Elbert County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Elbert County Courthouse 10 W Church Sreet Elberton, GA 30635-1498 Phone: 706.283.2005 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, land, and cemetery records from 1790 along with military from 1922. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records Clerk of Superior Court 12 South Oliver P.O. Box 619 Elberton, GA 30635 Telephone: (706) 283-2005 Fax: (706) 213-7286 Probate Court of Elbert County Elbert County Govenment Complex 45 Forest Avenue Elberton, GA 30635 Telephone: 706-283-2016

Parent County
1790--Elbert County was created 10 December 1790 from Wilkes County. County seat: Elberton

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Abbeville County • Anderson County • Hart County • Lincoln County • Madison County • McCormick County • Oglethorpe County • Wilkes County

African Americans

 * In Those Days is an oral history from elderly African Americans in Elbert County, Georgia, and Abbeville County, South Carolina.

Presbyterian

 * 1865-1885 - Elberton First Presbyterian Church Baptism Index 1865-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories

 * McIntosh, John H. The Official History of Elbert County, 1790-1935. Elberton, Ga.: The Chapter, c1940. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Migration
Early migration routes to Elbert County for European settlers included:


 * Savannah River pre-historic
 * Occaneechi Path pre-historic
 * Middle Creek Trading Path pre-historic
 * Fall Line Road about 1735
 * Augusta-Savannah Trail 1740s
 * Augusta and Cherokee Trail 1740s
 * Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s
 * Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail in South Carolina about 1765
 * Ft. Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path in South Carolina about 1765

Military

 * Georgia Military - 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)


 * - 15th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C,F,and I
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1791-1826 - Wills 1791-1826, Books A-M (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1835-1860 - Index to Will Book 1835-1860 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1791-1806 - Index to Misc. Wills, Inventories, Letters of Administration, 1791-1806 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1836-1860 - Digital Images of Elbert County Wills 1836-1860. See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Birth

 * 1875 - 1878 - Elbert County Birth Index 1875-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage Records

 * 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 $
 * 1791 - 1835 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1791-1835. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1803 - 1808 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1803-1808. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1804 - 1812 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1804-1812. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1812 - 1824 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1812-1824. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1822 - 1829 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1822-1829. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1829 - 1831 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1829-1831. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1836 - 1867 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1836-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 - 1887 - Elbert County Marriage Book D Index 1866-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - 1878 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1875-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882 - 1895 - Elbert County Marriage Books E and F Index 1882-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882 - 1899 - Elbert County Marriage Books A and B Index 1882-1899. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1817; 1885 - 1886 - (from old newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death Records

 * 1869 - 1870 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1875 - 1878 - Elbert County Death Index 1875-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Elbert County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Elbert County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Elbert County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)