Pierce County, Georgia Genealogy

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Parent County
1857--Pierce County was created 18 December 1857 from Appling and Ware Counties. County seat: Blackshear

Record Loss
1875 -- 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

 * Appling
 * Bacon
 * Brantley
 * Ware
 * Wayne

Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages from Newspapers

Probate

 * Index to Wills 1872-1941
 * Index to Inventories and Appraisements, Book A, 1875-1911 Georgia Pioneers

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