Clinch County, Georgia Records
Clinch County, Georgia (Map It) was created on February 14, 1850 from Ware County and Lowndes County. Portions of Clinch County were used to create the following counties: Coffee County (1854), Echols County (1858), Atkinson County (1918), and Lanier County (1920) . Clinch County was named in honor of General Duncan Lamont Clinch (1784 - 1849), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War, and a U.S. Congressman.
Clinch County is bordered by  Atkinson County (north), Ware County (east), Columbia County, Florida (south), Echols County (southwest), Lanier County (west).
A Map of Clinch County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Clinch County, Georgia Courthouse Records
Clinch County, GA Courthouse
The Clinch County Courthouse is located in Homerville, Georgia. The first courthouse, built in 1852, burned in 1856. A new courthouse built in 1859 burned in 1867 destoying all records.
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 Clinch 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
- Clinch County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1868 and Court Records from 1868. 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.
- Clinch County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1867 and Probate Records from 1867.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.
- Clinch County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
- Clinch 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.
Clinch 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
Clinch 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.
Clinch County, Georgia Resources
Clinch County, Georgia External Links
- Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Clinch County, Georgia Books - Amazon
- Clinch Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
- Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
- Clinch County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
- Clinch County, GA History
- Clinch Co. GAGenweb
- Clinch County Historical Chronology
- Clinch County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
- Historical Maps of Clinch County
- Clinch County, Georgia Military Records
