Jefferson County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Jefferson County

Guide to Jefferson County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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

African American

 * 1866-1890 - Jefferson County Colored Marriage Book A Index 1866-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889-1895 - Jefferson County Colored Marriage Book B (partial) Index 1889-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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 ($).

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

Marriages

 * 1803-1880 - Jefferson County Marriage Book A Index 1803-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1868-1895 - Jefferson County Marriage Book B Index 1868-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1886 - Jefferson County Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers
 * Marriage Contracts found in deeds, documents 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