Wilcox County, Georgia Records

Wilcox County, Georgia (Map It) was created on December 22, 1857 from Dooly County, Irwin County, and Pulaski County. Portions of Wilcox County were used to create Turner County in 1905 and Ben Hill County in 1906). Wilcox County was named in honor of General Mark Wilcox (1800 - 50), a noted soldier and state legislator.

Wilcox County is bordered by  Pulaski County (north), Dodge County (east), Telfair County (east), Ben Hill County (south), Turner County (southwest), Crisp County (west), Dooly County (northwest).

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

Wilcox County, Georgia Courthouse Records

The Wilcox County Courthouse is located in Abbeville, 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 Wilcox 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
• Wilcox County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1858 and Court Records from 1858. 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.
• Wilcox County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1858 and Probate Records from 1858.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.
• Wilcox County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
• Wilcox 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.

Wilcox 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

Wilcox 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.

Wilcox County, Georgia Resources

• Central Georgia Genealogial Society
• Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society
• Wiregrass Genealogical Society
• Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society
• Wilcox County, Georgia Message Boards

Wilcox County, Georgia External Links

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• Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present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