Jefferson County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse 202 E Broad Street PO Box 658 Louisville, GA 30434-1622 Phone: 478-625-7922 Jefferson County Website Clerk of Courts has land and court records from 1865, divorce records from 1900s and marriage records. Probate Court has probate records. County Health Department has birth and death records.

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

 * Jefferson County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1796-1884 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1796-1892 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1797-1799 Grand and Petit Jurors at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1800-1920 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1801-1923 (*); Court of Ordinary and Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1818 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1821-1858 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1821-1864 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1822-1848 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1824-1852 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1845-1859 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1855-1888 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1866-1921 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1873 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-1898 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1877-1908 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1890 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1890-1943 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1891-1924 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1897-1921 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1897-1931 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images


 * 1897-1933 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1901-1908 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * 1866-1890 Jefferson County Colored Marriage Book A Index 1866-1890. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1889-1895 Jefferson County Colored Marriage Book B (partial) Index 1889-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Funeral Homes

 * Christopher Young Funeral Home in Wadley
 * Davis Funeral Home in Louisville
 * Freeman's Funeral Home on Wrens Facebook
 * Garrer Funeral Home in Barstow Facebook
 * Hudson Mortuary in Wadley
 * James Funeral Home in Wrens
 * Taylor Funeral Homes in Louisville
 * Thomson Funeral System in Wrens

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
 * 1797-1799 Abstracts of Deeds 1797-1799 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 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

 * Thomas, Z. V. History of Jefferson County. Macon, Ga.: Press of the J.W. Burke Co., 1927. 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


 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 63rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H


 * Thomas, Z. V. 1927. History of Jefferson County. Macon, Ga: Press of the J.W. Burke Co. (page 101-107)
 * Durden, Marion Little. 1983. A history of Saint George Parish, colony of Georgia, Jefferson County, state of Georgia. Swainsboro, Ga. (P.O. Box 3, Swainsboro 30401): Magnolia Press. (page 7, 69, 247)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County). 1958. List of Confederate veterans, 1893, 1864, 1861; miscellaneous pension records, 1890-1952. 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
 * 1856-1909 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1777-1893 Wills 1777-1893 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1796-1858, 1865-1884 (*); Georgia. Inferior Court (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1796-1945 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1801-1921 (*); ADD Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1801-1923 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1815-1827 Index to Annual Returns 1815-1827 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1816-1922 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1822-1930 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — partial index and images
 * 1823-1931 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1824-1945 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1852-1912 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1855-1858, 1865-1888 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1864-1884 Index to Will Book 3, 1864-1884 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Will Book A Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1873-1921 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1873-1934 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1873-1940 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1897-1920, 1912-1931 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1897-1921 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1897-1933 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jefferson County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

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
 * 1803-1880 Jefferson County Marriage Book A Index 1803-1880. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1868-1895 Jefferson County Marriage Book B Index 1868-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 Jefferson County Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Marriage Contracts found in deeds, documents 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

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Societies
Jefferson County Historical Society  East Broad Street Louisville, Georgia Jefferson County Historical Society

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Jefferson County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Jefferson 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