Lee County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Lee County

Guide to Lee County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Lee County Courthouse PO Box 889 Leesburg, GA 31763-0056 Phone: 912.759.6000 Clerk Superior Court has marriage, divorce and court records

Parent County
1825--Lee County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat:  Leesburg

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
1858--The courthouse in Starkville burned with all of the county records. Another fire in 1872 destroyed the temporary courthouse in Leesburg. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Crisp
 * Dougherty
 * Sumter
 * Terrell
 * Worth

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B

Probate Records

 * Wills 1854-1858 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Digital Images of Wills 1854-1891. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A, 1854-1966 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1867-1885 - Lee County Marriage Index 1867-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Lee 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. Select the state, then the county.
 * Lee County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)