Screven County GA Genealogy

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Overview of Screven County Records

• Screven County was created in 1793 from Burke and Effingham counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1919 and later can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
• The Screven County Probate Court has birth and death records beginning in 1927, marriage records starting in 1817, and probate records starting in 1817.
• The Screven County Clerk Superior Court has divorce records, court records starting in 1816, and land records starting in 1790.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.