Fannin County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Fannin County Courthouse 420 West Main Street PO Box 487 Blue Ridge, GA 30513-0487 Phone: 706.632.2203 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1854. Clerk of Superior Court 400 W. Main St. P.O. Box 1300 Blue Ridge, GA 30513 Telephone: (706) 632-2039 Fax: (706) 258-5250 Probate Court of Fannin County 400 West Main Street, Suit 204 Blue Ridge, GA   30513 Telephone: 706-632-3011 Fax: 706-632-7167

Parent County
1854--Fannin County was created 21 January 1854 fromGilmer and Union Counties. County seat: Blue Ridge

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
The courthouse at Blue Ridge was destroyed by fire the morning of 2 July 1936, but a fire-proof vault prevented the loss of any significant country records.

Neighboring Counties
Cherokee County • Dawson County • Gilmer County • Lumpkin County • Murray County • Polk County • Union County

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

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)


 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 65th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B, and E
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

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 - index and images
 * 1854-1865 - Wills and Estates 1854-1865 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1854-1865 - Index to Wills and Estates 1854-1865 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1865-1903 - Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Miscellaneous Estates 1865-1903 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1868-1929 - Index to Wills 1868-1929 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1893-1916 - Index to Annual Returns, Administrators, Guardians 1893-1916 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1560 - 1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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 $
 * 1854 - 1895 - Fannin County Marriage Index 1854-1895. 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 - 1942 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Fannin County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Fannin County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Fannin County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers {http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers]
 * Georgia Pioneers {http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers]