Meriwether County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Meriwether County

County Courthouse
Meriwether County Courthouse PO Box 428 Greenville, GA 30222-0428 Phone: 706.672.1314 Probate Court has birth records from 1927, marriage records from 1828, death  records from 1929 and probate records from 1838; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1827 and military discharge records

Parent County
1827--Meriwether County was created 14 December 1827 from Troup County. County seat:  Greenville

Record Loss
March 3, 1893 -- Courthouse damaged by cyclone

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Coweta
 * Harris
 * Pike
 * Spalding
 * Talbot
 * Troup
 * Upson

Church

 * Providence Church, Luthersville, Georgia, 1818 Members Georgia Pioneers

Local Histories

 * Hill, Ella Godwin. The History of Warm Springs, Georgia. Chastain, Ark.: Hillcroft Press, c1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriages

 * 1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1843 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1843-1866 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1843-1866 Marriage License Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1866-1877 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1877-1880 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1880-1866 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)

Civil War
Confederate regiments from this county include:


 * -2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry

Probate

 * Wills, Book A, 1839-1859 (digital images) See names of testators Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Will Book B, 1859-1903 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book A, 1828-1841 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book B, 1841-1846 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book C, 1845-1852 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book D, 1852-1855 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book E, 1858-1863 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book F, 1856-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book G, 1862-1873 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book H, 1865-1888 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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