Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Gwinnett County

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

County Courthouse
Gwinnett County Courthouse 75 Langley Drive PO Box 880 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Phone: 770.822.8100 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records

Parent County
1818--Gwinnett County was created 15 December 1818 from Cherokee and Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Lawrenceville

Record Loss
1871 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 Burned Counties Ancestry Article

Neighboring Counties

 * Barrow
 * DeKalb
 * Forsyth
 * Fulton
 * Hall
 * Jackson
 * Rockdale
 * Walton

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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

Parent County
1818--Gwinnett County was created 15 December 1818 from Cherokee and Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Lawrenceville

Record Loss
1871 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 Burned Counties Ancestry Article

Neighboring Counties

 * Barrow
 * DeKalb
 * Forsyth
 * Fulton
 * Hall
 * Jackson
 * Rockdale
 * Walton

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Buford
 * Harmony Grove Methodist Cemetery, Tucker
 * Lilburn First Baptist Church Cemetery, Lilburn
 * Salem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Lilburn
 * White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Lawrenceville

Church

 * Flanigan, James C. Gwinnett Churches: A Complete History of Every Church in Gwinnett County, Georgia, With Short Biographical Sketches of Its Ministers. 1911. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Baptist
Haynes Creek Baptist Church


 * 1826-1885 - Haynes Creek Baptist Church Baptism Index 1826-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1826-1895 - Haynes Creek Baptist Church Marriage Index 1826-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Probate
1. Wills 1846-1886, Book D (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

2. Index to Inventories and Annual Returns, Books 10-14, 1872-1895 Georgia Pioneers

3. Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1856-1866 Georgia Pioneers

4. Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1886-1897 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * 1827-1837 - Marriage Book 3, 1827-1837 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1837-1895 - Gwinnett County Marriage Index 1837-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1843-1882 - Gwinnett County Marriage Book 4 Index 1843-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1843-1864 - Index to Marriages 1843-1864 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1871-1882 - Index to Marriages 1871-1882 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1878-1892 - Gwinnett County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1878-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1886 - Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).


 * Flanigan Funeral Home Obituaries Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia Free from GenealogyBuff.com.

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