Toombs County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Toombs County

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

County Courthouse
Toombs County Courthouse 100 Courthouse Square Lyons, GA 30436 Phone: 912.526.3501 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records from 1905; Clerk superior Court has divorce, court, and land records from 1905 Clerk of Superior Court 100 Courthouse Square Lyons, GA 30436 Telephone: (912) 526-3501 Fax: (912) 526-8985 Probate Court of Toombs County 100 Courthouse Square Lyons, GA  30436 Telephone: 912-526-8696 Fax: 912-526-1008

Parent County
1905--Toombs County was created 18 August 1905 from Emanuel, Tattnall and Montgomery Counties. County seat: Lyons

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
COURTHOUSE IS DESTROYED Toombs County Loses Structure Valued at $50,000 - Partial Insurance. LYONS, Nov. 21. -- The Toombs County courthouse was destroyed by fire early today, causing a loss estimated at $50,000. The county carried insurance of $30,000 on the building. Records are believed to be safe in the vaults. -- The Macon Daily Telegraph, Macon, GA 22 Nov 1917.

Toombs County's first courthouse was a brick structure built in 1906. The building was destroyed by fire in 1917 and rebuilt in 1919.

No Toombs Count records were lost or damaged in that fire.

Neighboring Counties
Appling County • Candler County • Emanuel County • Jeff Davis County • Montgomery County • Tattnall County • Treutlen County

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol 5


 * page 151 - McCullough Cemetery
 * page 151 - Off in The Woods Cemetery
 * page 152 - Mount Zion Cemetery
 * page 152 - Mobley Family Cemetery
 * page 153 - Stanley Cemetery
 * page 153 - Reedy Creek Cemetery
 * page 154 - Vaughn Cemetery
 * page 154 - Moseley Family Cemetery
 * page 154 - Bazemore Cemetery

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records
1828 - 1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $ 1699 - 1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1785 - 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808 - 1967 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records
1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1938 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Toombs County Historical Society 1906 Woodland Ct Vidalia, GA 30474-5522 Phone: (912) 537-3477 

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Toombs 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. Select the state, then the county.
 * Toombs County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Toombs County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)