Elbert County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Elbert County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Description
The County was named for Samuel Elbert. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Elbert County Courthouse 10 W Church Street Elberton, GA 30635-1498 Phone: 706-283-2005 Elbert County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, land, and cemetery records from 1790 along with military from 1922. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Elbert County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Presbyterian
 * 1865-1885 Elberton First Presbyterian Church Baptism Index 1865-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch

County Records

 * 1790-2002 at FamilySearch — index and images

Court Records

 * 1790-1950 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790-1950 (*); Probate Court and Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1790-1950 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1791-1902 (*); Inferior and City Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1791-1910 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1799-1896 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1806-1904 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1821-1932 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1822-1874 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1834-1859 (*); Land Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1839-1858 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1843-1866 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1867-1898 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1892-1938 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Historical Collection of the Georgia Chapters : Daughters of the American Revolution; Records of Richmond County, Georgia; v. 2. 1929. By Grace Gillam Davidson (Mrs. John Lee). Athens, Georgia : The McGregor Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Historical Collection of the Georgia Chapters : Daughters of the American Revolution; Records of Richmond County, Georgia; v. 3. 1930. By Grace Gillam Davidson (Mrs. John Lee). Atlanta, Georgia : Stein Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

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

Funeral Homes

 * Berry Funeral Home and Crematory in Elberton
 * Hicks Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Elberton
 * Macks Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Elberton
 * Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Inc. in Elberton
 * Phelps-Roberson Funeral and Cremation Services in Elberton

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * McIntosh, John H. The Official History of Elbert County, 1790-1935. Elberton, Ga.: The Chapter, c1940. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Migration
Early migration routes to Elbert 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

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * William F. Jones. Elbert countians in our country's wars. Atlanta, Georgia : Cherokee Pub., c1981. FS Library 975.8163 M2j

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 15th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C,F,and I
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and H

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * William F. Jones, The sons of Elbert County, Georgia, in the Great World War
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1790-1900 (*); Ordinary and Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790-1950 (*); Probate Court and Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1791-1835 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1791-1808 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1791-1860 Names of Families in Effingham County Marriages, Baptisms, Immigrants, Births, Colonial Records, Wills, Estates Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1791-1895 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1803-1919 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1830-1913 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1835-1907 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1909 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1924 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1897-1915 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * Historical Collection of the Georgia Chapters : Daughters of the American Revolution; Records of Richmond County, Georgia. By Davidson, Grace Gillam; Daughters of the American Revolution; Lucy Cook Peel Memorial Committee (Georgia); Inferior Court (Elbert County). Vidalia, Georgia : Georgia Geneal. Reprints 1968. Online at: Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vol. 3 - FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1875-1878 Elbert County Birth Index 1875-1878. Batch  at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1790-2002 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1791-1835 Elbert County Marriage Index 1791-1835. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1803-1808 Elbert County Marriage Index 1803-1808. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1804-1812 Elbert County Marriage Index 1804-1812. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1812-1824 Elbert County Marriage Index 1812-1824. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1812-1816; 1817; 1816-1821 (index); 1822-1825; 1825-1829; 1828-1831; 1830-1835; 1836-1867 Marriage records at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1817; 1885-1886 (from old newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1822-1829 Elbert County Marriage Index 1822-1829. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1829-1831 Elbert County Marriage Index 1829-1831. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1836-1867 Elbert County Marriage Index 1836-1867. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1887 Elbert County Marriage Book D Index 1866-1887. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1878 Elbert County Marriage Index 1875-1878. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1882-1895 Elbert County Marriage Books E and F Index 1882-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1882-1899 Elbert County Marriage Books A and B Index 1882-1899. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1875-1878 Elbert County Death Index 1875-1878. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Elberton Georgia FamilySearch Center

Societies
East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680-0117 Email: [mailto:gaeggs@yahoo.com gaeggs@yahoo.com] Website Facebook Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society PO Box 895 Hartwell, GA 30643 706-436-3156 Email: [mailto:gdavenpo@bellsouth.net gdavenpo@bellsouth.net] Website Website Facebook Southern Appalachian Genealogy Email: [mailto:genealogicalme@gmail.com genealogicalme@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Elbert County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Elbert County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records