Chatham County GA Genealogy

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Chatham County Records by City/Town

Bloomingdale Genealogy (31)
Garden City Genealogy (32)
Pooler Genealogy (35)


Port Wentworth Genealogy (31)
Savannah Genealogy (732)

Overview of Chatham County Records

  • Chatham County was created in 1777 from St. Phillip and Christ Church parishes.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates from 1919 and later can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
  • The Chatham County Probate Court has birth records starting in 1919, marriage records starting in 1806, death records starting in 1919, and probate records starting in 1777.
  • The Chatham County Clerk Superior Court has divorce records, court records starting in 1783, land records starting in 1785, and naturalization records starting in 1801.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.