Gilmer County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Gilmer County

County Courthouse
Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage records from 1835 and probate records;

Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1909, land records from 1833, military records from 1902 and court records from 1900

Parent County
1832--Gilmer County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat: Ellijay

Neighboring Counties

 * Dawson
 * Fannin
 * Gordon
 * Murray
 * Pickens

Probate

 * Wills and Estates Book B 1836-1854 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A 1853-1914 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to County Bonds (guardianships, administrators) 1836-1854 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book B Georgia Pioneers

Death

 * 1859-60, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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