Stephens County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Stephens County

County Courthouse
Stephens County Courthouse 150 W Doyle Street; PO Box 386 Toccoa, GA 30577 Phone: 706.886.9496 County Health Departmetn has birth and death records; Probate Court has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1906

Parent County
1905--Stephens County was created 18 August 1905 from Franklin and Habersham Counties. County seat: Toccoa

Neighboring Counties

 * Banks
 * Franklin
 * Habersham
 * Oconee County, South Carolina

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Stephens County for European settlers included:


 * Savannah River pre-historic
 * Old Cherokee Path pre-historic
 * Lower Cherokee Traders' Path pre-historic
 * Coosa-Tualoo Indian Warpath
 * Tugaloo-Apalachie Bay Trail
 * Augusta and Cherokee Trail 1740s
 * Old South Carolina State Road 1747
 * Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail about 1765
 * Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path about 1777
 * Upper Road about 1783
 * Unicoi Trail or Turnpike 1813

Civil War

 * Ledford, Karen Ann Thompson. These Men Wore Grey Genealogical, Military, and Interment Records of Confederate Soldiers. (Toccoa, Georgia : K.T. Ledford, c1998-c2001), 7 Volumes. Each volume contains bibliographical references and full-name index. Contents: v. 1. Franklin County -- v. 2. Habersham County --v. 3. Stephens County -- v. 4. Rabun County --v. 5. White County -- v. 6. Banks County -- v. 7. Jackson County. Book found at and Other Libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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