Jackson County, Georgia Genealogy

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



Description
The County was named for Revolutionary War Lieutenant Colonel, Congressman, Senator and Governor James Jackson. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse 67 Athens Street PO Box 68 Jefferson, GA 30549-0068 Phone: 706-367-6360 Jackson County Website Clerk Superior Court has land and probate records from 1796, marriage records from 1803, birth records from 1919, death records from 1927 and tax records from 1800.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Family Bible Records at JacksonCoGa OldMtnLady
 * Jackson County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Cemeteries

 * Jackson County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Appraisements, Inventories, Land Warrants, Maps

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1796-1805 (*); Land Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1796-1831 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1800-1873 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1801-1904 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1805-1911 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1806-1875 (*); Land Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1855-1904 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images


 * Jackson County, Georgia Early Court Records, 1796-1831. 1994. By Faye Stone Poss. Alpharetta, Georgia : WH Wolfe Associates. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Miscellaneous Records, Jackson County, Georgia. By Joseph T Maddox, Mary Carter. Hampton, Georgia : Armchair Publications. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Funeral Homes

 * Evans Funeral Home Inc. in Jefferson
 * Ivie Funeral Home in Commerce
 * Lawson Funeral Home in Hoschton
 * Little-Ward Funeral Home in Commerce
 * White Funeral Home in Commerce

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * Deed Book A (abstracted)Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Hardman, Thomas Colquitt. History of Harmony Grove-Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. Athens, Ga.: Printed by the McGregor Co., c1949. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
 * Wilson, G. J. N. The Early History of Jackson County, Georgia: "The Writings of the Late G.J.N. Wilson, Embracing Some of the Early History of Jackson County": The First Settlers, 1784: Formation and Boundaries to the Present Time: Records of the Talasee Colony: Struggles of the Colonies of Yamacutah, Groaning Rock, Fort Yargo, Stonethrow and Thomocoggan. Jefferson, Ga.: W.E. White, c1914. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and G
 * - 18th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and H


 * Elrod, Frary. 1967. Historical notes on Jackson County, Georgia. (page 95)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jackson County). 1963. Confederate pension rolls, 1894-1939. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Hageness, MariLee Beatty. 1995. Confederate soldiers and their units Jackson County: Georgia regiments; volume GA80-5. [Anniston, Alabama]: M.B. Hageness. (page 1-21)
 * Ledford, Karen Ann Thompson. These Men Wore Grey Genealogical, Military, and Interment Records of Confederate Soldiers. (Toccoa, Georgia: K.T. Ledford, c1998-c2001), 7 Volumes. Each volume contains bibliographical references and full-name index. Contents: v. 1. Franklin County -- v. 2. Habersham County --v. 3. Stephens County -- v. 4. Rabun County --v. 5. White County -- v. 6. Banks County -- v. 7. Jackson County. Book found at and Other Libraries.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1796-1831 Jackson County, Georgia Early Court Records, 1796-1831. By Poss, Faye Stone. Alpharetta, Georgia : WH Wolfe Associates, 1994. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1796-1888 Names of Families in Jackson County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Appraisements, Inventories, Land Warrants, Maps at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1796-1919 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1800-1903 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1804-1843 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1805-1911 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1844-1955 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1921 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1874-1908 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1875-1908 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * Jackson Co., Georgia Probate Book; Haynes Eagle : A Genealogical Research Bulletin of the Haynes Surname Association - V. 14, No. 3, (Aug 1976). By Quinn, Frances Evelyn Haynes and Mary Lou Dickey Allen. George, Washington : Mary Lou Dickey Allen, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Miscellaneous Records, Jackson County, Georgia. By Maddox, Joseph T and Mary Carter. Atlanta, Georgia : M. DeLay, 1983. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1805 Jackson County Birth Index 1805. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1805-1869 Jackson County Marriage Index 1805-1869. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1869-1884 Jackson County Marriage Index 1869-1884. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1884-1895 Jackson County Marriage Index 1884-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1895-1911 Jackson County Marriage Index 1895-1911. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Societies
East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680-0117 Email: [mailto:gaeggs@yahoo.com gaeggs@yahoo.com] Website Facebook Historic Preservation Commission 147 Athens Street Jefferson, GA 30549-1403 706-367-5121 Website Jackson County Historical Society 1344 S Broad St PO Box 1234 Commerce, GA 30529 706-207-6889 Email: [mailto:tina313@mindspring.com tina313@mindspring.com] Website Facebook Northeast Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 907085 Gainesville, GA 30501 Email: [mailto:NEGAHistorical@Yahoo.com NEGAHistorical@Yahoo.com] Website Facebook Southern Appalachian Genealogy Email: [mailto:genealogicalme@gmail.com genealogicalme@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Jackson County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Jackson County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers $
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records