Oglethorpe County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Oglethorpe County

Guide to Oglethorpe County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Oglethorpe County Courthouse PO Box 261 Lexington, GA 30648-0261 Phone: 706.743.5270 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and burial records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1794

Parent County
1793--Oglethorpe County was created 19 December 1793 from Wilkes County. County seat: Lexington

Neighboring Counties

 * Clarke
 * Elbert
 * Greene
 * Madison
 * Oconee
 * Taliaferro
 * Wilkes

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E

Probate Records

 * Wills, Book A 1793-1807 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Book B 1807-1826 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book C 1826-1834 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book D 1833-1866 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book E 1863-1886 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1798-1814 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1815-1830 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns and Estates 1815-1831 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1822-1828 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1828-1837 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1830-1832 Georgia Pioneers

Birth

 * 1875-1876 - Oglethorpe County Birth Index Books 1, 2, and D 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1794-1877 - Oglethorpe County Marriage Books 2 and D Index 1794-1877. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1829-1902 - Oglethorpe County Marriage Index 1829-1902. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1854-1874 - Oglethorpe County Marriage Index 1854-1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1891 - Oglethorpe County Marriage Books B thru D Index 1873-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891-1897 - Oglethorpe County Marriage Book E Index 1891-1897. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * Marriages from Newspapers, 1885-1886

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Oglethorpe County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers