Lincoln County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Lincoln County

County Courthouse
Probate Court has court has brith records from 1920, marriage records from 1810, death records from 1930 and probate records from 1796; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1796 and ladn records from 1790

Parent County
1796--Lincoln County was created 20 February 1796 fromWilkes County. County seat:  Lincolnton

Neighboring Counties

 * Columbia
 * Elbert
 * McCormick County, South Carolina
 * McDuffie
 * Wilkes

Migration
Early migration routes to Lincoln County for European settlers included:


 * Savannah River pre-historic
 * Occaneechi Path pre-historic
 * Middle Creek Trading Path pre-historic
 * Fall Line Road about 1735
 * Augusta-Savannah Trail 1740s
 * Augusta and Cherokee Trail 1740s
 * Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s
 * Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail in South Carolina about 1765
 * Ft. Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path in South Carolina about 1765

Probate

 * Wills, 1796-1832 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book B, 1796-1808 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book E, 1833-1877 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.
 * Lincoln County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers