Lincoln County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse 210 Humphrey Street PO Box 340 Lincolnton, GA 30817 Phone: 706.359.4444 Probate Court has court has birth 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 land records from 1790.

Clerk of Superior Court 210 Humphrey St. P.O. Box 340 Lincolnton, GA 30817 Phone: (706) 359-5505 Fax: (706) 359-5027

Probate Court of Lincoln County P.O. Box 205 210 Humphrey Street Lincolnton, GA 30817 Phone: 706-359-5528

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

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Columbia County •  Elbert County  •  McCormick County  •  McDuffie County  •  Wilkes County

African Americans

 * 1866-1884 - Lincoln County Colored Marriage Books AA and BB Index 1866-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1895 - Lincoln County Colored Marriage Book C Index 1884-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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
 * Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path in South Carolina about 1765

Military

 * 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)


 * - 15th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E, 9th Battalion
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Hudson, Frank Parker. 1977. An 1800 census for Lincoln County, Georgia. Atlanta: R.J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation. (page 55)
 * Perryman, Clinton J. 1960. History of Lincoln County, Georgia. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Perryman, Clinton J. 1985. History of Lincoln County, Georgia: 1933. Tignall, Georgia: Boyd Pub. Co. (Vo. 2 page 55)
 * White, George. 2001. Lincoln County, Georgia history &amp; biographies. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press. (page 6-7)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Lincoln County). 1960. Confederate soldiers pensions, 1890-1949. [S.l.]: Mann Film Laboratories.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


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


 * 1796-1832 - Wills, 1796-1832 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1796-1808 - Index to Will Book B, 1796-1808 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1833-1877 - Index to Will Book E, 1833-1877 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1806 - 1873 - Lincoln County Marriage Books G thru I Index 1806-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873 - 1904 - Lincoln County Marriage Books J and K Index 1873-1904. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Lincoln County Historical Society, Inc. 2060 White Rock Road, Lincolnton, GA 30817

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Lincoln County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Lincoln County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Lincoln County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers