Camden County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Camden 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 Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden and is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Camden County Courthouse 202 E 4th Street PO Box 99 Woodbine, GA 31569 Phone: 912-576-5601 Camden County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, and land records. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records.

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:

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Episcopal Episcopal Mission District


 * 1852-1902 Episcopal Mission District Marriage Index 1885-1902. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1922 Episcopal Mission District Baptism Index 1885-1922. Batch  at FamilySeach

St. Mary's Church of Our Saviour


 * 1887-1895 St. Mary's Church of Our Saviour Marriage Index 1887-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Methodist Episcopal
 * 1787-1885 St. Mary's Methodist Episcopal Church South Baptism Index 1787-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1787-1895 St. Mary's Methodist Episcopal Church South Marriage Index 1787-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Directories

 * 1892 St. Mary's, Georgia City Directory (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans

African American research page on the Coastal Georgia History & Genealogy site. Biographies, burial index, cemeteries, census, court, death records, enslavement records, family files, history, links & websites, marriages, name changes, newspapers, plantations and schools.
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * An Abandoned Black Settlement on Cuberland Island, (Camden County) Georgia. Mary Riketson Bullard. - South Dartmouth, Mass. [C. 1982] 129 pF292.C94 B84 1982

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * 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)
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index


 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Camden County World War I Service Records 1917-1919 (Army, Navy, Marines) (digital images)

Other Records
Voting Records


 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1795-1829 Camden County Wills (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1795-1829 Camden County Will Bk A (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1795-1945 Camden County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1885-1900 Camden County Will Bk C (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)

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.

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
 * 1818-1890 Camden County Marriages Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1852-1895 Camden County Marriage Index 1852-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1895 Camden County Marriage Index 1852-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1890 Camden County Marriages (from Newspapers) 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 ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Societies

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History Website Meets at St. Simons Island.

Websites

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * Camden County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Camden County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Camden 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