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United States    Georgia    Charlton County

County Courthouse

Charlton County Courthouse
100 Third Street
Folkston, GA 31537;
Phone: 912.496.2549

Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death, burial
and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has
divorce, court and land  records from 1877^[1]

History

Parent County

1854--Charlton County was created 18 February 1854 fromCamden County.  County seat:  Folkston ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1877 and February 19, 1928 - Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

• Burned Counties Research
  
• http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Baker County, Florida
• Brantley
• Camden
• Nassau County, Florida
• Ware

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court 

  Bonds of City Officials 1877-1891 Georgia Pioneers

Land 

  Index of Homesteads 1899-1912 Georgia Pioneers

Local Histories

• McQueen, Alex. S. History of Charlton County. Atlanta, Ga.: Stein Print. Co., c1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate 

  Index to Letters of Administration and Guardianship 1879-1889 Georgia Pioneers

  Index to letters of Administration 1884-1892 Georgia Pioneers

  Index to Will Book A 1868-1911 Georgia Pioneers

  Index to Will Book R 1912-1960 Georgia Pioneers

  Wills 1868-1912 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Taxation

Vital Records

Death

• 1859-60, 1869-70 - Charlton County, Georgia Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
  

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers 

Web Sites 

  Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Charlton County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Charlton County, Georgia. Page 152 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).