Gilmer County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Gilmer County Courthouse 1 Westside Square Ellijay, GA 30540 Phone: 706.645.4361 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage records from 1835 and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1909, land records from 1833, military records from 1902 and court records from 1900. Clerk of Superior Court One Broad Street, Suite #102 Ellijay, GA 30540 Telephone: (706) 635-4462 Fax: (706) 635-1462 Probate Court of Gilmer County One Broad Street, Suite 204 Ellijay, GA   30540 Telephone: 706 -635- 4763 Fax: 706-635-4761

Parent County
1832--Gilmer County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat: Ellijay

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
Dawson County • Fannin County • Gordon County • Murray County • Pickens County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia Military - 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)


 * - 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies D and F
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 39th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and I
 * - 40th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 65th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Ward, George Gordon. 1965. The annals of upper Georgia centered in Gilmer County. Carrollton, Ga: Printed by Thomasson Print. &amp; Office Equipment Co. (page 607-611)
 * Stanley, Lawrence L. 1971. A rough road in a good land. S.l: s.n.]. (page 68-73)
 * Ward, George Gordon. 1959. The history of Gilmer County, Georgia, 1833-1959. [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


 * 1836-1854 - Wills and Estates Book B 1836-1854 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1853-1914 - Index to Will Book A 1853-1914 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1836-1854 - Index to County Bonds (guardianships, administrators) 1836-1854 Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Will Book B 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 $
 * 1836 - 1875 - Gilmer County Marriage Index 1836-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877 - 1895 - Gilmer County Marriage Index 1877-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1859-60, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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