Wilkes County, Georgia Genealogy

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Adopted by GAGenWeb Wilkes County Christina Palmer

Parent County
1777-Wilkes County was created 5 February 1777 from Creek and Cherokee Indian Lands as an original county. County seat: Washington

Record Loss
1958 -- 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

 * Elbert
 * Lincoln
 * McDuffie
 * Oglethorpe
 * Taliaferro
 * Warren

Family Histories

 * [Huskey] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273R22b 1978. [The Huskey family is discussed in Vol. 1.]

Military

 * Veterans- Salute to our Veterans who serve our country through out all wars and peace-time.
 * Fallen Heroes- Tribute to our Fallen Heroes who gave the ulitmate sacrifice for our freedom.

Probate
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Wilkes County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1) Wills: 1794-1819

Web Sites

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