Candler County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Candler County

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

County Courthouse
Candler County Courthouse 705 N Lewis Street Metter, GA 30439 Phone: 912.685.2835 County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death records from 1915, divorce, court and land records from 1914. Clerk of Superior Court  35 SW Broad St. P.O. Box 830 Metter, GA 30439 Telephone: (912) 685-5257 Fax: (912) 685-2946 Candler County Probate Court 35 SW Broad Street Metter, GA 30439 Telephone: (912) 685-2357 Fax: (912) 685-5130

Parent County
1854--Candler County was created 18 February 1854 from Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall Counties.  County seat:  Metter

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
No reported damage.

Neighboring Counties
Bulloch County • Emanuel County • Evans County • Tattnall County • Toombs County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

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

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Candler County Historical Society 346 College St, Metter, Georgia, 30439

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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