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County Courthouse

Wayne County Courthouse
242 E Walnut Street; PO Box 918;
Jesup, GA 31598
Phone: 912.427.5930 

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

History

The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).^[2]

Parent County

1803--Wayne County was created 11 May 1803 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Jesup ^[3]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Appling
• Brantley
• Glynn
• Long
• McIntosh
• Pierce
• Tattnall

Resources

Cemeteries

LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 5
page 155 - Rogers Cemetery
page 155 - Little Cemetery

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Satilla

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Wills

• 1884-1927 - Index to Wayne County, Georgia Wills 1884-1927 at Georgia Pioneers ($).
  
• 1882-1892 - Digital Images of Wayne County Wills {http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countywayne.html Georgia Pioneers]

Additional Probate Records

• 1875-1878 - Index of Wayne County, Georgia Annual Returns Book M (1875-1878) at Georgia Pioneers ($).
  

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries 

Jesup | Screven Odum

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
• Wayne 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), Wayne County, Georgia. Page 162 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ "Anthony Wayne," Wikipedia.
3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).