Effingham County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia Effingham County

Parent County
1777--Effingham County was created 5 February 1777 from St. Matthew and St. Philip Parishes. County seat: Springfield

Neighboring Counties

 * Bryan
 * Bulloch
 * Chatham
 * Hampton County, South Carolina
 * Jasper County, South Carolina
 * Screven

Church

 * Ebenezer Record Book: Containing Early Records of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Effingham, Ga., More Commonly Known as Ebenezer Church. Savannah, Ga.: C.A. Linn, 1929. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Land
.Effingham County - Probate Court - Land Warrants, 1783-1787 | Georgia Archives

Probate
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Effingham County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1) Will Book 3: 1829-1859
 * 2) Will Book 4: 1866-1898

Marriage Records

 *  Lane, Jane Warren Hollingsworth, b. 1883 

Death Records

 * 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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.
 * Effingham County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Effingham County Georgia (USGenNet)
 * Effingham County, Georgia History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (My Georgia Genealogy)
 * Effingham County, Georgia History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (My Georgia Genealogy)