Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Gwinnett County Courthouse 75 Langley Drive PO Box 880 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Phone: 770.822.8100 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records Clerk of Superior Court  75 Langley Dr. P.O. Box 880 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Telephone: (770) 822-8100 Probate Court of Gwinnett County 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Telephone: 770-822-8350

Parent County
1818--Gwinnett County was created 15 December 1818 from Cherokee and Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Lawrenceville

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
1871 The courthouse at Lawrenceville burned the morning of 12 September 1871 at the hands of an arsonist gang. Almost all of the county records were lost.

Neighboring Counties
Barrow County • DeKalb County • Forsyth County • Fulton County • Hall County • Jackson County • Rockdale County • Walton County

Church Records

 * Flanigan, James C. Gwinnett Churches: A Complete History of Every Church in Gwinnett County, Georgia, With Short Biographical Sketches of Its Ministers. 1911. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Baptist
Haynes Creek Baptist Church


 * 1826-1885 - Haynes Creek Baptist Church Baptism Index 1826-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1826-1895 - Haynes Creek Baptist Church Marriage Index 1826-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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)


 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters (Confederate)
 * - 12th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies H and I
 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and H
 * - 36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Broyles') (Confederate), Company K
 * - 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and B
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Pharr, Mary Ogletree. 1995. Woodward's Mill: its history in deeds, stories, pictures and memories. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified]. (page 10-11)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gwinnett County). 1963. Confederate roster, 1861-1865; Confederate pension rolls, 1890-1935. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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


 * 1846-1886 - Wills 1846-1886, Book D (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1872-1895 - Index to Inventories and Annual Returns, Books 10-14, 1872-1895 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1856-1866 - Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1856-1866 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1886-1897 - Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1886-1897 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 $
 * 1827 - 1837 - Marriage Book 3, 1827-1837 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1837 - 1895 - Gwinnett County Marriage Index 1837-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1843 - 1882 - Gwinnett County Marriage Book 4 Index 1843-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1843 - 1864 - Index to Marriages 1843-1864 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1871 - 1882 - Index to Marriages 1871-1882 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1878 - 1892 - Gwinnett County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1878-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1886 - Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $

Death Records

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - 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
 * Flanigan Funeral Home Obituaries Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia Free from GenealogyBuff.com.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Gwinnett Historical Society P.O. Box 261, 221 North Clayton Lawrenceville 30246

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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