Appling County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Appling County Courthouse 83 South Oak Street Baxley, Georgia 31513-2097 Phone: 912.367.8100 Records begin 1879, some 1859; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and burial records. Clerk of Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records

Superior Court Clerk P.O. Box 269 (31515) Baxley, GA 31513 Telephone: (912) 367-8126

Probate Court of Appling County 36 S. Main Street Baxley, GA 31513 Telephone: (912)367-8114

Parent County
1818--Appling County was created 15 December 1818 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Baxley

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
1876 The courthouse at Baxter burned 7 September 1876. Most county records were lost. Some deed books survived.

Populated Places
Cities: Baxley | Graham Town: Surrency

Neighboring Counties
Bacon •  Jeff Davis  •  Pierce  •  Tattnall  •  Toombs  •  Wayne

African Americans
African American research page on the Coastal Georgia History & Genealogy site. Biographies, burial index, cemeteries, census, court, death records, enslavement records, family files, history, links & websites, marriages, name changes, newspapers, plantations and schools.
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Appling County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Mailing Lists

 * GA-Roots A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Georgia. (Rootsweb)

Land and Property

 * 1856-1879Appling Homestead Applications (Digital Images) at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Appling County Exemptions (Digital Images) at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military

 * 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)


 * - 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company F
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and K

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

Wills

 * 1877-1937 - Appling County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1877-1900 - Digital Images of Appling County, Georgia Wills. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1877-1937 - Index of Appling County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Additional Probate Records

 * 1856-1879 - Appling County, Georgia Estates, Guardianships, Vouchers, etc. at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1866-1879 - Index of Appling County, Georgia Miscellaneous Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1873-1878 - Index of Appling County, Georgia Annual Returns at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1877-1888 - Index of Appling County, Georgia Annual Returns at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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
 * 1869 - 1889 - Appling County Marriage Index 1869-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869 - 1879 - Marriages at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1869 - 1889 - Appling County Marriage Index 1869-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889 - 1891 - Appling County Marriage Index 1889-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889 - 1907 - Appling County Marriage Index 1889-1907. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1907 - 1921 - Appling County Marriage Index 1907-1921. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1918 - 1935 - Appling County Marriage Index 1918-1935. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1918 - 1952 - Appling County Marriage Index 1918-1952. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928-1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Appling County, Georgia Mortality Schedules at Genealogy Trails - free.

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Appling County Historical Society P.O. Box 1063 Baxley, Georgia, 31513-7063

Websites

 * Appling County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Appling County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Appling County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)