Crisp County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse


Crisp County Courthouse 210 7th Street South Cordele, GA 31015 Phone: 912.276.2672 Crisp County Courthouse Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1905; Probate Court has marriage and probate records. County Health Department has birth and death records. Clerk of Superior Court 510 North 7th Street P.O. Box 747 (31010) Cordele, GA 31015 Phone: (229) 271-4726 Probate Court of Crisp County P.O. Box 26 Cordele, GA  31010 Phone: (229) 271-4731

Parent County
1905--Crisp County was created 17 August 1905 from Dooly County. County seat: Cordele

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Dooly County • Lee County • Sumter County • Turner County • Wilcox County • Worth County

Local Histories

 * History of Crisp County. Cordele, Ga.: unknown, 1916. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia Military - USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

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

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Cordele-Crisp County Historical Society Inc 1109 Stewart Ave, Cordele, GA 31015

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Crisp County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Crisp County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Crisp County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Crisp County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)