Liberty County, Georgia
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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Liberty County'''<br><br> | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Liberty County'''<br><br> | ||
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| + | | county = Liberty County | ||
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| + | | state = Georgia | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1777 | ||
| + | | founded date = February 5 | ||
| + | | seat = Hinesville | ||
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| + | | building address = Liberty County Courthouse<br>Courthouse Square<br>PO Box 829<br>Hinesville, GA 31313-3240<br>Phone: 912.876.2164<br>[http://www.libertycountyga.com/ '''Liberty County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from late 1700’s, <br>birth records from 1919 and death records from 1927; Clerk of Court<br> has divorce, court and land records from 1756; some early records lost<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Liberty County, Georgia. Page 157 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 02:35, 7 March 2013
United States 
Georgia Liberty County
| Liberty County, Georgia | |
| Map | |
 Location of Georgia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 5, 1777 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Hinesville |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Liberty County Courthouse Courthouse Square PO Box 829 Hinesville, GA 31313-3240 Phone: 912.876.2164 Liberty County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from late 1700’s,
birth records from 1919 and death records from 1927; Clerk of Court
has divorce, court and land records from 1756; some early records lost[1]
History
Parent County
1777--Liberty County was created 5 February 1777 from St. Andrew, St. James and St. John Parishes.
County seat: Hinesville [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Midway Church Burials, Midway, Georgia Georgia Pioneers
Church
- Midway Congregational Church Records, Liberty County, Georgia. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Midway Congregational Church Records, Liberty County, Georgia. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Stacy, James. History of the Midway Congregational Church, Liberty County, Georgia. 1951. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Stacy, James. History of the Midway Congregational Church, Liberty County, Georgia. 1951. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Court
- 1870 Residents, physical descriptions of Persons (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
Land
Local Histories
- Taylors Creek: Story of the Community and Her People Through 200 years. Pearson, Ga.: Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, 1963. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Taylors Creek: Story of the Community and Her People Through 200 years. Pearson, Ga.: Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, 1963. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
- Estates 1823-1829 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Estates 1784-1791, by surname (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book A, 1789-1823 Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book B, 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book C, 1863-1873 Georgia Pioneers
- Wills 1772-1887 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
- Wills 1779-1823 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
Taxation
Vital Records
- 1785-1895 - Owen, Clint. Liberty County, Georgia Marriages, 1785-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- 1785-1895 - Owen, Clint. Liberty County, Georgia Marriages, 1785-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Societies and Libraries
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
- Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Liberty County, Georgia. Page 157 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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