Heard County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Heard County Courthouse PO Box 40 Franklin, GA 30217-0040 Phone: 770.675.3821 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927 along with marriage and probate records from 1894. Clerk of Superior Court 215 E. Court St. P.O. Box 249 Franklin, GA 30217 Telephone: (706) 675-3301 Fax: (706) 675-6138 Probate Court of Heard County P.O. Box 478 215 E. Court Sq., Room 3 Franklin, GA  30217 Telephone: 706-675-3353 Fax: 706-675-0819

Parent County
1830--Heard County was created 22 December 1830 from Carroll and Coweta and Troup Counties. County seat:  Franklin

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
1839, and 1894. The courthouse at Franklin burned twice: first on 14 April 1839, and second on 10 March 1894. The two fires destroyed about 70 years of county records.

Neighboring Counties
Carroll County • Chambers County • Coweta County • Randolph County • Troup County

Mailing Lists

 * GA-Roots A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Georgia. (Rootsweb)

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * 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)


 * - 7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 19th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 41st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Heard County Historical Society. 1991. History of Heard County, Georgia, 1830-1990. Dallas, Tex: Curtis Media Corp. (page 104-105)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1742 - 1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1894 - 1965 Heard County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1742 - 1990 at FamilySearch.org images
 * 1894 - 1900 Wills 1894-1900 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1894 - 1930 Index to Will Book I, 1894-1930 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1894 - 1920 Index to Inventories and Appraisements, 1894-1920 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

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 $
 * 1886 - 1920 - Heard County Marriage Index 1886-1920. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 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
Heard County Historical Society P.O. Box 990 Franklin, GA 30217 Phone:706-675-6507

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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