Elbert County, Georgia Genealogy

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Parent County
1790--Elbert County was created 10 December 1790 from Wilkes County. County seat: Elberton

Neighboring Counties

 * Abbeville County, South Carolina
 * Anderson County, South Carolina
 * Hart
 * Lincoln
 * Madison
 * McCormick County, South Carolina
 * Oglethorpe
 * Wilkes

African American

 * In Those Days is an oral history from elderly African Americans in Elbert County, Georgia, and Abbeville County, South Carolina.

Migration
Early migration routes to Lincoln County for European settlers included:


 * Savannah River pre-historic
 * Occaneechi Path pre-historic
 * Middle Creek Trading Path pre-historic
 * Fall Line Road about 1735
 * Augusta-Savannah Trail 1740s
 * Augusta and Cherokee Trail 1740s
 * Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s
 * Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail in South Carolina about 1765
 * Ft. Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path in South Carolina about 1765

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Elbert County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Elbert County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)