Worth County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Worth County Courthouse 201 N Main Street Sylvester, GA 31791-2178 Phone. (229) 776-8205 Probate Court has birth records from 1897, marriage records from 1854, death records from 1919 and probate records from 1880; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and and records  Worth County Superior Court 201 N. Main Street #13, Sylvester GA 31791 Telephone: (229) 776-8205  Worth county Probate Court 201 N Main Street #13, Sylvester, GA 31791 Phone: (229) 776-8205

Parent County
1853--Worth County was created 20 December 1853 from Dooly andIrwin Counties. County seat:  Sylvester

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
1879  The courthouse at Isabella was destroyed by fire on 26 and 27 January. All records were lost except one deed book and some marriages. 1880 Fire destroyed the courthouse on 24 October, but the county records survived in the fire-proof vault. 1893 Fire destroyed the courthouse on 9 August. Most probate records were unharmed; only two Superior Court books survived. 1982 Fire burned the courthouse at Sylvester on 27 January. The county's records had been microfilmed only four days prior to this fire.

Neighboring Counties
Colquitt • Crisp • Dougherty • Lee • Mitchell • Tift • Turner

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Worth County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Census

 * Jeffery, Alice. Worth County, Georgia Census, 1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Local Histories

 * Grubbs, Lillie Martin. History of Worth County, Georgia: For the First Eighty Years, 1854-1934. Macon, Ga.: J.W. Burke Co., 1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index


 * - 10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 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


 * 1865-1905 - Index to Worth County, Georgia Wills, Volume A (1865-1905) at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1863-1885 - Digital Images of Worth County Wills. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1879-1888 - Index of Worth County, Georgia Annual Returns and Vouchers (1879-1888) at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1560 - 1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Worth County Historical Society PO Box 5073 Sylvester, GA 31791 Telephone Number: 912-776-4481 Website

Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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