Lincoln County, Georgia
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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Lincoln County'''<br><br> | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Lincoln County'''<br><br> | ||
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| + | | county = Lincoln County | ||
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| + | | state = Georgia | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1796 | ||
| + | | founded date = February 20 | ||
| + | | seat = Lincolnton | ||
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| + | | building address = Lincoln County Courthouse<br>210 Humphrey Street<br>PO Box 340<br>Lincolnton, GA 30817<br>Phone: 706.359.4444<br>[http://www.lincolncountyga.com/ '''Lincoln County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | Probate Court has court has brith records from 1920, marriage <br>records from 1810, death records from 1930 and probate records <br>from 1796; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records<br> from 1796 and ladn records from 1790<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lincoln 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 02:38, 7 March 2013
United States 
Georgia Lincoln County
| Lincoln County, Georgia | |
| Map | |
 Location of Georgia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 20, 1796 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Lincolnton |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Lincoln County Courthouse 210 Humphrey Street PO Box 340 Lincolnton, GA 30817 Phone: 706.359.4444 Lincoln County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Probate Court has court has brith records from 1920, marriage
records from 1810, death records from 1930 and probate records
from 1796; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records
from 1796 and ladn records from 1790[1]
History
Parent County
1796--Lincoln County was created 20 February 1796 fromWilkes County. County seat: Lincolnton [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to Lincoln County for European settlers included:
- Savannah River pre-historic
- Occaneechi Path pre-historic
- Middle Creek Trading Path pre-historic
- Fall Line Road about 1735
- Augusta-Savannah Trail 1740s
- Augusta and Cherokee Trail 1740s
- Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s
- Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail in South Carolina about 1765
- Ft. Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path in South Carolina about 1765
Military
Newspapers
Probate
- Wills, 1796-1832 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Will Book B, 1796-1808 Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Will Book E, 1833-1877 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
- Lincoln 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), Lincoln 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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