Elbert County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Elbert County

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

County Courthouse
Elbert County Courthouse 10 W Church Sreet Elberton, GA 30635-1498 Phone: 706.283.2005 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, land, and cemetery records from 1790 along with military from 1922. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records

Parent County
1790--Elbert County was created 10 December 1790 from Wilkes County. County seat: Elberton

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
For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Abbeville County, South Carolina
 * Anderson County, South Carolina
 * Hart
 * Lincoln
 * Madison
 * McCormick County, South Carolina
 * Oglethorpe
 * Wilkes

African Americans

 * In Those Days is an oral history from elderly African Americans in Elbert County, Georgia, and Abbeville County, South Carolina.

Presbyterian

 * 1865-1885 - Elberton First Presbyterian Church Baptism Index 1865-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories

 * McIntosh, John H. The Official History of Elbert County, 1790-1935. Elberton, Ga.: The Chapter, c1940. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Migration
Early migration routes to Elbert 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
 * Ft. Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path in South Carolina about 1765

Probate Records

 * Wills 1791-1826, Books A-M (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Will Book 1835-1860 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Misc. Wills, Inventories, Letters of Administration, 1791-1806 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Digital Images of Elbert County Wills 1836-1860. See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Birth

 * 1875-1878 - Elbert County Birth Index 1875-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1791-1835 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1791-1835. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1803-1808 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1803-1808. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1804-1812 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1804-1812. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1812-1824 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1812-1824. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1822-1829 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1822-1829. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1829-1831 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1829-1831. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1836-1867 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1836-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866-1887 - Elbert County Marriage Book D Index 1866-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1878 - Elbert County Marriage Index 1875-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882-1895 - Elbert County Marriage Books E and F Index 1882-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882-1899 - Elbert County Marriage Books A and B Index 1882-1899. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1817; 1885-1886 (from old newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

Death

 * 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1875-1878 - Elbert County Death Index 1875-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Elbert 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. Select the state, then the county.
 * Elbert County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)