Lincoln County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Lincoln County

County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse 210 Humphrey Street PO Box 340 Lincolnton, GA 30817 Phone: 706.359.4444 Probate Court has court has brith records from 1920, marriage records from 1810, death records from 1930 and probate records from 1796; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1796 and ladn records from 1790

Parent County
1796--Lincoln County was created 20 February 1796 fromWilkes County. County seat:  Lincolnton

Neighboring Counties

 * Columbia
 * Elbert
 * McCormick County, South Carolina
 * McDuffie
 * Wilkes

Migration
Early migration routes to Lincoln 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

Probate

 * Wills, 1796-1832 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book B, 1796-1808 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book E, 1833-1877 Georgia Pioneers

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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