Wilkes County, Georgia Genealogy

United States  Georgia  Wilkes County  County Courthouse  History An Overview of Local History by Robert Willingham  Parent County 1777-Wilkes County was created 5 February 1777&#160;from Creek and Cherokee Indian Lands as an original county. County seat:&#160;Washington <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="Handybook">The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002). Boundary Changes Record Loss <img src="/learn/wiki/en/images/5/50/Old_wilkes_county_courthouse.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Old wilkes county courthouse.jpg" _fck_mw_width="200" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" style="width: 200;" /> 1958 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following: <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Burned Counties Research">Burned Counties Research</a> </li><a href="http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424">http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424</a> </li></ul> Places/Localities Populated Places Neighboring Counties <a href="Elbert County, Georgia">Elbert</a> </li><a href="Lincoln County, Georgia">Lincoln</a> </li><a href="McDuffie County, Georgia">McDuffie</a> </li><a href="Oglethorpe County, Georgia">Oglethorpe</a> </li><a href="Taliaferro County, Georgia">Taliaferro</a> </li><a href="Warren County, Georgia">Warren</a> </li></ul> Resources <a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/resources.htm">Wilkes County Resources for Local Research</a> </li></ul> Cemeteries <a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/cemeteries.htm">Wilkes County Cemeteries</a> Complete List of all Cemeteries within Wilkes County, GA </li></ul> Church <dl><dd>1805 - Members of Sardis Church Members in 1805 at <a href="http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countywilkes.html">Georgia Pioneers</a> ($). </li></ul> </dd></dl> Court Family Histories <ul><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/FGS.htm">Wilkes County Family Group Sheets</a> Individual Family Group Sheets submitted by individual researchers and volunteers. </li><li>Origins of Early Settlers to Wilkes County at <a href="http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countywilkes.html">Georgia Pioneers</a> ($). </li><li>[Cheatham] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "The Cheatham Family of Colonial Virginia," in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):163-173; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):273-279; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):38-43; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):102-112; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):209-216; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):293-297; Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):32-40; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):123-127; Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1985):179-185; Vol. 29, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1985):262-265; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1986):17-23; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1986):99-104. Digital version at <a href="http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&amp;Da=285">American Ancestors</a> ($). <span class="fck_mw_template">. </li><li>[Darricott] Bell, John C. "Bickleys of the Pamunkey River Watershed of Virginia in the 18th Century," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1983):32-49; Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1983):90-104; Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):179-189; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):259-264; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):19-32; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):88-98; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):169-186; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):261-274. Digital version at <a href="http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&amp;Da=285">American Ancestors</a> ($). <span class="fck_mw_template">. </li><li>[Huskey] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. <span class="fck_mw_template">. [The Huskey family is discussed in Vol. 1.] </li><li>[Jackson] Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. "The Jacksons of Lower Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1986):163-169; Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1986):288-295; Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1987):11-18; Vol. 31, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1987):101-111; Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1987):195-204; Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1987):269-278; Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1988):49-57; Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):119-130; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):185-192; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):259-263; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):34-44; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):135-143; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):204-207; Vol. 33, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1989):295-304. Digital version at <a href="http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&amp;Da=285">American Ancestors</a> ($). <span class="fck_mw_template">. </li><li>[Pope] Johnston, F. Claiborne. "The Tangled Trail of Two John Popes: Colonel John Pope of Amherst County and John Pope of Prince William County and Wilkes County, Georgia," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Feb. 2012):45-64. </li></ul> Land <ul><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/rev_land_lottery.htm">Wilkes County Revolutionary Land Grants</a> Authentic List of All Land Lottery Grants made to Veterans of the Revolutionary War By the State of Georgia </li><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/lotteries_1803.htm">Wilkes County 1803 Land Lottery</a> Complete list of the 1803 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA </li><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/lotteries_1806.htm">Wilkes County 1806 Land Lottery</a> Complete list of the 1806 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA </li><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/lotteries_1819.htm">Wilkes County 1819 Land Lottery</a> Complete list of the 1819 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA </li><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/lotteries_1821.htm">Wilkes County 1821 Land Lottery</a> Complete list of the 1821 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA </li><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/lotteries_1827.htm">Wilkes County 1827 Land Lottery</a> Complete list of the 1827 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA </li><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/lotteries_1832.htm">Wilkes County 1832 Land Lottery</a> Complete list of the 1832 Land Lottery for Wilkes County, GA </li><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/maps.htm">Wilkes County Maps &amp; Land Plats</a> List of Land Plats with owner names and maps for Wilkes County, GA </li><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/land_records.htm">Land Records of Wilkes County</a> Transcribed Land Records submitted &amp; donated to Wilkes County, GAGenWeb Site. </li></ul> Local Histories <ul><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/local_history.htm">An Overview of Local History by Robert Willingham</a> </li><li>The Story of Washington-Wilkes. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1941. Digital version at <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25662">Ancestry</a> ($). </li></ul> Maps <ul><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/maps.htm">Wilkes County Maps &amp; Land Plats</a> List of Land Plats with owner names and maps for Wilkes County, GA </li></ul> At <a href="http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countywilkes.html">Georgia Pioneers</a> ($) you can find: <dl><dd><ul><li>Map of Wilkes County, 1955 </li><li>Map of Original Wilkes County </li><li>Map of Wilkes County Settlers </li></ul> </dd></dl> Military <ul><li><a href="http://www.hiddenancestors.com/veterans/veterans.htm">Veterans</a>- Salute to our Veterans who serve our country through out all wars and peace-time. </li><li><a href="http://www.hiddenancestors.com/fallen_heroes.htm">Fallen Heroes</a>-&#160;Tribute to our Fallen Heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.&#160; </li></ul> Newspapers Probate <ul><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/deeds.htmWilkes">County Deeds</a> Partial list of Deed Books and Individual Deeds. </li><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/estate-records.htm">Wilkes County Estate Records</a> Partial list of Individual Estate Records. </li><li><a href="http://hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/guardianship.htm">Wilkes County Guardianship Records</a> Partial list of Individual Guardianship Records. </li></ul> Wills The organization <a href="http://www.copies1918.com/index.html">Strictly By Name</a> provides free online indexes to early Wilkes County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes: <ol><li><a href="http://www.copies1918.com/wilkes.html">Wills: 1794-1819</a> </li></ol> At <a href="http://www.georgiapioneers.com/">Georgia Pioneers</a>, you can find: <dl><dd><ul><li>1786-1806 - Digital Images of Wilkes County, Georgia Wills, Book C (1786-1806) at <a href="http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countywilkes.html">Georgia Pioneers</a> ($). </li><li>Index to&#160;Wilkes County&#160;Wills and Estates (by surnames) <a href="http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countywilkes.html">Georgia Pioneers</a> ($) </li></ul> </dd></dl> Additional Probate Records <dl><dd><ul><li>General Index of Wilkes County, Georgia Estates at <a href="http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countywilkes.html">Georgia Pioneers</a> ($). </li></ul> </dd></dl> Taxation Vital Records <dl><dd><ul><li>1885-1886 - Wilkes County, Georgia Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 at <a href="http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countywilkes.html">Georgia Pioneers</a> ($). </li></ul> </dd></dl> Societies and Libraries&#160; <ul><li><a href="http://www.hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/index.htm">GAGenWeb Wilkes County</a> </li></ul> Family History Centers <ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Introduction to LDS Family History Centers">Introduction to LDS Family History Centers</a> </li></ul> Web Sites <ul><li><a href="http://www.hiddenancestors.com/wilkesga/index.htm">GAGenWeb Wilkes County</a> </li><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li><li><a href="http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/GA/Wilkes/">Wilkes County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History</a> (Linkpendium) </li><li><a href="http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml">Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy</a> </li><li>Georgia Pioneers <a href="http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia">Pioneers</a> ($). </li></ul> References <span class="fck_mw_references" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="references" /><span class="fck_mw_template">

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