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County Courthouse

Johnson County Courthouse
PO Box 269;
Wrightsville, GA 31096-0269
Phone: 912.864.3388 

Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court,
and land records from 1858^[1]

History

Parent County

1858--Johnson County was created 11 December 1858 from Emanuel,Laurens and Washington Counties.
 County seat: Wrightsville ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Emanuel
• Jefferson
• Laurens
• Treutlen
• Washington
• Wilkinson

Resources

Cemeteries

Church 

  Members of Oakey Grove Church, near Wrightsville for 1818 Georgia Pioneers

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate 

• Wills 1846-1864 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
• Index to Wills 1859-1923
• Index to Warrants of Appraisement 1859-1888 Georgia Pioneers
• Index to Divisions of Estates 1860-1929 Georgia Pioneers
• Index to Annual Returns 1858-1879 Georgia Pioneers
• Index to Annual Returns 1897-1916 Georgia Pioneers

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS 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
• Johnson County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Johnson County, Georgia. Page 157 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).