Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Gwinnett County

Parent County
1818--Gwinnett County was created 15 December 1818 from Cherokee and Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Lawrenceville

Record Loss
1871 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Barrow
 * DeKalb
 * Forsyth
 * Fulton
 * Hall
 * Jackson
 * Rockdale
 * Walton

Cemeteries

 * White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Lawrenceville BillionGraves

Church

 * Flanigan, James C. Gwinnett Churches: A Complete History of Every Church in Gwinnett County, Georgia, With Short Biographical Sketches of Its Ministers. 1911. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).


 * Flanigan Funeral Home Obituaries Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia Free from GenealogyBuff.com.

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