Schley County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Schley County Courthouse PO Box 352; Ellaville, GA 31806 Phone: 912.937.2609 Probate Court has birth, death and burial records from 1927, marriage records from 1858 and probate records; Clerk Superior has divorce, court and land records from 1850 Clerk of Superior Court 14 South Broad Street P.O. Box 7 Ellaville, GA 31806 Telephone: (229) 937-5581 Fax: (229) 937-5588 Probate Court of Schley County P.O. Box 385 Ellaville, GA 31806 Telephone: 229-937-2905 Fax: 229-937-5588

Parent County
1857--Schley County was created 22 December 1857 from Marion and Sumter Counties. County seat: Ellaville

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
Macon County • Marion County • Sumter County • Taylor County

Methodist
Concord Methodist Church


 * 1880-1882 - Concord Methodist Church Baptism Index 1880-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880-1895 - Concord Methodist Church Marriage Index 1880-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)


 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 17th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 28th Battalion, Georgia Siege Artillery (Confederate), Company A
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B


 * Georgia. Superior Court (Schley County). 1964. Military records, World War I service and discharge records, 1917-1963. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. (go to Civil War part of the film)

World War I

 * Veterans Records, World War I Georgia Pioneers $

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


 * 1858-1865 - Wills, 1858-1865 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1858-1905 - Index to Will Book A, 1858-1905 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1858-1869 - Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Vouchers, Appraisements, Dismissions, Book A, 1858-1869 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1869-1885 - Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Appraisements, Vouchers, Dismissions, Book B, 1869-1885 Georgia Pioneers $

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 $
 * 1858 - 1895 - Schley County Marriage Index 1858-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1858 - 1901 - Schley County Marriage Index 1858-1901. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1886 - Schley County Marriages from old newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Ellaville / Schley County Historcal Society, INC. PO BOX 175 Ellaville, GA 31806 Telephone Number:229-937-2116 Website

Schley County Preservation Society PO Box 326 Ellaville, Georgia 31806-0326 Website

Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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