Lee County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Lee County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Superior Court has marriage, divorce and court records

Parent County
1825--Lee County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat:  Leesburg

Record Loss
1858--The courthouse in Starkville burned with all of the county records. Another fire in 1872 destroyed the temporary courthouse in Leesburg.

Neighboring Counties

 * Crisp
 * Dougherty
 * Sumter
 * Terrell
 * Worth

Probate

 * Wills 1854-1858 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Digital Images of Wills 1854-1891. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A, 1854-1966 Georgia Pioneers

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Lee County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)