Glynn County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for John Glynn. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Glynn County Courthouse 701 H Street Brunswick, GA 31520-6750 Phone: 912-554-7272 Glynn County Website Probate Court has marriage records from 1845 and probate records from 1792. Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1792 and land records 1824-1829 (some may have been burned); all records to 1818 damaged.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Census Records
No Glynn County census records exist before 1820, according to Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com).

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * FamilySearch Places

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Brunswick

Episcopal Christ Church of Frederica, St. Simons Island


 * 1873-1910 Christ Church of Frederica, St. Simons Island Baptism Index 1873-1910. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1884-1941 Christ Church of Frederica, St. Simons Island Marriage Index 1884-1941. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Court Records

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans

African American research page on the Coastal Georgia History & Genealogy (GlynnGen.com) site. Biographies, burial index, cemeteries, census, court, death records, enslavement records, family files, history, links & websites, marriages, name changes, newspapers, plantations and schools.
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * Early Days of Coast Georgia. By Orin Sage Wightman. Story by Margaret Davis Cate. St Simons Island (Glynn County) Georgia. Fort Frederica Association, [1955]. 235 p. F286.W6

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * Selected Glynn County deeds from after 1820 available at Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com) County Deed Records.

Local Histories

 * Cate, Margaret Davis. Our Today's and Yesterdays: A Story of Brunswick and the Coastal Islands. Brunswick, Ga.: Glover Bros., 1930. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Flags of Five Nations: Being a Collection of Historical Sketches, Legends and Stories of the Golden Isles of Guale. Sea Island, Ga.: Cloister Hotel, 1940. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Jekyl [sic] Island Club, Brunswick, Georgia, 1911. New York: Photogravure &amp; Color Co., 1911?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Glynn County cemeteries, plantations, etc.
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company H
 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, B and K
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Cate, Margaret Davis. 1979. Our Todays and Yesterdays: A Story of Brunswick and the Coastal Islands. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company Publishers. (page 167-196; 218-234)

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com) Selected newspaper articles with list of local newspapers.
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia
 * South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive
 * The Brunswick News is also available on GenealogyBank. ($)

Other Records
Voting Records


 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1809-1843 Index to Wills and Appraisements 1809-1843 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1809-1845 Original Wills and Loose Estates 1809-1845 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1810-1843 Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements,Book D, 1810-1843 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1842-1849 Index to Wills and Appraisements 1842-1849 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1844-1853 Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Book D, 1844-1853 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1856-1866 Wills, Book E, 1856-1866 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Vital Records

 * 1828-1991 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry— index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1816-1852 Marriages 1818-1852 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1818-1895 Glynn County Marriage Index 1818-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch. Microfiche.
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1856-1886 Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1849-50, 1869-70 Glynn County, Georgia Genealogy Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1891-1910 Georgia Death Index at Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Brunswick Georgia Family History Center

Libraries

 * Brunswick Library Heritage Room Website

Museums

 * Jekyll Island Museum 100 Stable Rd. Jekyll Island, GA 31527 Telephone: (912) 635-4036

Societies

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society Website

Websites

 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * Glynn County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Glynn County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Glynn County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Coastal Georgia Historical Society
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records