Evans County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse


Evans County Courthouse 3 Freeman Street Claxton, GA 30417-0000 Phone: 912.739.3868 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1915. Clerk of Superior Court  123 W. Main St. P.O. Box 845 Claxton, GA 30417 Telephone: (912) 739-3868 Fax: (912) 739-2504 Probate Court of Evans County 201 Freeman Street, Suite 9 PO Box 852 Claxton, GA   30417 Telephone: 912-739-4080 Fax: 912-739-4077

Parent County
1914--Evans County was created 11 August 1914 from Bulloch and Tattnall Counties. County seat:  Claxton

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
Bryan County • Bulloch County • Candler County • Liberty County • Tattnall 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)


 * Evans County Historical Society. 2000. A history of Evans County: "a small warm place around the heart". Claxton, Ga: Evans County Historical Society. (page 100)
 * Hodges, Lucile. 1965. A history of our locale, mainly Evans County, Georgia. Macon, Ga: Printed by Southern Press. (page 57-74)

World War II

 * World War II Casualties GAGenWeb Project

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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