Screven County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Screven County

County Courthouse
Screven County Courthouse 216 Mims Road; Sylvania, GA 30467-0159 Phone: 912.564.2622 Probate Court has birth and death record from 1927, marriage and probate records from 1817; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1816 and land records from 1790

Parent County
1793--Screven County was created 14 December 1793 fromBurke and Effingham Counties. County seat: Sylvania

Record Loss
1860's and 1896 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Allendale County, South Carolina
 * Bulloch
 * Burke
 * Effingham
 * Hampton County, South Carolina
 * Jenkins

Marriages
1815-1850 Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * Wills, Book 2A, 1808-1877 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book, 1810-1875 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.
 * Screven County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers {http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers]
 * Georgia Pioneers {http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers]