Oconee County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Oconee County

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

County Courthouse
Oconee County Courthouse 23 N Main Street PO Box 1099 Watkinsville, GA 30677-2438 Phone: 706.769.3940 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, and land records from 1875.

Parent County
1875--Oconee County was created 25 February 1875 from Clarke County. County seat: Watkinsville

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
1887 Most of the town of Watkinsville and its courthouse burned 7 January 1887. Only the county commission records were lost.

Judge R.M. Jackson and a local minister carried the rest of the courthouse records to safety during the inferno.

Neighboring Counties

 * Barrow
 * Clarke
 * Greene
 * Morgan
 * Oglethorpe
 * Walton

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 57th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Birth

 * 1875-2008 - Oconee County, Georgia Probate Court Birth Certificates, 1875-2008. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriage

 * 1875-1893 - Oconee County Marriage Index 1875-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-2010 - Vital Records; Marriage Licenses. Watkinsville, Georgia: Oconee County Probate Court. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1894-1895 - Oconee County Marriage Index 1894-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1927-2010 - Vital Records; Marriage Licenses. Watkinsville, Georgia: Oconee County Probate Court. Digital version 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

Websites

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