Union County, Georgia Genealogy

United States  Georgia  Union County

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

County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse 114 Courthouse Street Blairsville, GA 30512 Phone: (706) 745-2611 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records Union County Clerk-Superior Court 65 Courthouse Street #5, Blairsville, GA 30512 Phone:(706) 439-6022 Union County Probate Court 65 Courthouse Street #8, Blairsville, GA 30512 Phone:(706) 439-6006

Parent County
1832--Union County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat: Blairsville

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 • Fannin County • Lumpkin County • Towns County • White County

Court
Union County Clerk-Superior Crt Address: 65 Courthouse St # 5, Blairsville, GA 30512 Phone:(706) 439-6022 Union County Probate Court Address: 65 Courthouse St #8, Blairsville, GA 30512 Phone:(706) 439-6006

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War

 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 1st Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Union), Company A
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Union County). 1964. Confederate pension rolls, 1914-1949. 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

Wills

 * 1877-1942 - Index to Union County, Georgia Will Book A (1877-1942) at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1877-1890 - (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Additional Probate Records

 * 1867-1877 - Index to Union County, Georgia Miscellaneous Estates (1867-1877) at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1877-1898 - Index of Union County, Georgia Annual Returns and Vouchers Book H (1877-1898) at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1877-1919 - Index to Union County, Georgia Bills of Sale (1877-1919) at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1877-1942 - Index to Will Book A Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828-1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $


 * 1833-1933 - Union County Marriage Index 1833-1933. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1915 - Union County Marriage Books 6A and 7A Index 1885-1915. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1886 - Union County, Georgia Marriages from Newspapers (1885-1886) at Georgia Pioneers $

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919-1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Union County Historical Society P.O. Box 35 Blairsville, GA. 30514-0035 Phone 706-745-5493 Union County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Union 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.
 * Union County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers $
 * Georgia Pioneers $