Irwin County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Irwin County

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

County Courthouse
Irwin County Courthouse 207 S Irwin Avenue PO Box 186 Ocilla, GA 31774-1098 Phone: 229.468.5356 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and court records from 1821 and military records from 1900. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and burial records from 1920 and probate records from 1850.

Parent County
1818--Irwin County was created 15 December 1818 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Ocilla

Neighboring Counties

 * Ben Hill
 * Berrien
 * Coffee
 * Tift
 * Turner

Census

 * Jefferey, Alice, ed. Irwin County, Georgia Census, 1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Local Histories

 * Clements, J. B. History of Irwin County. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote &amp; Davies Co., c1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Probate Records

 * Will Book No. 1, 1821-1864 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book No. 1, 1821-1864 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Sales, Minutes, 1822-1855 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Sales, Minutes, 1863-1875 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * 1827-1872 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers


 * 1835-1874 - Irwin County Marriage Index 1835-1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1901 - Irwin County Marriage Index 1873-1901. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1849-50, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

County Courthouse
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and court records from 1821 and military records from 1900; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and burial records from 1920 and probate records from 1850

Parent County
1818--Irwin County was created 15 December 1818 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Ocilla

Neighboring Counties

 * Ben Hill
 * Berrien
 * Coffee
 * Tift
 * Turner

Census

 * Jefferey, Alice, ed. Irwin County, Georgia Census, 1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Local Histories

 * Clements, J. B. History of Irwin County. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote &amp; Davies Co., c1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriages
1827-1872 Georgia Pioneers

1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * Will Book No. 1, 1821-1864 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book No. 1, 1821-1864 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Sales, Minutes, 1822-1855 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Sales, Minutes, 1863-1875 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * 1835-1874 - Irwin County Marriage Index 1835-1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1901 - Irwin County Marriage Index 1873-1901. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1849-50, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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