Terrell County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Terrell County Courthouse 235 E Lee Street Dawson, GA 31742-2100 Phone: 229.995.4108

County Health Department has birth and death records; probate court has marriage and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1919 and land records from 1826 Clerk of Superior Court 235 East Lee Street Dawson, GA 39842 Telephone: (229) 995-2631 Fax: (229) 995-6453 Probate Court of Terrell County P.O. Box 67 499 Rountree Drive, SW Dawson, GA  39842 Telephone: 229-995-5515 Fax: 229-995-5574

Parent County
1856--Terrell County was created 16 February 1856 from Lee and Randolph Counties. County seat: Dawson

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
Calhoun County • Dougherty County • Lee County • Randolph County • Sumter County • Webster County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military

 * 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)


 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 13th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Companies E and H
 * - 13th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 13th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 35th Battalion, Georgia (Confederate), Company K
 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Newspaper clippings from the March 30 and April 9, 1961 Albany Herald: of Civil War companies from Dougherty and Baker Counties, Lee County volunteers, and Terrell County war heroes. 1961. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1990 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742 – 1990 - at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1857-1871 - Wills, Book A, 1857-1871 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1857-1813 - Index to Will Book A, 1857-1913 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1856 - 1885 - Terrell County Marriage Books A and B Index 1856-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869 - 1888 - Terrell County Marriage Index 1869-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1886 - Terrell County Marriages from old Newspapers 1885-1886 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1885 - 1896 - Terrell County Marriage Book C Index 1885-1896. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888 - 1895 - Terrell County Marriage Index 1888-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Terrell County Historic Preservation Society PO Box 63 Dawson, GA 39842-0063 Edgar Duskin Telephone Number: 912-995-2124 Website

Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Terrell 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.
 * Terrell County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers $
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