Habersham County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Colonel Joseph Habersham of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Habersham County Courthouse 555 Monroe Street #35 Clarkesville, GA 30523-0227 Phone: 706-754-6264 Habersham County Website

Clerk Superior Court has divorce, Court and land records, from 1819. Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1819 along with birth and death records from 1940.

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:

Bible Records

 * Habersham County Bible Recordsat Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1819-1901 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1819-1964 (*); Court of Ordinary and Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1821-1857 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1857-1878 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1902-1916 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Funeral Homes

 * Habersham Crematory in Cornelia
 * Hillside Memorial Chapel and Gardens in Clarkesville
 * McGahee-Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home in Cornelia
 * Whitfield Funeral Homes and Crematory in Baldwin and Demorest

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: 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


 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 65th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies I and K
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Ledford, Karen Ann Thompson. 1998. These men wore grey: genealogical, military, and interment records of Confederate soldiers. Toccoa, Georgia: K.T. Ledford. (v.2 page 93-170) and Other Libraries.
 * Kimzey, Herbert B., and Nancy Kimzey Dempsey. 1988. Early genealogical &amp; historical records: Habersham County, Georgia. [Athens, Ga.?]: N.K. Dempsey. (page 503)
 * Daughters of the American Revolution. Tomochichi Chapter (Georgia). 1972. Miscellaneous records of Habersham Co., Georgia. 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

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
 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1800s-1961 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Habersham County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1819-1928 - Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Sales 1819-1928 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1820-1850 - Estates 1820-1850 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1842-1853 - Minutes 1842-1853 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1847-1964 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Habersham County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1879-1957 - Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, 1879-1957 Georgia Pioneers $

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.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1885 - 1886 - Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1868 - 1895 - Habersham County Marriage Index 1868-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Habersham County, Georgia Genealogy Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1870 - 1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — 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.org — index

Family History Centers

 * Cornelia Georgia Family History Center (Mount Airy)

Societies
Habersham County Historical Society 353 Chattahoochee St PO Box 924 Cornelia, GA 30531 706-499-8842 Email: [mailto:hchs.30531@yahoo.com hchs.30531@yahoo.com] Website Facebook Northeast Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 907085 Gainesville, GA 30501 Email: [mailto:NEGAHistorical@Yahoo.com NEGAHistorical@Yahoo.com] Website Facebook Northwest Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 5063 Rome, Georgia 30162-5063 Email: [mailto:patmillican@yahoo.com patmillican@yahoo.com] Website Southern Appalachian Genealogy Email: [mailto:genealogicalme@gmail.com genealogicalme@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

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