Oglethorpe County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Oglethorpe 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 Georgia's founder, General James Oglethorpe. The County is located in the northeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Oglethorpe County Courthouse PO Box 261 Lexington, GA 30648-0261 Phone: 706-743-5270 Oglethorpe County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and burial records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1794.

Populated Places
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

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

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


 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 63rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A


 * Confederate States of America. Army. Gilmer Blues. 1965. This they remembered: the history of the four companies and those in other companies, who went from Oglethorpe County to serve in the War between the States: The Gilmer Blues, The Oglethorpe Rifles, The Tom Cobb Infantry, The Echols Artillery. Washington, Georgia: Washington Pub. Co. (Entire Book)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Oglethorpe County). 1957. Disabled or invalid Confederate soldiers roll 1881-1895 and Confederate Veterans Association of Oglethorpe Co., camp roll &amp; minutes 1889-1931. 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
 * 1856-1909 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1790-1962 (*); Georgia. Probate Court (Oglethorpe County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1793-1807 Wills, Book A 1793-1807 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1794-1903 (*); Oglethorpe County. Registers Office (Georgia) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1796-1911 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Oglethorpe County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1798-1814 Index to Annual Returns 1798-1814 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1798-1903 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Oglethorpe County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1799-1821 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Oglethorpe County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1799-1917 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Oglethorpe County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1807-1826 Wills, Book B 1807-1826 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1815-1830 Index to Annual Returns 1815-1830 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1815-1831 Index to Annual Returns and Estates 1815-1831 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1822-1828 Index to Annual Returns 1822-1828 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1826-1834 Index to Will Book C 1826-1834 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1837 Index to Annual Returns 1828-1837 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1830-1832 Index to Annual Returns 1830-1832 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1833-1866 Index to Will Book D 1833-1866 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1846-1905 (*); Georgia. Superior Court (Oglethorpe County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1856-1901 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Oglethorpe County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1856-1924 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Oglethorpe County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1857-1902 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Oglethorpe County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1858-1887 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Oglethorpe County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1863-1886 Index to Will Book E 1863-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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
 * 1875-1876 Oglethorpe County Birth Index Books 1, 2, and D 1875-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch

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
 * 1794-1877 Oglethorpe County Marriage Books 2 and D Index 1794-1877. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1824-1850 Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1829-1902 Oglethorpe County Marriage Index 1829-1902. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1854-1874 Oglethorpe County Marriage Index 1854-1874. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1873-1891 Oglethorpe County Marriage Books B thru D Index 1873-1891. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 Marriages from Newspapers, 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1891-1897 Oglethorpe County Marriage Book E Index 1891-1897. Batch  at FamilySearch

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

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Societies
Historic Oglethorpe County Inc. PO BOX 307 Lexington, GA. 30648-0307 Phone: 706-338-2898 Email: [mailto:hoglethorpecounty@gmail.com hoglethorpecounty@gmail.com] Historic Oglethorpe County Inc.

Oglethorpe Historical Society PO BOX 307 Lexington, GA 30648-0307 Email: [mailto:oglethorpesociety@gmail.com oglethorpesociety@gmail.com] Oglethorpe Historical Society

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

Georgia State Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 Phone: 678-364-3700 Georgia State Archives Georgia State Archives Facebook

Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W. Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 Phone: 	912-651-2125 Toll Free: 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:ghslib@georgiahistory.com ghslib@georgiahistory.com] Georgia Historical Society

Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Georgia Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Oglethorpe County GAGenWeb
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Oglethorpe County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * 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