Effingham County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Effingham County

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

County Courthouse
Effingham County Courthouse 901 N Pine Street Springfield, GA 31329 Phone: 912.754.2101 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, and marriage and probate records from 1790. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1777.

Parent County
1777--Effingham County was created 5 February 1777 from St. Matthew and St. Philip Parishes. County seat: Springfield

Neighboring Counties

 * Bryan
 * Bulloch
 * Chatham
 * Hampton County, South Carolina
 * Jasper County, South Carolina
 * Screven

Church Records

 * Ebenezer Record Book: Containing Early Records of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Effingham, Ga., More Commonly Known as Ebenezer Church. Savannah, Ga.: C.A. Linn, 1929. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1756-1787 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Georgia Saltburger Society, 1734-1925 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Land and Property
.Effingham County - Probate Court - Land Warrants, 1783-1787 | Georgia Archives

Probate Records
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Effingham County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1) Will Book 3: 1829-1859
 * 2) Will Book 4: 1866-1898


 * Wills 1826-1845 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Index to Wills, Vol. 3, 1829-1858 Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Index to Wills, Vol. 4, 1866-1898 Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Index to Inventories and Appraisements, Vol. 3, 1827-1865 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Birth

 * 1756-1787 - Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1756-1787 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($).

Marriage

 * Saltzburgher Marriages 1754-1769; 1769-1778, New Jerusalem Church (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * 1750-1875 - Effingham County Marriage Index 1750-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1750-1875 -  Lane, Jane Warren Hollingsworth, b. 1883.
 * 1791-1834 - Effingham County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1791-1834. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1832-1891 - Effingham County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1832-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890-1895 - Effingham County Marriage Books B and C Index 1890-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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.
 * Effingham County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Effingham County Georgia (USGenNet)
 * Effingham County, Georgia History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (My Georgia Genealogy)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers