Pierce County GA Genealogy

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Overview of Pierce County Records

• Pierce County was created in 1857 from Appling and Ware counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1919 and later can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
• The Pierce County courthouse had a fire in 1874 and some records were lost.
• The Pierce County Probate Court has birth records starting in 1926, marriage records starting in 1875, death records starting in 1924, and probate records starting in 1875.
• The Pierce County Clerk Superior Court has divorce records, court records starting in 1875, and land records starting in 1875.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.