Harris County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Harris County

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

County Courthouse
Harris County Courthouse PO Box 528 Hamilton, GA 31811-0528 Phone: 706.628.4944 Probate Court has marriage and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has land records from 1827, divorce and court records from 1927; County Health Department has birth and death records.

Parent County
1827--Harris County was created 14 December 1827 from Muscogee and Troup Counties. County seat: Hamilton

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
1865 -- Fire set by Federal Troops, but quickly extinguished. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Chambers County, Alabama
 * Lee County, Alabama
 * Meriwether
 * Muscogee
 * Talbot
 * Troup

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 17th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 35th Battalion, Georgia (Confederate), Company H
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

Probate Records

 * Wills, Book 1, 1835-1849 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Book 2, 1850-1875 (digital images). See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book 1, 1850-1875 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book 2, 1873-1932 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Misc. Estates, Book B, 1837-1844 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1828-1860 - Index to Harris County Marriages 1828-1860 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1828-1860 - Harris County Marriage Index 1828-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1859-1872 - Index to Harris County Marriages 1859-1872 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1859-1883 - Harris County Marriage Index 1859-1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1892 - Harris County Marriage Index 1877-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890-1895 - Harris County Marriage Index 1890-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1893-1895 - Harris County Marriage Index 1893-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).


 * 1879-80 - Hamilton Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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