Wheeler County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Wheeler County

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

County Courthouse
Wheeler County Courthouse 209 W Forest Avenue Alamo, GA 30411 Phone: (912) 568.7137 County Health Department has birth and death records from 1927; Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1913; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1913 Wheeler County Superior Court 16 W Pearl Street, Suite 101 P.O. Box 38 Alamo, GA 30411 Phone: (912) 568-7137 Fax: (912) 568-7453 Wheeler County Probate Court 119 Pearl St, Alamo, GA 30411 Phone: (912) 568-7133

Parent County
1912--Wheeler County was created 14 August 1912 from Montgomery County. County seat:  Alamo

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
1916. The fire at the Alamo Courthouse 9 March 1916 failed to damage any of the four-years-old county's records.

Neighboring Counties
Dodge •  Jeff Davis  •  Laurens  •  Montgomery  •  Telfair  •  Treutlen

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 5


 * page 156 - Wilkes Cemetery
 * page 156 - Frank Ervins Farm
 * page 157 - Hinson Cemetery

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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

 * 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 $

Death Records

 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1938 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Central Georgia Genealogial Society Post Office Box 2024 Warner Robins, GA 31099 Central Georgia Genealogical Society

Wiregrass Genealogical Society 45 25th Ave. Eastman, GA 31023 Wiregrass Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Wheeler 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. Select the state, then the county.
 * Wheeler County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Wheeler County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)