Jefferson County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Jefferson County

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

County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse 202 E Broad Street PO Box 658 Louisville, GA 30434-1622 Phone: 478.625.7922 Clerk of Courts has land and court records from 1865, divorce records from 1900s and marriage records; Probate Court has probate records; County Health Department has birth and death records.

Parent County
1796--Jefferson County was created 20 February 1796 from Burke and Warren Counties. County seat:  Louisville

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
1864. During the American Civil War November 29 through 1 December 1864 the Union Army's Fourteenth Corp marched through Louisville and defaced, but did not burn, the Courthouse. Sometime during that war the county's deed books went missing.

The earliest surviving deed is dated 20 February 1865.

Neighboring Counties
Burke County • Emanuel County • Glascock County • Johnson County • McDuffie County • Richmond County • Warren County • Washington County

African Americans

 * 1866-1890 - Jefferson County Colored Marriage Book A Index 1866-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889-1895 - Jefferson County Colored Marriage Book B (partial) Index 1889-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1797 Grand Jurors Georgia Pioneers


 * 1799 Petit Jurors  Georgia Pioneers

Land and Property
Abstracts of Deeds 1797-1799 Georgia Pioneers

Local Histories

 * Thomas, Z. V. History of Jefferson County. Macon, Ga.: Press of the J.W. Burke Co., 1927. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War

 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 63rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other war's information is also given)


 * Thomas, Z. V. 1927. History of Jefferson County. Macon, Ga: Press of the J.W. Burke Co. (page 101-107)
 * Durden, Marion Little. 1983. A history of Saint George Parish, colony of Georgia, Jefferson County, state of Georgia. Swainsboro, Ga. (P.O. Box 3, Swainsboro 30401): Magnolia Press. (page 7, 69, 247)

Probate Records

 * Wills 1777-1893 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book 3, 1864-1884 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1815-1827 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1803-1880 - Jefferson County Marriage Book A Index 1803-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1868-1895 - Jefferson County Marriage Book B Index 1868-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1886 - Jefferson County Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers
 * Marriage Contracts found in deeds, documents Georgia Pioneers

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Jefferson 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.
 * Jefferson County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers