Hi Gaila, Twiggs is called a burned county because the courthouse burned and all the records were lost. In fact, it is a "twice burned" county. However, there are records of the county that have been put together from other sources. One book is ABSTRACTS OF SOME DOCUMENTS OF TWIGGS COUNTY, GEORGIA, compiled by Eleanor McSwain, 1972, which contains many deed records, tax records, entries from a Merchant's Day Book (a merchant's records of customers' transactions with his Mercantile Store), a few wills and estate records, etc. Also, SIFTING THROUGH THE ASHES, by Eleanor Davis McSwain, 1989. Another source for Twiggs County "news" is GENEALOGY ABSTRACTS FROM THE GEORGIA JOURNAL (several volumes) by F.R. and E.K. Hartz. HISTORY OF STONE CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH by Billy Walker Jones, Dec. 1961 lists members and people buried in the cemetery. TWIGGS COUNTY, GEORGIA ABSTRACTS, RECORDS OF A BURNED COUNTY by Bess Vaughn Clark. Mrs. Clark has another book of records of Twiggs County that she has compiled that has just been published. I have researched Twiggs County for my Reynolds and Chappell roots and found a good bit of information, despite the fact that it is a burned county. Hope this helps some. Joyce Harrison, Macon, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: Gaila & Jim Merrington <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 5:19 PM Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Researching around Houston County > Hello everyone, > > I believe I might find some information in Twiggs County. Has anyone else > done any research there? > Billy, I know it is a "burned county" - what exactly does that mean re: > genealogy research? > > Has anyone else researched in Twiggs or Jones and has any pointers? > Gaila > >