Echols County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Echols County

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

County Courthouse
Echols County Courthouse PO Box 190 Statenville, GA 31648-0190 Phone: 229.559.5642 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records

Parent County
1858--Echols County was created 13 December 1858 from Clinch and Lowndes Counties. County seat: Statenville

Record Loss
1897 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clinch
 * Columbia County, Florida
 * Hamilton County, Florida
 * Lanier
 * Lowndes

Court

 * Index to Minutes 1880-1906 Georgia Pioneers

Probate Records

 * Wills 1875-1920 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills 1875-1952 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers 1898-1938 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * 1898-1953 - Echols County Marriage Index 1898-1953. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 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.
 * Echols County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers