Wilkes County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Wilkes County

County Courthouse
Wilkes County Courthouse 23 E Court Street Rm 205 Washington, GA 30673-1570 Phone: 706.678.2423 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records from 1792; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1778, land records from 1777 and military discharge records.

History

 * An Overview of Local History by Robert Willingham

Parent County
1777-Wilkes County was created 5 February 1777 from Creek and Cherokee Indian Lands as an original county. County seat: Washington

Record Loss


1958 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Elbert
 * Lincoln
 * McDuffie
 * Oglethorpe
 * Taliaferro
 * Warren

Resources

 * Wilkes County Resources for Local Research

Cemeteries

 * Wilkes County Cemeteries Complete List of all Cemeteries within Wilkes County, GA

Church

 * 1805 - Members of Sardis Church Members in 1805 at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Family Histories

 * Wilkes County Family Group Sheets Individual Family Group Sheets submitted by individual researchers and volunteers.
 * Origins of Early Settlers to Wilkes County at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * [Cheatham] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "The Cheatham Family of Colonial Virginia," in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):163-173; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):273-279; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):38-43; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):102-112; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):209-216; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):293-297; Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):32-40; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):123-127; Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1985):179-185; Vol. 29, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1985):262-265; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1986):17-23; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1986):99-104. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Darricott] Bell, John C. "Bickleys of the Pamunkey River Watershed of Virginia in the 18th Century," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1983):32-49; Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1983):90-104; Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):179-189; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):259-264; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):19-32; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):88-98; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):169-186; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):261-274. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Huskey] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. . [The Huskey family is discussed in Vol. 1.]
 * [Jackson] Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. "The Jacksons of Lower Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1986):163-169; Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1986):288-295; Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1987):11-18; Vol. 31, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1987):101-111; Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1987):195-204; Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1987):269-278; Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1988):49-57; Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):119-130; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):185-192; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):259-263; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):34-44; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):135-143; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):204-207; Vol. 33, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1989):295-304. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Pope] Johnston, F. Claiborne. "The Tangled Trail of Two John Popes: Colonel John Pope of Amherst County and John Pope of Prince William County and Wilkes County, Georgia," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Feb. 2012):45-64.

Land

 * Wilkes County Revolutionary Land Grants Authentic List of All Land Lottery Grants made to Veterans of the Revolutionary War By the State of Georgia
 * Wilkes County 1803 Land Lottery Complete list of the 1803 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA
 * Wilkes County 1806 Land Lottery Complete list of the 1806 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA
 * Wilkes County 1819 Land Lottery Complete list of the 1819 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA
 * Wilkes County 1821 Land Lottery Complete list of the 1821 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA
 * Wilkes County 1827 Land Lottery Complete list of the 1827 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA
 * Wilkes County 1832 Land Lottery Complete list of the 1832 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA
 * Wilkes County Maps &amp; Land Plats List of Land Plats with owner names and maps for Wilkes County, GA
 * Land Records of Wilkes County Transcribed Land Records submitted &amp; donated to Wilkes County, GAGenWeb Site.

Local Histories

 * An Overview of Local History by Robert Willingham
 * The Story of Washington-Wilkes. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1941. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Wilkes County Maps &amp; Land Plats List of Land Plats with owner names and maps for Wilkes County, GA

At Georgia Pioneers ($) you can find:


 * Map of Wilkes County, 1955
 * Map of Original Wilkes County
 * Map of Wilkes County Settlers

Military

 * Veterans- Salute to our Veterans who serve our country through out all wars and peace-time.
 * Fallen Heroes- Tribute to our Fallen Heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Probate

 * County Deeds Partial list of Deed Books and Individual Deeds.
 * Wilkes County Estate Records Partial list of Individual Estate Records.
 * Wilkes County Guardianship Records Partial list of Individual Guardianship Records.

Wills
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Wilkes County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1) Wills: 1794-1819

At Georgia Pioneers, you can find:


 * 1786-1806 - Digital Images of Wilkes County, Georgia Wills, Book C (1786-1806) at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Index to Wilkes County Wills and Estates (by surnames) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Additional Probate Records

 * General Index of Wilkes County, Georgia Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Vital Records

 * 1885-1886 - Wilkes County, Georgia Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Societies and Libraries

 * GAGenWeb Wilkes County

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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