Randolph County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Randolph County Courthouse 208 Court Street Cuthbert, GA 31740 Phone: 229.732.6440  Probate Court has court has marriage, probate records from 1835; Clerk superior court has divorce and land records from 1835

Clerk of Superior Court 93 Front Street P.O. Box 98 Cuthbert, GA 39840 Phone: (229) 732-2216 Fax: (229) 732-5881

Probate Court of Randolph County P.O. Box 424 Cuthbert, GA 39840 Phone: 229-732-2671

Parent County
1828--Randolph County was created 20 December 1828 fromLee County. County seat: Cuthbert

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Calhoun County • Clay County • Quitman County • Stewart County • Terrell County • Webster County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

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)


 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 13th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company E
 * - 13th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, G and H
 * - 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Randolph County). 1962. Pension records. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Aldridge, Christine. 1994. Early miscellaneous Georgia records. Nacogdoches, Tex: Printed &amp; distributed by Partin Publications. (read the index)

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


 * 1835-1840 - Wills, 1835-1840 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1835-1840 - Index to Will Book A, 1835-1840 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1870-1916 - Index to Will Book B, 1870-1916 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1837-1845 - Index to Wills 1837-1845 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1845-1856 - Index to Miscellaneous Estates 1845-1856 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1861-1867 - Index to Annual Returns 1861-1867 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1867-1872 - Index to Annual Returns 1867-1872 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1872-1882 - Index to Annual Returns 1872-1882 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Birth

 * 1875 - 1877 - Randolph County Birth Index 1875-1877. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - 1877 - Randolph County Births: 1875-1877 Georgia Pioneers $

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1837 - 1839 - Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1837 - 1860 - Randolph County Marriage Index 1837-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1856 - 1865 - Randolph County Marriage Index 1856-1865. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879- 1894 - Randolph County Marriage Index 1879-1894. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1895 - Randolph County Marriage Index 1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 -  at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 -  at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 -  at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Randolph Historical Society Route 1, Box 1005 Shellman, GA 31786 Mail: PO Box 456 Cuthbert, GA 31740 Telephone Number:912-679-5165 Website

Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Randolph 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.
 * Randoph County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/randolph-county New Georgia Encyclopedia]
 * [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/randolph-county New Georgia Encyclopedia]