Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Gwinnett County Courthouse 75 Langley Drive PO Box 880 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Phone: 770.822.8100 Gwinnett County Website

Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records

Populated Places
Gwinnett County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Flanigan, James C. Gwinnett Churches: A Complete History of Every Church in Gwinnett County, Georgia, With Short Biographical Sketches of Its Ministers. 1911. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Baptist Haynes Creek Baptist Church


 * 1826-1885 - Haynes Creek Baptist Church Baptism Index 1826-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1826-1895 - Haynes Creek Baptist Church Marriage Index 1826-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court Records

 * 1819-1861 - Minute Books of Inferior Court - 1820-1832 (images); 1819-1861 (images) at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * Georgia Land Lottery winners who drew lots in Gwinnett County.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters (Confederate)
 * - 12th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies H and I
 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and H
 * - 36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Broyles') (Confederate), Company K
 * - 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and B
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Pharr, Mary Ogletree. 1995. Woodward's Mill: its history in deeds, stories, pictures and memories. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified]. (page 10-11)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County). 1963. Confederate roster, 1861-1865; Confederate pension rolls, 1890-1935. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records


 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742–1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1846-1886 - Wills 1846-1886, Book D (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1852-1917 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1866 - Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1856-1866 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1856-1878 - Probate Records (Index) - Estates (Bench Docket) 1856-1878; 1874-1885; Accounts, Annual Returns 1869-1876; 1874-1878 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1856-1866, 1886-1912 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1902 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 *  1856-1920 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1867-1923 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1871-1901 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1871- 1912 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1871-1930 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1872-1895 - Index to Inventories and Annual Returns, Books 10-14, 1872-1895 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1886-1897 - Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1886-1897 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1888-1916 - Images of Wills 1888-1916 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1959-1964 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870 - 1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560 - 1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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 $
 * 1827 - 1837 - Marriage Book 3, 1827-1837 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1835-1837 - Loose Marriages (images) at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1837 - 1895 - Gwinnett County Marriage Index 1837-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1843 - 1882 - Gwinnett County Marriage Book 4 Index 1843-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1843 - 1864 - Index to Marriages 1843-1864 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1871 - 1882 - Index to Marriages 1871-1882 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1878 - 1892 - Gwinnett County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1878-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1886 - Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1892-1910 - Marriages 1892-1910 (index); 1895-1908 (index) at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1870 - 1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928 - 1942 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Flanigan Funeral Home Obituaries Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia Free from GenealogyBuff.com.

Family History Centers

 * Lawrenceville Georgia Family History Center
 * Sugar Hill Georgia Family History Center

Societies
Gwinnett Historical Society PO Box 261, 221 North Clayton 185 West Crogan Street Lawrenceville 30246 Phone: 770-822-5174 (office) 770-237-5616 (office line 2) Email: [mailto:ghs@gwinnetths.org ghs@gwinnetths.org] Gwinnett Historical Society Gwinnett Historical Society Facebook

Sons of the American Revolution  Button Gwinnett Chapter Lawreceville, Georgia Sons of the American Revolution

Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 96  Lawreceville, Georgia Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 96

Snellville Historical Society  2145 North Road Snellville, GA 30078 Phone: 678-691-8187 Email: [mailto:snellvillehistoricalsociety@gmail.com snellvillehistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Snellville Historical Society

Sugar Hill Historic Preservation Society 5039 West Broad Street Street, Sugar Hill, GA Phone: 770-945-6716 Email: [mailto:shhps@cityofsugarhill.com shhps@cityofsugarhill.com] Sugar Hill Historic Preservation Society

East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680 East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. Facebook

Southern Appalachian Genealogy Email: [mailto:genealogicalme@gmail.com genealogicalme@gmail.com] Southern Appalachian Genealogy Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Gwinnett County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records