Towns County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Towns County

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

County Courthouse
Towns County Courthouse 48 River Street Ste E; Hiawassee, GA 30546-0178 Phone: 706.896.2130 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage records from 1885 and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and military records from 1865

Parent County
1856--Towns County was created 6 March 1856 from Rabun andUnion Counties. County seat: Hiawassee

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
No reported loss or damage.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee County, North Carolina
 * Clay County, North Carolina
 * Habersham
 * Macon County, North Carolina
 * Rabun
 * Union
 * White

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Towns County List of Militia Georgia Pioneers

Civil War

 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 65th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Probate Records

 * Index to Wills and Estates, Voll I, 1856-1871 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Estates, Vol. F, 1856-1871 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Estates, Vol. D, 1869-1894 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1856-1900 - Towns County Marriage Index 1856-1900. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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