Richmond County, Georgia Records

Richmond County, Georgia (Map It) was created on February 5, 1777 from St Paul Parish. Portion of Richmond County was used to create Columbia County (1790). Richmond County was named in honor of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735 - 1806), who was sympathetic to the cause of colonial independence.

Richmond County is bordered by  Edgefield County, South Carolina (north), Aiken County, South Carolina (northeast), Burke County (south), Jefferson County (southwest), McDuffie County (west), Columbia County (northwest)

A Map of Richmond County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Richmond County, Georgia Courthouse Records

The Richmond County Courthouse is located in Augusta, Georgia.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Richmond county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• History of Baker County, Georgia Courthouse
• Richmond County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1789 and Court Records from 1782. The County Clerk of Superior Court has jurisdiction over cases for title to land and equity, felony cases, adoptions, divorces, child support and custody enforcement. The clerk also is tasked with recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county. Be aware that Lands were given to Georgia citizens by lotteries for the years 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, 1832, 1832 (Gold), 1833.
• Richmond County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1785 and Probate Records from 1782.The County Clerk of Probate Court responsibilities include legal proceedings forh Wills, Estates, Guardianships of minor children, Involuntary Committals Hearings, Issuance of Marriage License, ect.. The county probate judge's office is the office where the most valuable genealogical records are created and maintained in the state of Georgia.
• Richmond County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
• Richmond County Board of Tax Assessors
• The Richmond County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court for Divorce Records and the Probate Judge for Marriage Records.

Richmond County, Georgia Census Records

• Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1790 (missing), 1800 (missing), 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia, Georgia Census Substitutes 1790-1890
• State Population Schedules: 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Richmond County, Georgia Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Georgia Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1919 to present.
• Marriage Records: from June 9, 1952 to present.
• Divorce Records: None. Contact the County Clerk of Superior Court.
• Locations: Georgia Division of Public Health, Vital Records, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; (404) 679-4702
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.

Richmond County, Georgia Resources

• Augusta Genealogical Society
• Augusta Canal Authority
• Augusta Museum of History
  Augusta-Richmond County Historical Society
• Historic Augusta, Inc., P. O. Box 37, Augusta, GA 30901
• Lucy Craft Laney Museum
• Spirit Creek Bapist Church, 1783 Dixon Airline Rd ; Augusta , GA 30906-8813
• Summerville Neighborhood Assoc
• Richmond County, Georgia Message Boards

Richmond County, Georgia External Links

• Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Richmond County, Georgia Books - Amazon
• Richmond Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
• Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
• Richmond County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
• Richmond County, GA History
• Richmond Co. GAGenweb
• Richmond County Historical Chronology
• Richmond County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
• Historical Maps of Richmond County
• Richmond County, Georgia Military Records