Fayette County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Fayette 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 Marquis de Lafayette. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fayette County Courthouse 200 Courthouse Square Fayetteville, GA 30214-2198 Phone: 770-461-6041 Fayette County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records.

Fayette county's original courthouse was built in 1825 and is the oldest standing courthouse in Georgia. It is located at the intersections of GA Highways 85 and 54, "on the Square." former Fayette Courthouse History

Populated Places
Since the late 20th century, Fayette County has been part of the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan 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

Baptist Fayetteville Baptist Church


 * 1903 Fayetteville Baptist Church Baptism Index 1903. Batch  at FamilySearch

Methodist Fayetteville Methodist Church


 * 1869-1885 Fayetteville Methodist Church Marriage Index 1869-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1869-1895 Fayetteville Methodist Church Marriage Index 1869-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

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

Early deeds are available online at Fayette Clerk. On the left under the Main Menu click Property Index Search. Under Disclaimer select "Click to Accept the Disclaimer and Proceed to the Website". From the top menu select "Online Index Books". Search the Grantor/Grantee Index, or enter the book and page number on the right hand side under "Search Record Book".

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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


 * - 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 13th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 30th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C


 * Fayette County Historical Society, and Carolyn C. Cary. 1977. The history of Fayette County, 1821-1971. [Fayetteville, Ga.]: Fayette County Historical Society. (page 344,350,354,356,359,362,365,371)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Fayette County). 1960. Pension 1861-1949, and, Soldiers' roll 1861-1865. 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
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1828-1897 Wills 1828-1897 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1830-1850 Wills 1830-1850 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1837-1845, 1851-1856 Mixed Records, inventories, returns, etc. 1837-1845; 1851-1856 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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 ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1823-1849 Fayette County Marriage Books A and B Index 1823-1849. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1849-1881 Fayette County Marriage Books C and E Index 1849-1881. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1892 Fayette County Marriage Book F Index 1881-1892. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1912 Fayette County Marriage Books G and H Index 1892-1912. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1823-1832 Images of Book A. Georgia Pioneers($)
 * 1832-1849 Index of Book B. Georgia Pioneers($)

Death

 * 1870-1960 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — 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 — index

The Georgia Archives has a few death certificates from 1919 through 1927. The collection also includes a number of certificates from 1914-1918, with the bulk dating from 1917 and 1918. Georgia Death Certificates - Georgia's Virtual Vault

Archives

 * Georgia Archives Georgia's Virtual Vault University System of Georgia Website

Family History Centers

 * Jonesboro Georgia Family History Center
 * Newnan Georgia Family History Center

Societies
The Fayette County Historical Society P.O. Box 421 195 Lee Street Fayetteville, GA 30214﻿ Phone: 770-461-9270﻿﻿ The Fayette County Historical Society

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution  James Waldrop Chapter NSDAR

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Fayette County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Fayette County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * The New Georgia Encyclopedia has an excellent thumbnail sketch of Fayette county here: Georgia Encyclopedia Articles Fayette County
 * - 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