Stewart County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Stewart County

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

Parent County
1830--Stewart County was created 23 December 1830 from Randolph County. County seat: Lumpkin

Record Loss
1922 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Barbour County, Alabama
 * Chattahoochee
 * Marion
 * Quitman
 * Randolph
 * Russell County, Alabama
 * Webster

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

Marriages
1830-1860 Georgia Pioneers

Probate

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Stewart County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers