Welcome! Wilcox County, Georgia

Wilcox County, created in 1857, was named for General Mark Wilcox, state legislator and one of the founders of the Georgia Supreme Court.

The county has four municipalities, the largest of which is Rochelle. Abbeville, the county seat, is located in the extreme eastern portion of the county. Other communities include Pineview and Pitts.

The Ocmulgee River forms the county's eastern boundary. Guided wild boar hunts are available along its banks.

Poor Robin Spring, located near Abbeville, was named for an Indian chief who was said to have been healed after bathing in its ice-cold waters.

Wilcox is primarily an agricultural community. It is the state's second largest producer of watermelons and among the top producers of cantaloupe. Other products include peanuts, cotton, and timber.


Helpful Addresses:

Wilcox County Library 104 North Broad Street Abbeville, Georgia 31001 Ph: (229) 467-2075

Wilcox County Courthouse 103 North Broad Street Abbeville, Georgia 31001 Ph: (229) 467-2737

Wilcox County Health Department PO Box 235 420 Second Avenue Rochelle, Georgia 31079 Ph: (229) 365-2310 Fax: (229) 365-7825

Books and References:
- Cities, Towns, and Communities of Georgia Between 1847-1962: 8,500 Places
and the County in Which Located Compiled by Marion R. Hemperley, Deputy
Surveyor General of Georgia
- The Passing of the Pines by Mary Lou McDonald

Cemeteries:

Antioch	Bowell	Brown	Cannonville	Cedar Creek Baptist Church	Christian Hill
Christian Home	Christian Hope	Cook	Dennard	Evergreen	Fitzgerald
Hannah	Keen	Lebanon	Liberty Hill	McCall	Mitchell
Morningside	Mt. Zion Baptist Church	New Bethel	New Hope	Old Snow Hill Church	Owens
Pine City	Pineview	Pitts City	Pleasant Grove	Pleasant View	Pope City
Reid Hill	Riverside	Seville	Springfield Baptist Church	Stubbs	Union
Walker

Census:
- 1880 Federal Census - Mortality Schedule
- 1930 Census Fact Sheet

Churches:
- Springfield Baptist Church and Cemetery
- Church List for Abbeville
- Church List for Pineview
- Church List for Pitts
- Church List for Rochelle

Cities, Towns, and Communities (Past and Present):

Abbeville	Adams	Ashley	Bartonville	Battle Ground	Bede
Bee	Bowens Mill/House Creek	Browning	Bush	Cason	Cooks Town
Cortez	Davis Mills	Doublerun	Duffie	Dunlap	Edna
Emerald Spring	Fairfield	Forest Glen	Formyduval	Goodman	Grover
Kramer	Owensboro	Pineview	Pitts	Pope City	Rochelle
Seminole	Seville

Wilcox County Families:
- Abstracts from Georgia Slave Narratives

Funeral Homes:

People's Funeral Home 133 E Ocmulgee St Abbeville, Georgia 31001 Ph: (229) 467-2191

Government:
- Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff Joseph S. GRAHAM, Clerk of Superior & Inferior Courts Stephen BOWEN, Ordinary James W. WASHBURN, Tax Receiver John MCCALL, Tax Collector Stephen MITCHELL, Surveyor William A. BARKER, and Coroner Daniel M. BRUCE.

Wilcox County Mailing List

Maps:
- Historical Atlas of Georgia: Wilcox County Maps Available:
1863, 1874, 1883, 1885, 1895, 1904, 1910, 1915, 1952, 1955, 1970
- County Militia Districts
- Early Maps from Georgia's Virtual Vault

Military:
- 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company H, Wilcox County Rifles
- 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company E, State Rights Guards
- Korean War Casualties

Misc. Data:
- Indenture Between Sarilda DAVIS & Elizabeth SLAUGHTER
- 1934 Members of the American Bar (biographical sketches)
- Georgia Tornadoes

Social History:
- Crime in Georgia
- Social History Books and Links for the Georgia Researcher

Societies:
- Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society

Websites:
- Abbeville, Georgia, USA


Genealogy Links for Georgia Researchers



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