Warren County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse 100 Warren Street Warrenton, GA 30828 Phone: 706-465-2262 Warren County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county: \

Bible Records

 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Warren County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Warren County Bible Records at Rootsweb - Warren County GAGenWeb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1794-1901 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1794-1904 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1798-1910 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1817-1945 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1818-1906 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1823-1868 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1823-1876 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1843-1858 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1844-1863 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1854-1932 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images


 * 1855-1941 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1856-1889 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1858-1867 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1866-1901 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1884-1950 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Funeral Homes

 * Dawson's Mortuary in Warrenton
 * Lowe Funeral Home in Warrenton

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Local Histories

 * Origins of Early Settlers to Warren County at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)
 * Warren County Map at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Military Records

 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1856-1909 at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1793-1811 Digital Images of Wills. See names of testators.  Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1793-1811 List of Warren County Wills 1793-1811 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1793-1829 Digital Images of Warren County Will Book A (1793-1811) and Will Book B (1810-1829) at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1794-1927 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Warren County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1797-1807 Index of Warren County Estates, Wills, Letters of Administration at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1798-1937 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Warren County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1803-1901 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Warren County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1810-1829 Digital Images of Wills. See names of testators.  Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1810-1829 Index to Warren County Will Book B Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1810-1852 Indexes to Warren County Will Book A (1810-1829) and Will Book B (1829-1852) at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1810-1954 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Warren County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1811-1826 Index to Warren County Annual Returns Book B (1811-1826) at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1829-1852 Digital Images of Wills. See names of testators.  Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1829-1952  Index to Warren County Wills Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1850-1857 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Warren County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1851-1868, 1881-1947 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Warren County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images
 * 1856-1889 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Warren County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images
 * 1859-1915, 1899-1956 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Warren County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1794-1805 Warren County Marriages 1794-1805 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1794-1835 Warren County Marriage Index 1794-1835. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1833-1874 Warren County Marriage Index 1833-1874. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1888 Warren County Marriage Index 1875-1888. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1888-1895 Warren County Marriage Index 1888-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * Warren County Marriage Contracts found in Deeds and Other Documents at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Archives
Georgia Archives University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3700 Website Facebook

Societies
East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680-0117 Email: [mailto:gaeggs@yahoo.com gaeggs@yahoo.com] Website Facebook Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Email: [mailto:publicity@gagensociety.org publicity@gagensociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:webmaster@georgiahistory.com webmaster@georgiahistory.com] Website Facebook Warren County Genealogical Society 103 Memorial Drive PO Box 47 Warrenton, GA 30828 Website

Websites

 * Warren County GAGenWeb
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Warren County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records