Dawson County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse


Dawson County Courthouse PO Box 192 Dawsonville, GA 30534-0192 Phone: 706.657.4625 County Clerk has divorce, court and land records Clerk of Superior Court 25 Justice Way, Suite 1302 Dawsonville, GA 30534 Telephone: (706) 344-3510 Fax: (706) 344-3511 Probate Court of Dawson County 25 Justice Way, Suite 4332 Dawsonville, GA   30534 Telephone:  706-344-3580 Fax:  706-265-6155

Parent County
1857--Dawson County was created 3 December 1857 from Gilmer and Lumpkin Counties. County seat: Dawsonville

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
Cherokee County  • Fannin County  • Forsyth County  • Gilmer County  • Hall County  • Lumpkin County  • Pickens County •

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)


 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies I and L
 * - 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Dawson County Historical and Genealogical Society (Dawson County, Ga.). 1997. Dawson County, Georgia Heritage, 1857-1996. [Waynesville, N.C.]: Walsworth Pub. (page 38-39) Google Book ($)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Dawson County). 1963. Confederate pension rolls, 1890-1920. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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


 * 1857-1862 - Wills 1857-1862 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1835-1854 - Index to Annual Returns, Books D and E, 1835-1854 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1857-1896 - Index to Wills, Guardians, Administrators, Bonds, Bk B 1857-1896 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 $
 * 1858 - 1883 - Dawson County Marriage Index 1858-1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883 - 1962 - Dawson County Marriage Index 1883-1962. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 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
Dawson County Historical Society P.O. Box 303 Dawsonville 30534 706-265-3985

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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