Pickens County, Georgia Genealogy

United States &gt; Georgia &gt; Pickens County

Parent County
1853--Pickens County was created 5 December 1853 from Cherokee and Gilmer Counties. County seat:  Jasper

Record Loss
1947 -- 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

 * Bartow
 * Cherokee
 * Dawson
 * Gilmer
 * Gordon

Local Histories

 * Tate, Luke E. History of Pickens County. Atlanta, Ga.: Press of W.W. Brown Pub. Co., c1935. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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