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

Early County, Georgia
Map
Location of Georgia in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 15, 1818
County Seat	Blakely
Courthouse
Address	Early County Courthouse PO Box 849 Blakely, GA 31723 Phone: 229.723.3033 Early County Website

Contents 1 County Courthouse 2 History 2.1 Parent County 2.2 Boundary Changes 2.3 Record Loss 3 Places/Localities 3.1 Populated Places 3.2 Neighboring Counties 4 Resources 4.1 Cemeteries 4.2 Church 4.3 Court 4.4 Land 4.5 Local Histories 4.6 Maps 4.7 Military 4.8 Newspapers 4.9 Probate 4.10 Taxation 4.11 Vital Records 4.11.1 Death 5 Societies and Libraries 5.1 Family History Centers 6 Web Sites 7 References

County Courthouse

Many records lost, first marriage book, 1854
Clerk of Court has cemetery, divorce, land,
military and court records^[1]

History

Parent County

1818--Early County was created 15 December 1818 from Creek Indian Lands.
County seat: Blakely ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1896 -- 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

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Baker
• Calhoun
• Clay
• Henry County, Alabama
• Houston County, Alabama
• Miller
• Seminole

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

• Wills 1822-1832 (digital images). See names of testators  Georgia Pioneers
  
• Wills 1839-1895 (digital images). See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers
• Index to Will Book B, 1839-1895 Georgia Pioneers
  
• Index to Will Book 2, 1896-1941 Georgia Pioneers
  

Taxation

Vital Records

Death

• 1859-60, 1879-80 - Early County, Georgia Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
  

Societies and Libraries

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.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Early County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
  

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Early County, Georgia. Page 154 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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