Towns County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Towns County Courthouse 48 River Street Ste E; Hiawassee, GA 30546-0178 Phone: 706.896.2130 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage records from 1885 and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and military records from 1865 Clerk of Superior Court 48 River Street, Suite E Hiawassee, GA 30546 Telephone: (706) 896-2130 Fax: (706) 896-1772 Probate Court of Towns County 48 River Street, Suite C Hiawassee, GA  30546 Telephone: 706-896-3467 Fax: 706-896-1772

Parent County
1856--Towns County was created 6 March 1856 from Rabun andUnion Counties. County seat: Hiawassee

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
Cherokee County • Clay County • Habersham County • Macon County • Rabun County • Union County • White County

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Towns County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Towns County List of Militia Georgia Pioneers $

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)


 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 65th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * 1924-1941 - Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Towns County). 1964. Confederate pension rolls, 1924-1941. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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
 * 1854-1941 - Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Towns County). 1964. Probate records, 1854-1941; index, 1859-1865. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.


 * 1856-1871 - Index to Wills and Estates, Voll I, 1856-1871 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1856-1871 - Index to Estates, Vol. F, 1856-1871 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1869-1894 - Index to Estates, Vol. D, 1869-1894 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 $
 * 1856 - 1900 - Towns County Marriage Index 1856-1900. 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

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Towns County Historical & Genealogical Society PO Box 101 Young Harris, GA 30582-0101 Telephone Number: 706-379-3150

Towns County Historical Society P.O. Box 932 Hiawassee, GA 30546 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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