Charlton County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Charlton County Courthouse 1520 Third Street Folkston, GA 31537 Phone: 912.496.2230 Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land  records from 1877. Clerk of Superior Court 1520 Third St., Suite A P.O. Box 760 Folkston, GA 31537 Telephone: (912) 496-2354 Fax: (912) 496-3882 Probate Court of Charlton County 1520 Third Street, Suite B Folkston, GA   31537 Telephone: 912 -496- 2230 Fax: 912-496-7045

Parent County
1854--Charlton County was created 18 February 1854 fromCamden County. County seat:  Folkston

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
1878, 1928 The Charlton Courthouse burned before 16 May 1878, destroying most county records. On 19 February 1928 the next courthouse burned. However, this time all records were saved.

Neighboring Counties
Baker  • Brantley County • Camden • Nassau County • Ware County

Court

 * Bonds of City Officials 1877-1891 Georgia Pioneers $

Land and Property

 * Index of Homesteads 1899-1912 Georgia Pioneers $

Local Histories

 * McQueen, Alex. S. History of Charlton County. Atlanta, Ga.: Stein Print. Co., c1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * 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)


 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - Military - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1742 – 1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1868- 1960 Charlton County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1742 – 1990 at FamilySearch.org images
 * 1879 - 1889 Index to Letters of Administration and Guardianship Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1884 - 1892 Index to letters of Administration Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1868 - 1911 Index to Will Book AGeorgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1912 - 1960 Index to Will Book R Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1868 - 1912 Wills (digital images) 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 $

Death Records

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 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
Charlton County Historical Society RR 3, Box 142-C Folkston, Georgia, 31537

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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