Hart County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Nancy Hart. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hart County Courthouse PO Box 279 Hartwell, GA 30643-0279 Phone: 706-376-2024 Hart County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial, and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records, from 1856.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Bible Records and Transcriptions at DAR Genealogy Research
 * Hart County Bible Records at Georgia Pioneers
 * Hart County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Hart County Bible Records at Google Books

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1854-1908 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Index to Bond Record A, 1854-1876, Hart County, Georgia. 1996. By MariLee Beatty Hageness. Hart County, Georgia : MariLee Beatty Hageness. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Index to Minutes of Ordinary Court Book A, 1854-1864, Hart County, Georgia. 1996. By MariLee Beatty Hageness. Hart County, Georgia : MariLee Beatty Hageness. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Funeral Homes

 * Coile and Hall Funeral Directors in Hartwell
 * Dexter T. Sims Mortuary, LLC in Royston
 * Joseph A. Strickland Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hartwell and Lavonia
 * Mack's Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hartwell
 * Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)
 * Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: Hart County, Georgia
 * Georgia Info Historical County Maps: Hart County, Georgia

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 15th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D; Company A, 9th Battalion
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F


 * Kaufhold, Shirley, and Tony Bryant. 1992. The Hart of Georgia: a history of Hart County. Hartwell, GA: Savannah River Genealogical Society. (page 29-38)
 * Baker, John William. 1933. History of Hart county, 1933. [Atlanta]: [Printed by Foote &amp; Davies Co.]. (page 151-168)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Hart County). 1964. Confederate roster and pension list, 1861-1865, 1921-1926, 1933. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1847-1894 Index to Wills 1847-1894 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1847-1945 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Hart County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1854-1920 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Hart County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1862-1866 Wills 1862-1866 (digital images). See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1862-1890 Index to Inventories, Book B, 1862-1890 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry— index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1854-1869 Hart County Marriage Index 1854-1869. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1854-1895 Hart County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1854-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1867-1895 Hart County Marriage Book B Index 1867-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Libraries
Hart County Public Library 150 Benson Street Hartwell, GA 30643 706-376-4655 Email: [mailto:info@hartcountylibrary.com info@hartcountylibrary.com] Website Facebook

Societies
East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680-0117 Email: [mailto:gaeggs@yahoo.com gaeggs@yahoo.com] Website Facebook Hart County Historical Society 31 East Howell Street Hartwell, GA 30643 706-376-6330 Website Savannah Area Genealogical Association PO Box 15385 Savannah, GA 31416 Email: [mailto:gasaga@comcast.net gasaga@comcast.net] Website Southern Appalachian Genealogy Email: [mailto:genealogicalme@gmail.com genealogicalme@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Hart County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Hart County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records