Pickens County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Pickens County

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

County Courthouse
Pickens County Courthouse 52 North Main Street Jasper, GA 30143 Phone: 706.692.2014 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial, and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1854.

Parent County
1853--Pickens County was created 5 December 1853 from Cherokee and Gilmer Counties. County seat: Jasper 

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
1947 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. 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

 * Bartow
 * Cherokee
 * Dawson
 * Gilmer
 * Gordon

Court
Divorces 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

Local Histories

 * Tate, Luke E. History of Pickens County. Atlanta, Ga.: Press of W.W. Brown Pub. Co., c1935. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War

 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Broyles') (Confederate), Company L
 * - 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and L
 * - 1st Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Union), Company D

Newspapers

 * Legal Advertising 1868-1873 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Probate Records
1. Index to Will Book A, 1854-1887 Georgia Pioneers

2. Index to Will Book B, 1887-1935 Georgia Pioneers

3. Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Estates, Book A, 1854-1880 Georgia Pioneers

4. Wills, 1854-1887 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1854-1877 - Pickens County Marriage Index 1854-1877. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Loose marriage papers have also been indexed covering the years 1871 through 1948:


 * A to C Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * D to G Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * H to L Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * M to P Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Q to T Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * U to Z Surnames - Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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