Meriwether County, Georgia
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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Meriwether County'''<br><br> | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Meriwether County'''<br><br> | ||
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| + | | county = Meriwether County | ||
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| + | | state = Georgia | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1927 | ||
| + | | founded date = December 14 | ||
| + | | seat = Greenville | ||
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| + | | building address = Meriwether County Courthouse<br>PO Box 428<br>Greenville, GA 30222-0428<br>Phone: 706.672.1314<br>[http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/GA_Meriwether.htm '''Meriwether County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | Probate Court has birth records from 1927,<br> marriage records from 1828, death records<br> from 1929 and probate records from 1838; <br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and <br>land records from 1827 and military discharge<br>records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Meriwether County, Georgia. Page 158 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 01:16, 8 March 2013
United States 
Georgia Meriwether County
| Meriwether County, Georgia | |
| Map | |
 Location of Georgia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | December 14, 1927 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Greenville |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Meriwether County Courthouse PO Box 428 Greenville, GA 30222-0428 Phone: 706.672.1314 Meriwether County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Probate Court has birth records from 1927,
marriage records from 1828, death records
from 1929 and probate records from 1838;
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and
land records from 1827 and military discharge
records[1]
History
Parent County
1827--Meriwether County was created 14 December 1827 from Troup County. County seat: Greenville [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
March 3, 1893 -- Courthouse damaged by cyclone
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
- Providence Church, Luthersville, Georgia, 1818 Members Georgia Pioneers
Court
Land
Local Histories
- Hill, Ella Godwin. The History of Warm Springs, Georgia. Chastain, Ark.: Hillcroft Press, c1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Hill, Ella Godwin. The History of Warm Springs, Georgia. Chastain, Ark.: Hillcroft Press, c1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Maps
Marriages
- 1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1828-1843 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1843-1866 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1843-1866 Marriage License Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1866-1877 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1877-1880 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1880-1866 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
Military
Civil War
Confederate regiments from this county include:
Newspapers
Probate
- Wills , Book A, 1839-1859 (digital images) See names of testators Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Will Book B, 1859-1903 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book A, 1828-1841 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book B, 1841-1846 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book C, 1845-1852 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book D, 1852-1855 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book E, 1858-1863 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book F, 1856-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book G, 1862-1873 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book H, 1865-1888 Georgia Pioneers ($)
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Meriwether County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Meriwether County, Georgia. Page 158 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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