Towns County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Towns County

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

County Courthouse
Towns County Courthouse 48 River Street Ste E; Hiawassee, GA 30546-0178 Phone: 706.896.2130 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage records from 1885 and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and military records from 1865

Parent County
1856--Towns County was created 6 March 1856 from Rabun andUnion Counties. County seat: Hiawassee

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee County, North Carolina
 * Clay County, North Carolina
 * Habersham
 * Macon County, North Carolina
 * Rabun
 * Union
 * White

Military

 * Towns County List of Militia Georgia Pioneers

Civil War

 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E

Probate Records

 * Index to Wills and Estates, Voll I, 1856-1871 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Estates, Vol. F, 1856-1871 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Estates, Vol. D, 1869-1894 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * 1856-1900 - Towns County Marriage Index 1856-1900. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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