Jefferson County, Georgia
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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Jefferson County'''<br><br> | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Jefferson County'''<br><br> | ||
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| + | | county = Jefferson County | ||
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| + | | state = Georgia | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1796 | ||
| + | | founded date = February 20 | ||
| + | | seat = Louisville | ||
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| + | | building address = Jefferson County Courthouse<br>202 E Broad Street<br>PO Box 658<br>Louisville, GA 30434-1622<br>Phone: 478.625.7922<br>[http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/GA_Jefferson.htm '''Jefferson County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | Clerk of Courts has land and court records from 1865, <br>divorce records from 1900’s and marriage records; <br>Probate Court has probate records; County Health<br>Department has birth and death records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jefferson County, Georgia. Page 157 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 01:34, 7 March 2013
United States 
Georgia Jefferson County
| Jefferson County, Georgia | |
| Map | |
 Location of Georgia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 20, 1796 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Louisville |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Jefferson County Courthouse 202 E Broad Street PO Box 658 Louisville, GA 30434-1622 Phone: 478.625.7922 Jefferson County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Clerk of Courts has land and court records from 1865,
divorce records from 1900’s and marriage records;
Probate Court has probate records; County Health
Department has birth and death records[1]
History
Parent County
1796--Jefferson County was created 20 February 1796 from Burke and Warren Counties. County seat: Louisville [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
1797 Grand Jurors Georgia Pioneers
1799 Petit Jurors Georgia Pioneers
Land
Abstracts of Deeds 1797-1799 Georgia Pioneers
Local Histories
- Thomas, Z. V. History of Jefferson County. Macon, Ga.: Press of the J.W. Burke Co., 1927. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Thomas, Z. V. History of Jefferson County. Macon, Ga.: Press of the J.W. Burke Co., 1927. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Maps
Marriages
1885-1886 (rom newspapers) Georgia Pioneers
Marriage Contracts found in deeds, documents Georgia Pioneers
Military
Newspapers
Probate
- Wills 1777-1893 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Will Book A Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Will Book 3, 1864-1884 Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Annual Returns 1815-1827 Georgia Pioneers
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Jefferson County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jefferson County, Georgia. Page 157 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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