Habersham County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Habersham County

Guide to Habersham County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Habersham County Courthouse 555 Monroe Street #35 Clarkesville, GA 30523-0227 Phone: 706.754.6264 Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1819 along with birth and death records from 1940. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, Court and land records, from 1819.

Parent County
1818--Habersham County was created 15 December 1818 from Cherokee Indian lands. County seat: Clarkesville

Record Loss
1882 and 1895 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Banks
 * Hall
 * Oconee County, South Carolina
 * Rabun
 * Stephens
 * Towns
 * White

Civil War

 * Ledford, Karen Ann Thompson. These Men Wore Grey Genealogical, Military, and Interment Records of Confederate Soldiers. (Toccoa, Georgia : K.T. Ledford, c1998-c2001), 7 Volumes. Each volume contains bibliographical references and full-name index. Contents: v. 1. Franklin County -- v. 2. Habersham County --v. 3. Stephens County -- v. 4. Rabun County --v. 5. White County -- v. 6. Banks County -- v. 7. Jackson County. Book found at and Other Libraries.

Probate Records
1. Estates 1820-1850 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers

2. Minutes 1842-1853 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers

3. Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Sales 1819-1928 Georgia Pioneers

4. Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, 1879-1957 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers


 * 1868-1895 - Habersham County Marriage Index 1868-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Cornelia Georgia Family History Center (Mount Airy)

Websites

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