Echols County GA Genealogy

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Overview of Echols County Records

• Echols County was created in 1858 from Clinch and Lowndes counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1919 and later can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
• The Echols County courthouse fire burned in 1897 burned many records.
• The Echols County Clerk Superior Court has divorce records, court records starting in 1898, and land records starting in 1897.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.