Bacon County, Georgia Genealogy
Guide to Bacon County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Bacon County, Georgia | |
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 Location in the state of Georgia | |
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| Founded | July 27, 1914 |
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| County Seat | Alma |
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| Address | Bacon County Courthouse 301 N Pierce Street; PO Box 356 Alma, GA 31510-1957 Phone: 912.632.4915 Bacon County Website |
Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 County Courthouse
- 3 History
- 4 Places/Localities
- 5 Genealogy Resources
- 5.1 Research Guides
- 5.2 African Americans
- 5.3 Bible Records
- 5.4 Cemeteries
- 5.5 Census
- 5.6 Church Records
- 5.7 Court
- 5.8 Genealogy
- 5.9 Land and Property
- 5.10 Local Histories
- 5.11 Maps
- 5.12 Military
- 5.13 Naturalization
- 5.14 Newspapers
- 5.15 Occupations
- 5.16 Probate Records
- 5.17 Taxation
- 5.18 Vital Records
- 5.19 Voter Records
- 6 Genealogy Societies and Libraries
- 7 Websites
- 8 References
County Information
Bacon County, Georgia Record Dates
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1919 |
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1920 |
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County Courthouse
Bacon County Courthouse
301 N Pierce Street
PO Box 356
Alma, GA 31510-1957
Phone: 912.632.4915
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1915; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records from 1915.[1]
Bacon County Superior Court Clerk
502 W. 12th St., Ste. 304
P.O. BOX 376
Alma, GA 31510
Phone: (912) 632-4915
Fax: (912) 632-6545
Probate Court of Bacon County
P.O. Box 389
502 W 12th St #100
Alma, GA 31510
Phone: 912 -632- 7661
Fax: 912-632-7662
History
Parent County
1914--Bacon County was created 27 July 1914 from Appling, Pierce and Ware Counties.
County seat: Alma [2]
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.
Variant Spellings
Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.[3]
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Appling • Coffee • Jeff Davis • Pierce • Ware
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Genealogy Resources
Research Guides
African Americans
Bible Records
Cemeteries
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The following web site may have additional information on Bacon County cemeteries.
- Interment.net Georgia cemetery records
Census
Church Records
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Georgia denominations, see the Georgia Church Records wiki page.
Court
Genealogy
Land and Property
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Georgia Land and Property for additional information about early Georgia land grants from the government. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions (generally buying and selling deeds) were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Bacon County, Georgia Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Georgia Local Histories.
Maps
Military
Civil War
Online Records
- 1861-1865 - Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 - Georgia Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 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)
- Military Records - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
World War I
- 1920-1929 - Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
WWII
- Military Records - WW II - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
Naturalization
Newspapers
Newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Bacon County, Georgia Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog. Do a Place search for Bacon County, Georgia Genealogy to find these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Occupations
Probate Records
Online Probate Records
- 1742 – 1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1742 - 1990 Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
Colonial courts kept some early probate records. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852.
Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the Family History Library on microfilm.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (not all years).
Taxation
Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and all slaves up to age 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district.
Vital Records
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Georgia State Department of Health , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online.
For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Georgia. See also How to order Georgia Vital Records
Birth
Marriage
- 1560-1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
- 1754 - 1960 - Georgia Church Marriages, 1754-1960 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1785 - 1950 - Georgia County Marriages 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
- 1787 -1962 - Georgia, Church Marriages, 1787-1962 at FamilySearch — index
- 1808 - 1967 - Georgia Marriages 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Death
- 1933 - 1998 - Georgia Death Index 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1914 - 1927 - Georgia Deaths 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
- 1928 - 1942 - Georgia Deaths 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
- 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
Vital Record Substitutes
Voter Records
- 1867-1868 - Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868 at FamilySearch — index
Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Alma Historical Society Of
P.O. Box 2026
Alma, Georgia, 31510
Historical Society of Alma Bacon County
406 Mercer St,
Alma, GA 31510-2136
Family History Centers
Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.
Websites
- Bacon County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- USGenWeb Bacon County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Bacon County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bacon County, Georgia. Page 151 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Paul K. Graham, Georgia Courthouse Disasters (Decatur, Georgia: Genealogy Co., 2013), 11. At various libraries (WorldCat).
