Chatham County, Georgia Records

Chatham County, Georgia (Map It) was created on February 5, 1777 from Christ Church and St Philip Parishes. Chatham County was named in honor of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708 - 78), British Prime Minister sympathetic to the Revolutionary cause.

Chatham County is bordered by  Jasper County, South Carolina (northeast), Bryan County (west), Effingham County.

A Map of Chatham County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Chatham County, Georgia Courthouse Records

The Chatham County Courthouse is located in Savannah, Georgia.

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 Chatham 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
• Chatham County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1785 and Court Records from 1783. 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. Be aware that Lands were given to Georgia citizens by lotteries for the years 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, 1832, 1832 (Gold), 1833.
• Chatham County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1806 and Probate Records from 1777.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.
• Chatham County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
• Chatham 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.

Chatham County, Georgia Census Records

• Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1790 (missing), 1800 (missing), 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia, Georgia Census Substitutes 1790-1890
• State Population Schedules: 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Chatham 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: Georgia Division of Public Health, Vital Records, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; (404) 679-4702
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.

Chatham County, Georgia Resources

• Bonaventure Historical Society
• Coastal Heritage Society
• Coastal Museums Association
• Coastal Scottish Heritage Society
• Fort Pulaski National Monument
• Historic Savannah Foundation
• Savannah Area Genealogical Association
• SCAD Department of Architectural History, PO Box 3146 ; Savannah , GA 31402-3146
• Society for the Preservation of Laurel Grove, PO Box 10315; Savannah, GA 31412-0515; Hugh A. Bauer; (912) 231-8166.
• Thunderbolt Museum Society
• Tybee Island Historical Society
• Savannah Diocesan Archives
• Savannah Jewish Federation
• Chatham County, Georgia Message Boards

Chatham County, Georgia External Links

• Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Chatham County, Georgia Books - Amazon
• Chatham County Deed Books (sos.state.ga.us)
• Chatham Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
• Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
• Chatham County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
• Chatham County, GA History
• Chatham Co. GAGenweb
• Chatham County Historical Chronology
• Chatham County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
• Historical Maps of Chatham County
• Chatham County, Georgia Military Records