Pickens County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Pickens County

Guide to Pickens County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Pickens County Courthouse 52 North Main Street Jasper, GA 30143 Phone: 706.692.2014 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial, and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1854.

Clerk of Superior Court 50 North Main St. Suite 104 Jasper, GA 30143 Phone: (706) 253-8763 Fax: (706) 253-8825

Probate Court of Pickens County 50 North Main Street Jasper, GA 30143 Phone: 706-253-8755

Parent County
1853--Pickens County was created 5 December 1853 from Cherokee and Gilmer Counties. County seat: Jasper 

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
1947 The courthouse at Jasper burned 4 February 1947. The vast majority of county records survived.

Neighboring Counties
Bartow • Cherokee • Dawson • Gilmer • Gordon

Court

 * 1885-1886 - Divorces 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $

Local Histories

 * Tate, Luke E. History of Pickens County. Atlanta, Ga.: Press of W.W. Brown Pub. Co., c1935. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)


 * - 1st Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Union), Company D
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Broyles') (Confederate), Company L
 * - 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and L
 * - 65th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pickens County). 1964. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1941. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Newspapers

 * 1868-1873 - Legal Advertising 1868-1873 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch images


 * 1854-1887 - Index to Will Book A, 1854-1887 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1887-1935 - Index to Will Book B, 1887-1935 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1854-1880 - Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Estates, Book A, 1854-1880 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1854-1887 - Wills, 1854-1887 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $


 * 1854-1877 - Pickens County Marriage Index 1854-1877. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Loose marriage papers have also been indexed covering the years 1871 through 1948:


 * A to C Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * D to G Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * H to L Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * M to P Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Q to T Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * U to Z Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Marble Valley Historical Society P.O. Box 815 Jasper, Georgia 30143 Phone 706-268-3311 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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