Hart County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Hart County Courthouse PO Box 279 Hartwell, GA 30643-0279 Phone: 706.376.2024 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial, and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records, from 1856. Clerk of Superior Court 185 W. Franklin St. Rm 1 Courthouse Annex P.O. Box 386 Hartwell, GA 30643 Telephone: (706) 376-7189 Fax: (706) 376-1277 Probate Court of Hart County P.O. Box 1159 Hartwell, GA  30643 Telephone: 706-376-2565 Fax: 706-376-9032

Parent County
1853--Hart County was created 7 December 1853 from Elbert and Franklin Counties. County seat: Hartwell

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
1893 A tornado tore off the roof of the courthouse on 25 June. 1900 The courthouse at Hartwell burned 25 December, but the county records survived. 1967 The courthouse was destroyed by fire 6 January.

Neighboring Counties
Anderson County • Elbert County  • Franklin County  • Madison County  • Oconee County

Maps



 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)
 * Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: Hart County, Georgia
 * Georgia Info Historical County Maps: Hart County, Georgia

Military

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)


 * - 15th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D; Company A, 9th Battalion
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Kaufhold, Shirley, and Tony Bryant. 1992. The Hart of Georgia: a history of Hart County. Hartwell, GA: Savannah River Genealogical Society. (page 29-38)
 * Baker, John William. 1933. History of Hart county, 1933. [Atlanta]: [Printed by Foote &amp; Davies Co.]. (page 151-168)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Hart County). 1964. Confederate roster and pension list, 1861-1865, 1921-1926, 1933. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1862-1866 - Wills 1862-1866 (digital images). See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1847-1894 - Index to Wills 1847-1894 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1862-1890 - Index to Inventories, Book B, 1862-1890 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1854 - 1869 - Hart County Marriage Index 1854-1869. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1854 - 1895 - Hart County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1854-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1867 - 1895 - Hart County Marriage Book B Index 1867-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Hart County Public Library 150 Benson Street Hartwell, GA 30643 Phone: 706-376-4655 Hart County Historical Society 31 East Howell Street Hartwell, GA 30643 (706) 376-6330 Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Hart County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Hart County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Hart County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)