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Augusta

Episcopal
Christ Church Episcopal, Augusta


 * 1887-1895 Christ Church Episcopal, Augusta, Marriage Index 1887-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Church of the Atonement Episcopal, Augusta


 * 1851-1885 - Church of the Atonement Episcopal, Augusta, Baptism Index 1851-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851-1895 - Church of the Atonement Episcopal, Augusta, Baptism Index 1851-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Augusta


 * 1868-1885 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Augusta, Baptism Index 1868-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1868-1885 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Augusta, Marriage Index 1868-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1873-1881 - Teachers Employed from 1873 to 1881 in Richmond County Georgia Pioneers $

Local Histories

 * Augusta. Augusta, Ga.: Tidwell Print. Supply Co., 1938. Digital version at Ancestry ($). See also Ancestry ($).


 * Clark, Walter A. A Lost Arcadia, or, The Story of My Old Community. Augusta, Ga.: Chronicle Job Print., 1909. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Dellquest, Augustus Wilfrid. Historic Augusta: A Brief Description of the Monuments and Places of Historical Interest in and around Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga.: A.W. Dellquest Book Co., 1917. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Jones, Charles Colcock. Memorial History of Augusta, Georgia: From Its Settlement in 1735 to the Close of the Eighteenth Century. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason &amp; Co., 1890. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Early migration routes to and from Richmond County for European settlers included:


 * Savannah River pre-historic
 * Occaneechi Path pre-historic
 * Lower Creek Trading Path pre-historic
 * Cisca and St. Augustine Trail (or Nickajack Trail) pre-historic
 * Fort Moore-Charleston Trail about 1716
 * Fall Line Road about 1735
 * Augusta-Savannah Trail 1739
 * Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s
 * Augusta-St. Augustine Trail
 * Augusta and Cherokee Trail about 1777

Military

 * 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)


 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's) (Confederate), Companies D and I
 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and I
 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters (Confederate)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and I
 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, C and N
 * - 9th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B, D and K
 * - 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 12th Battalion, Georgia Light Artillery (Confederate), Reorganized Companies D and F
 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and I
 * - 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company E, H and I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Sheahan, John J. 1996. Military markers and data: Cemeteries located in Richmond County, Georgia. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at Family Search images


 * 1777-1798 - Wills, Book A, 1777-1798 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1798-1810 - Wills, 1798-1810 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1810-1829 - Wills, 1810-1829 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1839-1844 - Wills, 1839-1844 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1845-1853 - Wills, 1845-1853 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * 1777-1958 - Index to Wills 1777-1958 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 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 $
 * 1885 - 1886 - Marriages from old Newspapers Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1801 - 1805 - Richmond County Marriage Index 1801-1805. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1806 - 1863 - Richmond County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1806-1863. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1806 - 1863 - Richmond County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1806-1863. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1806 - 1863 - Richmond County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1806-1863. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1863 - 1871 - Richmond County Marriage Books D thru F Index 1863-1871. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870 - 1875 - Richmond County Marriage Books G and H Index 1870-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873 - 1881 - Richmond County Marriage Books I and J Index 1873-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876 - 1887 - Richmond County Marriage Book K Index 1876-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882 - 1886 - Richmond County Marriage Books M and O Index 1882-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1887 - 1890 - Richmond County Marriage Books P and Q Index 1887-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888 - 1893 - Richmond County Marriage Books R and S Index 1888-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1894 - 1897 - Richmond County Marriage Books T and U Index 1894-1897. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Richmond Hill Historical Society PO Box 381 Richmond Hill, GA 31324 Website

Augusta Genealogical Society 1109 Broad St. Augusta, GA 30901 Telephone Number: 706-722-4073 Website

Augusta-Richmond County Historical Society ARCHS, 2500 Walton Way Augusta, GA 30904-2200 Telephone Number:706-737-1532 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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