Sumter County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Sumter County Courthouse PO Box 295 Americus, GA 31709-0295 Phone: 912.924.3090 County Health Department has birth, death and burial records. Probate Court has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1831 Clerk of Superior Court P.O. Box 333 500 W. Lamar St., Suite. 1 Americus, GA 31709 Telephone: (229) 928-4537 Fax: (229) 928-4539 Probate Court of Sumter County P.O. Box 246 Americus, GA 31709 Telephone: 229-928-4551

Parent County
1831--Sumter County was created 26 December 1831 from Lee County. County seat:  Americus

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
Crisp County • Dooly County • Lee County • Macon County • Marion County • Schley County • Terrell County • Webster County

Church Records
Mount Zion Church


 * 1797, 1828-1880 - Mount Zion Church Baptism Index 1797, 1828-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1836-1956 - Mount Zion Church Marriage Index 1836-1956. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)


 * - 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County). 1961. Confederate soldiers and widows pension rolls, 1903-1952. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Andersonville, Georgia. Andersonville Prisoner of War Database. Andersonville, GA, USA: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Clavreul, H. Diary of Rev. H. Clavreul: With the Names of Dying Federal Soldiers to Whom He Ministered at Andersonville, Ga. July and August, 1864. Waterbury, Conn.: Connecticut Association of Ex-prisoners of War, 1910. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


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


 * 1831-1900 - Wills 1831-1900 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1838-1855 - Index to Will Book 00, 1838-1855 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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 $
 * 1832 - 1857 - Sumter County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1832-1857. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1833 - 1850 - Sumter County Marriage Index 1833-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1849 - 1850 - Sumter County Marriage Book A2 Index 1849-1850. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1857 - 1872 - Sumter County Marriage Books 4 and 5 Index 1857-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869 - 1895 - Sumter County Marriage Index 1869-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869 - 1902 - Sumter County Marriage Books 6 and 10 Index 1869-1902. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - 1888 - Sumter County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1874-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1886 - Sumter County Marriage Index 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1888 - 1895 - Sumter County Marriage Book 9 Index 1888-1895. 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
Sumter Historic Trust 318 East Church Street Americus GA 31709 Telephone Number: 229-924-1163

National Society of Andersonville PO Box 65 Andersonville, GA 31711 Telephone Number: 229-924-7228

Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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