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:


 * https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Burned_Counties_Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

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

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