Irwin County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Georgia governor Governor Jared Irwin. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Irwin County Courthouse 207 S Irwin Avenue PO Box 186 Ocilla, GA 31774-1098 Phone: 229-468-5356 Irwin County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and court records from 1821 and military records from 1900. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and burial records from 1920 and probate records from 1850.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Irwin County Bible Records at Georgia Pioneers

Census Records

 * 1900: Irwin County, Georgia Census, 1900 - Ancestry ($)
 * Jefferey, Alice, ed. Irwin County, Georgia Census, 1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1820-1848 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1820-1902 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1829-1902 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Davis Funeral Home in Ocilla
 * Halls Funeral Home in Fitzgerald
 * Henderson Memorial Chapel, LLC in Fitzgerald
 * Paulk Funeral Home in Fitzgerald and Ocilla

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Local Histories

 * Clements, J. B. History of Irwin County. Atlanta, Ga.: Foote &amp; Davies Co., c1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A


 * Clements, J. B. 1978. History of Irwin County. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co. (page 117-128)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Irwin County). 1965. Indigent confederate soldiers and widows, (transcribed), 1890-1920; confederate pension rolls, 1895-1924. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Irwin County (Georgia). Court of Ordinary. 1997. Application for soldier pension records, 1815-1915. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1820-1902 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Irwin County) at FamilySearch Catalog — partial index and images
 * 1821-1864 Index to Will Book No. 1, 1821-1864 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1821-1864 Will Book No. 1, 1821-1864 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1821-1923 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Irwin County) at FamilySearch Catalog — partial index and images
 * 1822-1855 Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Sales, Minutes, 1822-1855 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1823-1970 1873-1970 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Irwin County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1838-1954 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Irwin County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1863-1875 Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Sales, Minutes, 1863-1875 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry— index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1827-1872 Marriages at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1835-1874 Irwin County Marriage Index 1835-1874. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1873-1901 Irwin County Marriage Index 1873-1901. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Societies
Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 595 Homerville, GA 31634 912-487-2310 Email: [mailto:huxford@windstream.net huxford@windstream.net] Website Facebook Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Email: [mailto:Freddypage@aol.com Freddypage@aol.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Irwin County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Irwin County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers $
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records