Greene County, Georgia Genealogy



United States Georgia  Greene County

County Courthouse
Probate Court has marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1790, court and land; records from 1785; County Health Department has birth records from 1927

Parent County
1786--Greene County was created 3 February 1786 from Washington County. County seat: Greensboro

Record Loss
1787 -- town burned by Indians For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Hancock
 * Morgan
 * Oconee
 * Oglethorpe
 * Putnam
 * Taliaferro

Marriages
1. Marriages 1769-1850 Georgia Pioneers 2. Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers 3. Marriage Contracts found in deeds, etc. Georgia Pioneers

Probate
1. Wills 1796-1806 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers

2. Index to Estates, Inventories, Book A Georgia Pioneers 3. Index to Estates, Inventories, Book B Georgia Pioneers 4. General Index to all Wills 1798-1914 Georgia Pioneers 5. General Index to all Guardian, Administrators Bonds, etc. 1790-1943 Georgia Pioneers 6. Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book 2, 1794-1810 Georgia Pioneers 7. Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book 3, 1806-1816 Georgia Pioneers 8. Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book 4, 1817-1842 Georgia Pioneers 9. Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book 5, 1840-1877 Georgia Pioneers

Taxation
1811 Greene County Tax Digest (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

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