Turner County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Turner County Courthouse 219 E College Avenue Ashburn, GA 31714-1275 Phone: 229.567.2011

Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1906 and land records; Probate Court has birth, marriage,death, burial and probate records Clerk of Superior Court 219 E. College Avenue, Room 3 P.O. Box 106 Ashburn, GA 31714 Telephone: (229) 567-2011 Fax: (229) 567-0450 Probate Court of Turner County P.O. Box 2506 Ashburn, GA 31714 Telephone: 229-567 2151 Fax: 229-567-0358

Parent County
1905--Turner County was created 18 August 1905 from Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox and Worth Counties. County seat: Ashburn

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
Ben Hill County • Crisp County • Irwin County • Tift County • Wilcox County • Worth County

Local Histories

 * Pate, John Ben. History of Turner County. Atlanta, Ga.: Stein Print. Co., 1933. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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)


 * - 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Turner County Historical Preservation Commission C/O Ashburn City Municipal Building 121 East Madison Avenue Ashburn, Ga. 31714

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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