Wilkes County, Georgia Genealogy

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Parent County
1777-Wilkes County was created 5 February 1777 from Creek and Cherokee Indian Lands as an original county. County seat: Washington

Record Loss
1958 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Elbert
 * Lincoln
 * McDuffie
 * Oglethorpe
 * Taliaferro
 * Warren

Family Histories

 * [Huskey] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273R22b 1978. [The Huskey family is discussed in Vol. 1.]

Probate
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Wilkes 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) Wills: 1794-1819

Web Sites

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