Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Gwinnett County

County Courthouse
Gwinnett County; 75 Langley Dr; PO Box 880; Lawrenceville, GA 30046; Ph. 770.822.8100 Details: (Courthouse burned 1871; few rec saved) (Clk Sup Ct has div, ct &amp; land rec)

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

Record Loss
1871 -- 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

 * Barrow
 * DeKalb
 * Forsyth
 * Fulton
 * Hall
 * Jackson
 * Rockdale
 * Walton

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Buford
 * Harmony Grove Methodist Cemetery, Tucker
 * Lilburn First Baptist Church Cemetery, Lilburn
 * Salem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Lilburn
 * White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Lawrenceville

Church

 * 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 ($).

Marriages

 * Marriage Book 3, 1827-1837 Georgia Pioneers
 * Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Marriages 1843-1864 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Marriages 1871-1882 Georgia Pioneers

Probate
1. Wills 1846-1886, Book D (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

2. Index to Inventories and Annual Returns, Books 10-14, 1872-1895 Georgia Pioneers

3. Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1856-1866 Georgia Pioneers

4. Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1886-1897 Georgia Pioneers

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).


 * Flanigan Funeral Home Obituaries Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia Free from GenealogyBuff.com.

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.
 * Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers