Habersham County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Habersham County

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

County Courthouse
Habersham County Courthouse 555 Monroe Street #35 Clarkesville, GA 30523-0227 Phone: 706.754.6264 Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1819 along with birth and death records from 1940. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, Court and land records, from 1819.

Parent County
1818--Habersham County was created 15 December 1818 from Cherokee Indian lands. County seat: Clarkesville

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
1923 The courthouse at Clarkesville burned the night of 1-2 December 1923. The record vault saved most of the county's records.

Although the first will book was lost in the 1923 fire, the reason several other probate records are missing is uncertain.

Habersham County estate inventories start in 1863; and probate bonds begin in 1881.

Neighboring Counties
Banks County • Hall County • Rabun • Stephens County • Towns County • White County
 * Oconee County •

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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.


 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 65th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies I and K


 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other war information given also)

Probate Records
1. Estates 1820-1850 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers

2. Minutes 1842-1853 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers

3. Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Sales 1819-1928 Georgia Pioneers

4. Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, 1879-1957 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers


 * 1868-1895 - Habersham County Marriage Index 1868-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Cornelia Georgia Family History Center (Mount Airy)

Websites

 * Habersham 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.
 * Habersham County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers