Clarke County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Clarke County

County Courthouse
Clarke County Courthouse 325 E Washington Street Rm 200; PO Box 1868 Athens, GA 30601 Phone: 706.613.3031 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and court records from 1801 and military records from 1922; County Health Department has birth and dieath records from 1919; Probate Court had marriage and probate records from 1801

Parent County
1801--Clarke County was created 5 December 1801 from Jackson County. County seat: Athens

Neighboring Counties

 * Barrow
 * Jackson
 * Madison
 * Oconee
 * Oglethorpe

Land
Index to Deed Boo A 1802-1804 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Local Histories

 * History of Athens and Clarke County. Athens, Ga.?: H.J. Rowe, 1923. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Hull, Augustus Longstreet. Annals of Athens, Georgia, 1801-1901. Athens, Ga.?: Banner Job Office, 1906, c1907. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriages
Marriages 1807 to 1820;  Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Newspapers

 * Athens Historic Newspaper Archives - Digital Library of Georgia contains full-text issues of 5 historic Athens newspapers. Titles include Athenian (1827-1832), Southern Banner (1832-1882), Southern Watchman (1855-1882),Daily/Weekly Banner-Watchman (1882-1889), Daily/Weekly Athens Banner (1889-1922).  Search or Browse available. Viewing papers requires download of free DjVu Browser Plug-in.

Probate
Wills 1842-1859 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($).

Wills (1803-1842) (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Will Bk C 1803-1822 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Will Bk C 1822-1842 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Will Bk D 1859-1885 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Will Bk E 1885-1911 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Mixed Estates 1799-1819 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Unbound Estates 1797-1949 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Mixed Estate 1799-1830 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Taxation
1802, 1805, 1810 Tax Digest (digital) Georgia Pioneers ($).

Death

 * 1849-50, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Societies and Libraries

 * Athens Historical Society
 * Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society
 * Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room
 * Hargrett Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Univ. of Georgia Libraries
 * University of Georgia Main Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Athens Georgia Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Clarke County, GAGenWeb- free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Clarke County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($).