Get Help From a Local

Sometimes the best way to get help with county level records is to ask someone who has actually researched in that specific county. A person who has researched three or four counties away--even in the same state--won't always know the ins and outs of every county. Counties may have had slightly different record keeping practices, had different sets of records that were destroyed, or have research staff and clerks who need to be handled carefully.

Sometimes a local is best able to do that.