Hancock County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Hancock County

Guide to Hancock County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Hancock County Courthouse Courthouse Square Sparta, GA 31087 Phone: 706.444.6644 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage records from 1805 and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1919 and land records from 1794.

Parent County
1793--Hancock County was created 17 December 1793 from Greene and Washington Counties. County seat: Sparta

Neighboring Counties

 * Baldwin
 * Glascock
 * Greene
 * Putnam
 * Taliaferro
 * Warren
 * Washington

Genealogy

 * [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 ($)..

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 15th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and K
 * - 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I

Probate Records

 * Wills 1804-1814 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Inventories, Annual Returns, Guardianships, Sales, Book G, 1811-1815 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Inventories, Annual Returns, Guardianships, Sales, Book H, 1811-1815 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Inventories, Annual Returns, Guardianships, Sales, Book I, 1815-1818 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Inventories, Annual Returns, Guardianships, Sales, Book J, 1818-1824 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Book L, 1820-1828 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Book M, 1823-1828 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills 1862-1881 Georgia Pioneers

Birth

 * 1863 - Hancock County Birth Index 1863. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1806-1879 - Hancock County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1806-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1876 - Hancock County Marriage Books 4 thru 6 Index 1869-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1880 - Hancock County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1876-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880-1882 - Hancock County Marriage Books 9 and 10 Index 1880-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882-1886 - Hancock County Marriage Book 11 Index 1882-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1886-1891 - Hancock County Marriage Book 12 Index 1886-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891-1900 - Hancock County Marriage Book 13 Index 1891-1900. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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