Lumpkin County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Lumpkin County

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

County Courthouse


Lumpkin County Courthouse 99 Courthouse Hill Suite A Dahlonega, GA 30533-1167 Phone: 706.864.3742 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial, and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1833.

Clerk of Superior Court 325 Riley Road Room 108 Dahlonega, GA 30533 Phone: (706) 864-3736 Fax: (706) 864-5298

Probate Court of Lumpkin County 325 Riley Road, Room 122 Dahlonega, GA 30533 Phone: (706) 482-2455

Parent County
1832--Lumpkin County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall Counties. County seat: Dahlonega

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Dawson County •  Fannin County  •  Hall County  •  Union County  •  White County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate),
 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's) (Confederate), Company H
 * - 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and D
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other war's information also given)


 * Cain, Andrew W. 1978. History of Lumpkin County for the first hundred years, 1832-1932. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co. (Page 142-180)
 * Cain, Andrew W. 1985. History of Lumpkin County for the first hundred years, 1832-1932. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 - at FamilySearch.org images

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $


 * 1833-1849 - Lumpkin County Marriage Index 1833-1849. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1845-1884 - Lumpkin County Marriage Books A and B Index 1845-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1895 - Lumpkin County Marriage Book C Index 1884-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Lumpkin County Historical Society PO Box 894 Dahlonega, GA 30533

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Dahlonega Georgia Family History Center (Dawsonville)

Websites

 * Lumpkin County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Lumpkin County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * *Lumpkin County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)