Wilcox County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Wilcox County

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

County Courthouse
Wilcox County Courthouse 103 N Broad Street Abbeville, GA 31001 Phone: (912) 467-2737 Probate Courth has birth and death records from 1927, marriage records from 1886 and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has land records from 1870, divorce and court records from 1900 and military records from 1917 Wilcox County Superior Court 103 North Broad Street Abbeville, Georgia 31001 Telephone: (229) 467-2442 Fax: (229) 467-2886 Wilcox County Probate Court 103 N Broad Street # 104, Abbeville, GA 31001 Phone: (229) 467-2220

Parent County
1857--Wilcox County was created 22 December 1857 fromDooly, Irwin andPulaski Counties. County seat: Abbeville

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
1878. The courthouse at Abbeville burned the night of 30-31 March 1878. Many of the county records were lost. However, the variety of starting dates for various courthouse records make the 1878 fire an unlikely explanation for all the losses.

Neighboring Counties
Ben Hill • Crisp • Dodge • Dooly • Pulaski • Telfair • Turner

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

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)
 * 1861-1865 - Oaths of Allegiance given in Wilcox County 1861-1865 Georgia Pioneers ($)


 * - 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E


 * 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


 * Digital Images of Wills. See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers $

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 $


 * 1858-1895 - Wilcox County Marriage Index 1858-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 - 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 Website

Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society P.O. Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Website

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

Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society c/o Hart County Library Benson St. Hartwell, GA 30643 Website Genealogy Inc website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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