Stewart County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Stewart County Courthouse PO Box 157 Lumpkin, GA 31815-0157 Phone: 912.838.6220 Probate Court has birth, death and burial records from 1927, marriage records from 1828 and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from from 1830 Clerk of Superior Court  P.O. Box 910 Lumpkin, GA 31815 Telephone: (229) 838-6220 Fax: (229) 838-4505 Probate Court of Stewart County P.O. Box 876 Lumpkin, GA  31815 Telephone: 229-838-4394 Fax: 229-838-9084

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
1922 The courthouse at Lumpkin burned 21 April 1922. County records remained safe in fire-proof vaults.

Neighboring Counties
Barbour County, Alabama • Chattahoochee County • Marion County • Quitman County • Randolph County • Russell County, Alabama • Webster County

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Stewart County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records

 * Harmony Church, Richland, Georgia, 1839 Members Georgia Pioneers $

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Webster County (Georgia). Superior Court Clerk. 1966. Military records, 1944-1964: confederate muster roll, for Webster and Stewart Counties; World War I service records, compiled under sponsorship of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary by the Veterans Service Office; and discharge records. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah.

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)


 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 17th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies I and K
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and G
 * - 35th Battalion, Georgia (Confederate), Companies E and G
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. 1960. Confederate rosters (reconstructed in 1899). Atlanta [Georgia]: Georgia Department of Archives and History.

World War I

 * 1920-1929 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 - index and images
 * 1837-1849 - Wills, Book B, 1837-1849 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1837-1849 - Index to Will Book A, 1837-1849 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 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 $
 * 1828 - 1870 - Stewart County Marriage Books A1, A2, B, C Index 1828-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1830 - 1860 - Stewart County Marriage Index 1830-1860 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1870 - 1884 - Stewart County Marriage Book C Index 1870-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884 - 1895 - Stewart County Marriage Index 1884-1895. 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 - 1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

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