Lanier County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Lanier County Courthouse 100 W Main Street Lakeland, GA 31635 Phone: 912.482.2088 Clerk Superior Court records from 1921 and land records; Probate court has birth, marriage, death, and probate records from 1921.

Clerk of Superior Court 56 W. Main St., Ste 5 LAKELAND, GA 31635 Phone: (229) 482-3594 Fax: (229) 482-8333

Probate Court of Lanier County Lanier County Courthouse 56 Main Street, Suite 10 Lakeland, GA 31635 Phone: (229) 482-3668

Parent County
1930--Lanier County was created 7 August 1920 from Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Counties. County seat: Lakeland

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
Atkinson County • Berrien County • Clinch County • Echols County • Lowndes County •

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)

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 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 $

Death Records

 * 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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Lanier County Historical Society, Inc. 49 W Main St, Lakeland, GA 31635-6834

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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