Welcome to Baldwin County and Milledgeville Georgia
Baldwin County, named after Abraham Baldwin, was created in 1803 by Creek cessions  of  June 1802.  The land was distributed by the 1805 Land Lottery. The Second (1807)  Lottery  of Georgia, Act of Legislature was passed on June 26, 1806.    Four new counties were  made out of parts of Baldwin: Morgan, Randolph (later to become Jasper County),   Jones and Putnam. Portions of Wilkinson Co. were added  in 1806, 1807, 1856 and 1872. Portions of  Hancock County were added in 1807. Portions of Washington County were added in 1807, 1812 and 1826. Portions of Jones County were added in 1856.
 Milledgeville, named afterJohn Milledge,  was the  state capital of Georgia from 1807 to 1868 & incorporated as a city in 1836. 

Baldwin Co is available for adoption.




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QUERIES
Archived Messages 1998
Archived Messages 1999 
Bible Records,  Biographies, 
Cemeteries, Census, Court Records, 
 Deed and Land, Directories/Lists, History, Militiary, Newspapers, Obits, Vital Records,  Wills & Estate
 
We NEED YOUR Baldwin COUNTY information. 
To make  it a helpful page for doing research, we need your help in gathering information. WHAT BOOK(s) or MICROFILM on Baldwin COUNTY are in YOUR LIBRARY?  We want to prepare a list so people will know what is available. Send your ideas and material to   County Coordinator for Baldwin County.
The Baldwin County Courthouse is located at 101 S. Wilkinson St., Milledgeville, GA 31061. Probate Court Telephone No.  478-445-4807. Copies of Marriage licenses - $5.00. Death Certificates - $10.00. Clerk of Superior Court 478-445-4007

Baldwin County A - Z
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
     Baldwin County African-Americans
     Research

ARCHIVES
    Archives (Transcribed Data) for Baldwin County (link)

BIBLE RECORDS
 

BIOGRAPHIES

BOOKS, ETC
     Books (link)
     Books, Articles, Microfilm
 

BRICK WALLS

CEMETERIES
    Cemeteries On-Line GAGenWeb (link)
    Friends of Baldwin County Cemeteries, Inc (link)
    Baldwin County Cemetery Locations

CENSUS:
    Census GAGenWeb (link)
    Census AHGP, 1820-1860

CHURCHES:
     Churches
     Churches/Church Records (link)
     Churches AHGP (link)

CONTRIBUTORS
     Contributors

COURT RECORDS
    Court Records (link)

DEATHS:
    Deaths/Obits AHGP (link)
   1860 Mortality Schedule
   1870 Mortality Schedule
   1880 Mortality Schedule 

DEEDS/LAND
    Boundary Changes
    Deeds (link)
    Deeds/Land Records AHGP (link)
    1805 Land Lottery  Books  (link)
    1807 Land Lotter Book (link)
    Land Lottery Applicants for 1820 and 1821 Lotteries
    1827 Land Lottery
    1832 Land Lottery
    Town Creek Bounty Surveys 1784 -1785 
    Rocky Creek  Bounty surveys 1784-1785
    Buck Creek Bounty surveys 1784
    Derrosos (Champion) Creek Bounty surveys 1784

FAMILIES
     Family Group Sheets   Post Yours!
     Surnames
     Family Group Sheets/Gedcom Files
     Folks - Famous  & Just Plain Folks
     Migrations (link)

FUNERAL HOMES
     Funeral Homes

GENEALOGY PROJECTS
     Genealogy AHGP (link)

HISTORICAL MARKERS 

HOSPITALS:
     Hospital, State (Milledgeville)

LIBRARIES
    Mary Vinson Memorial Library
   Special Collections Russell Library GCSU 
   Washington Memorial Library, Macon, Ga.

LOOKUPS
     Lookups

MAPS:
     Baldwin County (link)
     Baldwin County Georgia Militia Districts
     Milledgeville-Midway 1861-1865

MARRIAGES
       Marriages from 1798; 1806 - 1820 

MEDICAL DOCTORS 1826-1874

 


MILITARY
    Baldwin County Military History
      Captain Tomlinson Fort's Company War of 1812
      Captain Jett Thomas' Artillery at Callabee Creek
      Baldwin Calvary Muster Roll, Creek War 1836
      Confederate Pension Records
      Mexican Border Patrol 1916- 1917

FORTS
     Georgia Forts (link)
     Payroll for Militia at Rock Landing 1790
      History of Georgia National Guard (link)
 

MILLS
    Old Grist Mills
     Fraley Ferry and Mill
     Freeney Mills

MISC.
     Joe Brown Club Members 1908
     Underwood Club Members 1912
      1890 Businesses
      Southern Claims Commisson
      Milledgeville Mayors 
      Confederate Amnesty Applicants

MUSEUMS
      Museums

NATIVE AMERICANS
     Native Americans (link)

NEWSPAPERS
Search historic news online FREE: Milledgeville Macon

ORGANIZATIONS
     DAR - Nancy Hart Chapter (link)
     Genealogical Society, Central Georgia (link)
     Friends of Baldwin County Cemeteries, Inc (link)

PHOTOS
    Photos 

POSTCARDS
    Post Cards
      Post Cards AHGP (link)
 

PRE-BALDWIN
Indian Tribes of Georgia (link)
        Early Forts of Georgia (link)
       Payroll for Militia at Rock Landing 1790
RECORDS
   Records at Family History Centers
    Records at Georgia's Virtual Vault (FREE ONLINE)
    Periodicals Source Index

RESEARCH:
     Researching in Baldwin County?
     Research Baldwin County Courthouse
     Probate Court for marriages, deaths, estates, etc.
     and the Superior Court for Land Records
 

SCHOOLS
 

SURNAMES

TAX LISTS
     1807 Tax List Capt. Stephens District 
     1818 Tax List Capt. Buchanan's District
     1818 Tax List Capt. Hightower's District 

TOWNS/COMMUNITIES(links) 
     Georgia Place Names - Baldwin Co.
     Coopers/Cooperville
     Milledgeville
     Scottsboro
     Stevens Pottery

Visting Baldwin County?  See:
     Milledgeville Vistors and Convention Bureau (link)
      Antebellum Inn (link)

WILLS
   Index of wills 1806-1819
    Index of wills 1819-1864 
   Wills at Baldwin County archives (link)
 

Neighbors:HancockJonesPutnamWashingtonWilkinson

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