Candler County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the Allen D. Candler people. The County has Metter as its seat and the County was created 1914. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Candler County Courthouse 705 N Lewis Street Metter, GA 30439 Phone: 912.685.2835 County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death records from 1915, divorce, court and land records from 1914. Clerk of Superior Court  35 SW Broad St. P.O. Box 830 Metter, GA 30439 Telephone: (912) 685-5257 Fax: (912) 685-2946 Candler County Probate Court 35 SW Broad Street Metter, GA 30439 Telephone: (912) 685-2357 Fax: (912) 685-5130

Parent County
1854--Candler County was created 18 February 1854 from Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall Counties.  County seat:  Metter

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Bulloch County • Emanuel County • Evans County • Tattnall County • Toombs County

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Military - 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)

World War I

 * 1920-1929 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742 – 1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742 – 1990 at FamilySearch — index and images

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1942 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

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 $

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Candler County Historical Society 346 College St, Metter, Georgia, 30439

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Candler County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Candler County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Candler County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Candler County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)