Camden County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia Camden County

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

County Courthouse
Camden County Courthouse 202 E 4th St Woodbine, GA 31569 Phone: 912.576.5601 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, and land records; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk of the Superior Court 210 E. 4th St. P.O. Box 550 Woodbine, GA 31569 Telephone:: 912-576-5631 Fax: 912-576-5648 Probate Court 210 E. 4th St. P.O. Box 818 Woodbine, GA 31569 Telephone: 912-576-3785 Fax: 912-576-5484

Parent County
1777--Camden County was created 5 February 1777 from St. Thomas and St. Mary Parishes. County seat: Woodbine

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
Brantley County •  Charlton County  •  Glynn County  •  Nassau County

African Americans
An Abandoned Black Settlement on Cuberland Island, (Camden County) Georgia. Mary Riketson Bullard. - South Dartmouth, Mass. [C. 1982] 129 p F292.C94 B84 1982

Episcopal
Episcopal Mission District


 * 1885-1922 - Episcopal Mission District Baptism Index 1885-1922. Batch at FamilySeach - free.
 * 1852-1902 - Episcopal Mission District Marriage Index 1885-1902. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. Mary's Church of Our Saviour


 * 1887-1895 - St. Mary's Church of Our Saviour Marriage Index 1887-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Methodist Episcopal

 * 1787-1885 - St. Mary's Methodist Episcopal Church South Baptism Index 1787-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1787-1895 - St. Mary's Methodist Episcopal Church South Marriage Index 1787-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

City Directories
1892 St. Mary's, Georgia City Directory (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

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

World War I
Camden County World War I Service Records 1917-1919 (Army, Navy, Marines) (digital images)

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 $
 * 1742 – 1990 at FamilySearch.org images
 * 1795 - 1945 Camden County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1795 - 1829 Camden County Wills (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1795 - 1829 Camden County Will Bk A (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1885 - 1900 Camden County Will Bk C (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1850-1885 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($)

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $


 * 1818-1890 Camden County Marriages Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1885-1890Camden County Marriages (from Newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)


 * 1852-1895 - Camden County Marriage Index 1852-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1852-1895 - Camden County Marriage Index 1852-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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