Screven County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Screven County

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

County Courthouse
Screven County Courthouse 216 Mims Road; Sylvania, GA 30467-0159 Phone: 912.564.2622 ; Probate Court has birth and death record from 1927, marriage and probate records from 1817; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1816 and land records from 1790 Clerk of Superior Court 216 Mims Rd. P.O. Box 156 Sylvania, GA 30467 Telehone: (912) 564-2614 Fax: (912) 564-2622 Probate Court of Screven County 216 Mims Road, Suite 107 Sylvania, GA   30467 Telephone: 912-564-2783 Fax: 912-564-9139

Parent County
1793--Screven County was created 14 December 1793 fromBurke and Effingham Counties. County seat: Sylvania

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
1864 and 1897. During the American Civil War the courthouse at Sylvania was destroyed, most likely during Sherman's March to the Sea by elements of the Union Army Twelfth and Fourteenth Corps about 3 to 6 December 1864. Also, the replacement courthouse burned 8 January 1897.

Many of the Screven County records have been lost over time. Various types of records have so many different start dates, it is not possible to attribute all the county record losses to the above mentioned catastrophes only.

Neighboring Counties
Allendale County, South Carolina • Bulloch County • Burke County • Effingham County • Hampton County, South Carolina • Jenkins County

Episcopal
All Saints Church, Sylvania


 * 1879-1885 - All Saints Church, Sylvania, Baptism Index 1879-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1895 - All Saints Church, Sylvania, Marriage Index 1879-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company D


 * - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B, D and G
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives 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


 * 1808-1877 - Wills, Book 2A, 1808-1877 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1810-1875 - Index to Will Book, 1810-1875 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

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 $
 * 1815-1850 - Screven County Marriage Index 1815-1850 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1817-1851 - Screven County Marriage Index 1817-1851. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1838-1869 - Screven County Marriage Index 1838-1869. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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 $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Screven County Historical and Genealogical Society 384 Penrose Drive West Savannah, Georgia 31410-1234 Elizabeth Lee

Savannah Area Genealogical Association P.O. Box 15385 Savannah 31416

Savannah History Association 303 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Savannah 31401-4217

Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society 110 Benson St. Hartwell 30643-1704

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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