Stewart County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Stewart County

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

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

Probate

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

Marriage

 * 1828-1870 - Stewart County Marriage Books A1, A2, B, C Index 1828-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1830-1860 - Stewart County Marriage Index 1830-1860 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1870-1884 - Stewart County Marriage Book C Index 1870-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1895 - Stewart County Marriage Index 1884-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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