Harris County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Charles Harris, a Georgia judge and attorney. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Harris County Courthouse PO Box 528 Hamilton, GA 31811-0528 Phone: 706-628-4944 Harris County Website Probate Court has marriage and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has land records from 1827, divorce and court records from 1927. County Health Department has birth and death records.

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

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

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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


 * - 17th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 35th Battalion, Georgia (Confederate), Company H
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry


 * Barfield, Louise Calhoun. 1961. History of Harris County, Georgia, 1827-1961. Columbus? Georgia: s.n. (67th Regiment page 278, 288; 3rd Cavalry page 296; 2nd Brigade Company E; Chapter XIII list Regiment and Brigade)
 * Georgia. Superior Court (Harris County). 1963. Confederate roster, 1861-1865. 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 ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

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 & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1824-1921 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1828-1924 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1828-1940 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1833-1932 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1835-1849 Wills, Book 1, 1835-1849 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1837-1844 Index to Misc. Estates, Book B, 1837-1844 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1840-1875 Wills, Book 2, 1850-1875 (digital images). See names of Testators.  Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1849-1866 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1850-1875 Index to Will Book 1, 1850-1875Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1856-1865 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1857-1937 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1865-1869, 1877-1898 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — partial index and images
 * 1865-1872, 1865-1877 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1873-1932 Index to Will Book 2, 1873-1932 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1889-1931 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1892-1958, 1893-1962 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1898-1955 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Harris County) 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

Vital Records

 * 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
 * 1828-1860 Harris County Marriage Index 1828-1860. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1860 Index to Harris County Marriages 1828-1860 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1859-1872 Index to Harris County Marriages 1859-1872 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1859-1883 Harris County Marriage Index 1859-1883. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1892 Harris County Marriage Index 1877-1892. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1890-1895 Harris County Marriage Index 1890-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1893-1895 Harris County Marriage Index 1893-1895. 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

Societies
Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society  Oakleigh House 3419 20th Ave Valley AL 36854 Phone: 334-768-2050 Email: [mailto:cvhs@cvhistoricalsociety.org cvhs@cvhistoricalsociety.org] Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society Facebook

Historic Chattahoochee Commission  Email: [mailto:histchattcom@gmail.com histchattcom@gmail.com] Historic Chattahoochee Commission Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society Facebook

Muscogee Genealogical Society  PO Box 761 Columbus, GA 31902 Muscogee Genealogical Society

Websites

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