Franklin County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Franklin County

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

Franklin County Georgia Courthouse
Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1900 and land records from 1860; some reccords prior to 1850 in Georgia Archives

Parent County
1784--Franklin County was created 25 February 1784 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Carnesville

Neighboring Counties

 * Banks
 * Hart
 * Madison
 * Oconee County, South Carolina
 * Stephens

Civil War

 * Ledford, Karen Ann Thompson. These Men Wore Grey Genealogical, Military, and Interment Records of Confederate Soldiers. (Toccoa, Georgia : K.T. Ledford, c1998-c2001), 7 Volumes. Each volume contains bibliographical references and full-name index. Contents: v. 1. Franklin County -- v. 2. Habersham County --v. 3. Stephens County -- v. 4. Rabun County --v. 5. White County -- v. 6. Banks County -- v. 7. Jackson County. Book found at and Other Libraries.

Probate
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Franklin County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1) Digital Images of Wills 1786-1813. See list of testators. {http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countyfranklin.html Georgia Pioneers]


 * Wills, Appraisements, Inventories 1786-1813 (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills and Estates, Book B, 1814-1824 (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills and Estates, Book C, 1824-1849 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1899-1900 (digital images). See list o testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills 1848-1865 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Wills, Inventories, Guardians 1814-1829 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1805-1850 - Franklin County Marriage Index 1805-1850. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1847-1882 - Franklin County Marriage Index 1847-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1895 - Franklin County Marriage Index 1881-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1893-1895 - Franklin County Marriage Index 1893-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Franklin County Georgia Genealogy Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Franklin County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)