Harris County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Harris County

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

County Courthouse
Probate Court has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has land records from 1827, divorce and court records from 1927; County Health Department has birth and death records

Parent County
1827--Harris County was created 14 December 1827 from Muscogee and Troup Counties. County seat: Hamilton

Record Loss
1865 -- Fire set by Federal Troops, but quickly extinguished.

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Chambers County, Alabama
 * Lee County, Alabama
 * Meriwether
 * Muscogee
 * Talbot
 * Troup

Probate

 * Wills, Book 1, 1835-1849 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Book 2, 1850-1875 (digital images). See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book 1, 1850-1875 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book 2, 1873-1932 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Misc. Estates, Book B, 1837-1844 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
Marriages


 * Index to Harris County Marriages 1828-1860
 * Index to Harris County Marriages 1859-1872 Georgia Pioneers

Death

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


 * 1879-80 - Hamilton Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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.
 * Harris County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers