Pickens County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Andrew Pickens. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pickens County Courthouse 52 North Main Street Jasper, GA 30143 Phone: 706-692-2014 Pickens County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial, and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1854.

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:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1854-1885 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1854-1907 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1854-1911 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1865-1868 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1865-1900 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1879-1902 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Funeral Homes

 * Cagle Funeral Home in Jasper
 * In Their Honor of Jasper Funeral and Cremation in Jasper
 * Roper Funeral Home and Crematory in Jasper

Land and Property 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

Local Histories

 * Tate, Luke E. History of Pickens County. Atlanta, Ga.: Press of W.W. Brown Pub. Co., c1935. 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)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

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


 * - 1st Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Union), Company D
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Broyles') (Confederate), Company L
 * - 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and L
 * - 65th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pickens County). 1964. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1941. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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
 * 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 ($)
 * 1868-1873 Legal Advertising 1868-1873 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 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 and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1854-1935 Pickens County Marriages, Probate Records, Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1854-1935 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1923 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

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.

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

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
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1824-1850 Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1854-1877 Pickens County Marriage Index 1854-1877. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1871-1948 Loose marriage papers have also been indexed covering the years 1871 through 1948:
 * A to C Surnames Batch  at FamilySearch
 * D to G Surnames Batch  at FamilySearch
 * H to L Surnames Batch  at FamilySearch
 * M to P Surnames Batch  at FamilySearch
 * Q to T Surnames Batch  at FamilySearch
 * U to Z Surnames Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 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

Divorce

 * 1885-1886 Divorces (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Societies
Marble Valley Friends, Inc. PO Box 2 Tate, Georgia 30177 678-454-5477 Email: [mailto:marblevalleyfriends@yahoo.com marblevalleyfriends@yahoo.com] Website Website Marble Valley Historical Society PO Box 815 Jasper, GA 30143 770-597-6052 Website Northwest Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 5063 Rome, Georgia 30162-5063 Email: [mailto:patmillican@yahoo.com patmillican@yahoo.com] Website Pickens Historical Society 14 North Main St Jasper GA 30143 770-744-1950 Email: [mailto:pickenshistorical@gmail.com pickenshistorical@gmail.com] Website Facebook Southern Appalachian Genealogy Email: [mailto:genealogicalme@gmail.com genealogicalme@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Pickens 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