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Georgia Effingham County
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County Courthouse
Effingham County Courthouse
901 N Pine Street
Springfield, GA 31329
Phone: 912.754.2101
Probate Court has birth and death recors from 1927,
marriage and probate records from 1790; Clerk
Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1777[1]
History
Parent County
1777--Effingham County was created 5 February 1777 from St. Matthew and St. Philip Parishes.
County seat: Springfield [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
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 ($).
- Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1756-1787 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
- Constitution and By-Laws of the Georgia Saltburger Society, 1734-1925 Georgia Pioneers
- Ebenezer Record Book: Containing Early Records of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Effingham, Ga., More Commonly Known as Ebenezer Church. Savannah, Ga.: C.A. Linn, 1929. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Court
Land
.Effingham County - Probate Court - Land Warrants, 1783-1787 | Georgia Archives
Local Histories
Maps
Marriages
- Saltzburgher Marriages 1754-1769; 1769-1778, New Jerusalem Church (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
Military
Newspapers
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:
- Wills 1826-1845 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Wills, Vol. 3, 1829-1858 Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Wills, Vol. 4, 1866-1898 Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Inventories and Appraisements, Vol. 3, 1827-1865 Georgia Pioneers
Taxation
Vital Records
Saltzburgher Births and Baptisms 1756-1787 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
Marriage
- Marriage records, Effingham County, Georgia, 1750-1875 Lane, Jane Warren Hollingsworth, b. 1883.
Death
- 1879-80 - Effingham County, Georgia Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
- 1879-80 - Effingham County, Georgia Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
Societies and Libraries
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.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Effingham County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Effingham County Georgia (USGenNet)
- Effingham County, Georgia History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (My Georgia Genealogy)
- Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Effingham County, Georgia. Page 154 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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