Charlton County, Georgia Records
Charlton County, Georgia (Map It) was created on February 18, 1854 from Camden County. Charlton County was named in honor of Robert Milledge Charlton (1807 - 54), a jurist, a U.S. Senator (1852 - 54), and the mayor of Savannah.
Charlton County is bordered by  Brantley County (northeast), Nassau County, Florida (east), Camden County (east), Baker County, Florida (south), Ware County (west).
A Map of Charlton County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Charlton County, Georgia Courthouse Records
Charlton County, GA Courthouse
The Charlton County Courthouse is located in Folkston, Georgia. The County Courthouse site then at Traders Hill was destroyed by fire in 1877 and with it most records. Present Courthose site had a fire on 19 February 1928.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Charlton county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- History of Baker County, Georgia Courthouse
- Charlton County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1878 and Court Records from 1879. The County Clerk of Superior Court has jurisdiction over cases for title to land and equity, felony cases, adoptions, divorces, child support and custody enforcement. The clerk also is tasked with recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county.
- Charlton County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1854 and Probate Records from 1878.The County Clerk of Probate Court responsibilities include legal proceedings forh Wills, Estates, Guardianships of minor children, Involuntary Committals Hearings, Issuance of Marriage License, ect.. The county probate judge's office is the office where the most valuable genealogical records are created and maintained in the state of Georgia.
- Charlton County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
- Charlton County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court for Divorce Records and the Probate Judge for Marriage Records.
Charlton County, Georgia Census Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Georgia Census Substitutes 1790-1890
- State Population Schedules: 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Charlton County, Georgia Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from January 1919 to present.
- Marriage Records: from June 9, 1952 to present.
- Divorce Records: None. Contact the County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Locations:Â Georgia Division of Public Health, Vital Records, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; (404) 679-4702
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Charlton County, Georgia Resources
Charlton County, Georgia External Links
- Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Charlton County, Georgia Books - Amazon
- Charlton Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
- Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
- Charlton County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
- Charlton County, GA History
- Charlton Co. GAGenweb
- Charlton County Historical Chronology
- Charlton County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
- Historical Maps of Charlton County
- Charlton County, Georgia Military Records
