Effingham County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Effingham County Courthouse 901 N Pine Street Springfield, GA 31329 Phone: 912.754.2101 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, and marriage and probate records from 1790. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1777. Clerk of Superior Court 700 N. Pine Street, Suite 110 Springfield, GA 31329 Telephone: (912) 754-2146 Fax: (912) 754-6023 Probate Court of Effingham County 700 North Pine Street, Suite 146 Springfield, GA   31329 Telephone: 912-754-2112 Fax: 912-754-2894

Parent County
1777--Effingham County was created 5 February 1777 from St. Matthew and St. Philip Parishes. County seat: Springfield

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
Bryan County • Bulloch County • Chatham County • Hampton County • Jasper County • Screven County

Church Records

 * Ebenezer Record Book: Containing Early Records of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Effingham, Ga., More Commonly Known as Ebenezer Church. Savannah, Ga.: C.A. Linn, 1929. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1756-1787 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Georgia Saltburger Society, 1734-1925 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Land and Property
Effingham County - Probate Court - Land Warrants, 1783-1787 at Georgia Archives

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia Military - 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)


 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E, and I
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

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

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Effingham County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1829-1859 - Will Book 3: 1829-1859
 * 1866-1898 - Will Book 4: 1866-1898

Other Sources


 * 1826-1845 - Wills 1826-1845 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1829-1858 - Index to Wills, Vol. 3, 1829-1858 Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1866-1898 - Index to Wills, Vol. 4, 1866-1898 Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1826-1865 - Index to Inventories and Appraisements, Vol. 3, 1827-1865 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Birth

 * 1756 - 1787 - Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1756-1787 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

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 $
 * 1754 - 1769; 1769-1778 - Saltzburgher Marriages, New Jerusalem Church (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $


 * 1750 - 1875 - Effingham County Marriage Index 1750-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1750 - 1875 -  Lane, Jane Warren Hollingsworth, b. 1883
 * 1791 - 1834 - Effingham County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1791-1834. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1832 - 1891 - Effingham County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1832-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890 - 1895 - Effingham County Marriage Books B and C Index 1890-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1879 - 1880 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry $
 * 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
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETIES Historic Effingham Society 1002 Early Street P. O. Box 999 Springfield, Georgia 31329 {Open Sundays 2-5 PM}

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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