Emanuel County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Emanuel County

County Courthouse
Emanuel County Courthouse 201 N Main Street PO Box 787 Swainsboro, Georgia 30401-2042 Phone: 912.237.8911 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1812

Parent County
1812--Emanuel County was created 10 December 1812 from Bulloch and Montgomery Counties. County seat: Swainsboro

Record Loss
1841, 1855, 1857, 1919, and 1938 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Bulloch
 * Burke
 * Candler
 * Jefferson
 * Jenkins
 * Johnson
 * Laurens
 * Montgomery
 * Tattnall
 * Toombs
 * Treutlen

Probate

 * Wills 1825-1857 (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1857-1907 (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills, Administrations, Guardians, Bonds, Book A, 1815-1868 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Vital Records
Marriages


 * Index to Emanuel County Marriages 1817-1860 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1859-60, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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