Lee County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Lee County

County Courthouse
Lee County Courthouse PO Box 889 Leesburg, GA 31763-0056 Phone: 912.759.6000

Clerk Superior Court has marriage, divorce and court records

Parent County
1825--Lee County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat:  Leesburg

Record Loss
1858--The courthouse in Starkville burned with all of the county records. Another fire in 1872 destroyed the temporary courthouse in Leesburg.

Neighboring Counties

 * Crisp
 * Dougherty
 * Sumter
 * Terrell
 * Worth

Probate

 * Wills 1854-1858 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Digital Images of Wills 1854-1891. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A, 1854-1966 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.
 * Lee County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)