Tattnall County, Georgia Records
Tattnall County, Georgia (Map It) was created on December 5, 1801 from Montgomery County. Portions of Tattnall County were used to help create Toombs County in 1905 and Candler County and Evans County counties in 1914. Tattnall County was named in honor of Josiah Tattnall (1764 - 1803), a U.S. Senator and the Governor of Georgia.
Tattnall County is bordered by  Candler County (north), Evans County (northeast), Liberty County ( east-southeast), Long County, Wayne County (south), Appling County (southwest), Toombs County (west)
A Map of Tattnall County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Tattnall County, Georgia Courthouse Records
Tattnall County, GA Courthouse
The Tattnall County Courthouse is located in Reidsville, 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 Tattnall 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
- Tattnall County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1802 and Court Records from 1805. 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.
- Tattnall County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1806 and Probate Records from 1802.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.
- Tattnall County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
- Tattnall County Assessors Office
- The Tattnall 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.
Tattnall County, Georgia Census Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, 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
Tattnall 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.
Tattnall County, Georgia Resources
- Glennville Tattnall Museum
- Tattnall County Historical Society, PO Box 2012; Reidsville, GA 30453-2012; (912) 557-4402
- Tattnall County, Georgia Message Boards
Tattnall County, Georgia External Links
- Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Tattnall County, Georgia Books - Amazon
- Tattnall Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
- Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
- Tattnall County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
- Tattnall County, GA History
- Tattnall Co. GAGenweb
- Tattnall County Historical Chronology
- Tattnall County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
- Historical Maps of Tattnall County
- Tattnall County, Georgia Military Records