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County Courthouse

McIntosh County Courthouse
PO Box 584
Darien, GA 31305-0584
Phone: 912.437.6671 

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

History

Parent County

1793--McIntosh County was created 19 December 1793 from Liberty County. County seat:  Darien ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1864, 1872, and 1931 -- 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

• Glynn
• Liberty
• Long
• Wayne

Resources

Cemeteries

• McIntosh County Cemeteries Georgia Pioneers
• Cemetery Locator Georgia Pioneers

Church

City Directories

• 1892 Darien, Georgia City Directory (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Colonial

• 1738 Petitioners of Darien, Georgia Georgia Pioneers
• Darien Town Plot {http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countymcintosh.html Georgia Pioneers]
  
• Darien Bailiff Officers Georgia Pioneers
• Darien Town Constables Georgia Pioneers
• Darien Town Merchants Georgia Pioneers
• Darien Overseers of Servants Georgia Pioneers

Court

Land

• Colonial Land Grants in Darien Georgia Pioneers

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

• Wills 1848-1915 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
• Estates 1887-1914 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Taxation

• 1862 Tax Digest {http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countymcintosh.html Georgia Pioneers]

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
• McIntosh 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), McIntosh County, Georgia. Page 158 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).