Hancock County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Hancock County

Guide to Hancock County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and 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.

Note: The Hancock County Courthouse burned on August 11, 2014. The county offices have been temporarily relocated to the Oconee Fall Line College, 10571 Highway 15, Sparta, GA. Records listed below may or may not be available, depending on which older records have been microfilmed in the past and which more recent records were stored in the vault when the courthouse burned.

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

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. (through 2013).

2014 -- The Hancock County Courthouse, built in 1883, burned on August 11, 2014. Property deeds, birth and marriage certificates and many other vital records dating back to 1795 were destroyed. Many earlier records may be available on microfilm.

Neighboring Counties
Baldwin County • Glascock County • Greene County • Putnam County • Taliaferro County • Warren County • Washington County

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 ($)..

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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
 * - 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other war information is given also)


 * Smith, Elizabeth Wiley, and Sara Smith Carnes. 1974. The history of Hancock County, Georgia. Washington, Ga: Wilkes Pub. Co. (page 132-142)
 * Shivers, Forrest. 1990. The land between: a history of Hancock County, Georgia to 1940. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co. (page 153-169)
 * Georgia. 1961. Confederate soldiers book, 1893; soldiers and widows pension rolls, 1890 -1943. [S.l.]: Mann Film Laboratories.

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

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

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.
 * 1808-1901 - Hancock County Marriage Books online at the Digital Archives of Georgia.

Death

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Hancock 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. Select the state, then the county.
 * Hancock County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers