Long County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Long County Courthouse McDonald Street Ludowici, GA 31316 Phone: 912.545.2123 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court land and adoption records from 1920.

Clerk of Superior Court 49 S. McDonald St. P.O. Box 458 Ludowici, GA 31316 Phone: (912) 545-2123 Fax: (912) 545-2020

Probate Court of Long County P.O. Box 426 Ludowici, GA 31316 Phone: (912) 545-2131

Parent County
1920--Long County was created 14 August 1920 fromLiberty County. County seat: Ludowici

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
Liberty County • McIntosh County • Tattnall County • Wayne County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


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

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 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 $

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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