Habersham County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Habersham County

County Courthouse
Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1819, birth and death records from 1940; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, Court and land records, from 1819

Parent County
1818--Habersham County was created 15 December 1818 from Cherokee Indian lands. County seat: Clarkesville

Record Loss
1882 and 1895 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Banks
 * Hall
 * Oconee County, South Carolina
 * Rabun
 * Stephens
 * Towns
 * White

Marriages
Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers

Civil War

 * Ledford, Karen Ann Thompson. These Men Wore Grey Genealogical, Military, and Interment Records of Confederate Soldiers. (Toccoa, Georgia : K.T. Ledford, c1998-c2001), 7 Volumes. Each volume contains bibliographical references and full-name index. Contents: v. 1. Franklin County -- v. 2. Habersham County --v. 3. Stephens County -- v. 4. Rabun County --v. 5. White County -- v. 6. Banks County -- v. 7. Jackson County. Book found at and Other Libraries.

Probate
1. Estates 1820-1850 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers

2. Minutes 1842-1853 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers

3. Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Sales 1819-1928 Georgia Pioneers

4. Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, 1879-1957 Georgia Pioneers

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Cornelia Georgia Family History Center (Mount Airy)

Web Sites

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