Echols County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Echols County

Guide to Echols County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Echols County Courthouse PO Box 190 Statenville, GA 31648-0190 Phone: 229.559.5642 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records

Parent County
1858--Echols County was created 13 December 1858 from Clinch and Lowndes Counties. County seat: Statenville

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
1897 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clinch
 * Columbia County, Florida
 * Hamilton County, Florida
 * Lanier
 * Lowndes

Court

 * Index to Minutes 1880-1906 Georgia Pioneers

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Probate Records

 * Wills 1875-1920 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills 1875-1952 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers 1898-1938 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1898-1953 - Echols County Marriage Index 1898-1953. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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