Heard County, Georgia Genealogy

United States &gt; Georgia &gt; Heard County

County Courthouse
Heard County; PO Box 40; Franklin, GA 30217-0040; Ph. 770.675.3821 Details: (Fire in 1894) (Pro Ct has b &amp; d rec from 1927, m &amp; pro rec from 1894)

Parent County
1830--Heard County was created 22 December 1830 from Carroll and Coweta and Troup Counties. County seat:  Franklin

Record Loss
1893 -- 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

 * Carroll
 * Chambers County, Alabama
 * Coweta
 * Randolph County, Alabama
 * Troup

Probate

 * 1894-1965 - Heard County, Georgia Will Testators Index (Vols. 1-2) at SamPubCo - free.
 * Wills 1894-1900 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book I, 1894-1930 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Inventories and Appraisements, 1894-1920 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.
 * Heard County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers