Meriwether County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia Meriwether County

Meriwether County, Georgia
Map
Location of Georgia in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 14, 1927
County Seat	Greenville
Courthouse
Address	Meriwether County Courthouse PO Box 428 Greenville, GA 30222-0428 Phone: 706.672.1314 Meriwether County Website

County Courthouse

Probate Court has birth records from 1927,
marriage records from 1828, death  records
from 1929 and probate records from 1838;
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and 
land records from 1827 and military discharge
records

History

Parent County

1827--Meriwether County was created 14 December 1827 from Troup County.  County seat:  Greenville

Record Loss

March 3, 1893 -- Courthouse damaged by cyclone

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

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

Places / Localities

Neighboring Counties

• Coweta
• Harris
• Pike
• Spalding
• Talbot
• Troup
• Upson

Resources

Church

• Providence Church, Luthersville, Georgia, 1818 Members Georgia Pioneers

Local Histories

• Hill, Ella Godwin. The History of Warm Springs, Georgia. Chastain, Ark.: Hillcroft Press, c1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  

Marriages

• 1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1828-1843 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1843-1866 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1843-1866 Marriage License Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1866-1877 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1877-1880 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1880-1866 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
  

Military

Civil War

Confederate regiments from this county include:

-2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry

Probate

• Wills , Book A, 1839-1859 (digital images) See names of testators  Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Index to Will Book B, 1859-1903 Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book A, 1828-1841 Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book B, 1841-1846 Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book C, 1845-1852 Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book D, 1852-1855 Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book E, 1858-1863 Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book F, 1856-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book G, 1862-1873 Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Index to Annual Returns, Appraisements, Inventories, Sales, Book H, 1865-1888 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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
• Meriwether County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)