Bacon County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Bacon County

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

County Courthouse
Bacon County Courthouse 301 N Pierce Street PO Box 356 Alma, GA 31510-1957 Phone: 912.632.4915 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1915; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records from 1915.

Bacon County Superior Court Clerk 502 W. 12th St., Ste. 304 P.O. BOX 376 Alma, GA 31510 Phone: (912) 632-4915 Fax: (912) 632-6545

Probate Court of Bacon County P.O. Box 389 502 W 12th St #100 Alma, GA 31510 Phone: 912 -632- 7661 Fax: 912-632-7662

Parent County
1914--Bacon County was created 27 July 1914 from Appling, Pierce and Ware Counties. County seat: Alma

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
Appling •  Coffee  •  Jeff Davis  •  Pierce  •  Ware

Maps



 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Military Records - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

WWII

 * Military Records - WW II - 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

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $

Death

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Alma Historical Society Of P.O. Box 2026 Alma, Georgia, 31510

Historical Society of Alma Bacon County 406 Mercer St, Alma, GA 31510-2136

Websites

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