Hancock County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Hancock County Courthouse Courthouse Square Sparta, GA 31087 Phone: 706.444.6644 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage records from 1805 and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1919 and land records from 1794. Clerk of Superior Court 10571 Highway 15, Room #109 Sparta, GA 31087 Telephone: (706) 444-6644 Fax: (706) 444-5685 Probate Court of Hancock County 3031 East Broad Street Sparta, GA  31087 Telephone: 706-444-5343 Fax: 706-444-8024 Note: The Hancock County Courthouse burned on August 11, 2014. The county offices have been temporarily relocated to the Oconee Fall Line College, 10571 Highway 15, Sparta, GA. Records listed below may or may not be available, depending on which older records have been microfilmed in the past and which more recent records were stored in the vault when the courthouse burned. Also see Record Loss section below.

Parent County
1793--Hancock County was created 17 December 1793 from Greene and Washington Counties. County seat: Sparta

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
2014 The Hancock County Courthouse, built in 1883, burned on August 11, 2014. Property deeds, birth and marriage certificates and many other vital records dating back to 1795 were destroyed. Many earlier records may be available on microfilm.

Neighboring Counties
Baldwin County • Glascock County • Greene County • Putnam County • Taliaferro County • Warren County • Washington County

Genealogy

 * [Jackson] Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. "The Jacksons of Lower Virginia"


 * American Ancestors. To search digital images online, select The Virginia Genealogist from the dropdown Database list on the search form. Then enter volume and page number (see listing below). Note: Login account is free but required to see results.
 * American Ancestors. To search digital images online, select The Virginia Genealogist from the dropdown Database list on the search form. Then enter volume and page number (see listing below). Note: Login account is free but required to see results.

Vol. 30, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1986):163-169; Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1986):288-295; Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1987):11-18; Vol. 31, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1987):101-111; Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1987):195-204; Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1987):269-278; Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1988):49-57; Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):119-130; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):185-192; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):259-263; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):34-44; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):135-143; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):204-207; Vol. 33, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1989):295-304.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)


 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 15th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and K
 * - 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Smith, Elizabeth Wiley, and Sara Smith Carnes. 1974. The history of Hancock County, Georgia. Washington, Ga: Wilkes Pub. Co. (page 132-142)
 * Shivers, Forrest. 1990. The land between: a history of Hancock County, Georgia to 1940. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co. (page 153-169)
 * Georgia. 1961. Confederate soldiers book, 1893; soldiers and widows pension rolls, 1890 -1943. [S.l.]: Mann Film Laboratories.

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


 * 1804-1814 - Wills 1804-1814 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1811-1815 - Wills, Inventories, Annual Returns, Guardianships, Sales, Book G, 1811-1815 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1811-1815 - Wills, Inventories, Annual Returns, Guardianships, Sales, Book H, 1811-1815 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1815-1818 -Wills, Inventories, Annual Returns, Guardianships, Sales, Book I, 1815-1818 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1818-1824 - Wills, Inventories, Annual Returns, Guardianships, Sales, Book J, 1818-1824 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1820-1828 - Wills, Book L, 1820-1828 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1823-1828 - Wills, Book M, 1823-1828 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1862-1881 - Index to Wills 1862-1881 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Birth

 * 1863 - Hancock County Birth Index 1863. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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 $
 * 1806 - 1879 - Hancock County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1806-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869 - 1876 - Hancock County Marriage Books 4 thru 6 Index 1869-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876 - 1880 - Hancock County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1876-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880 - 1882 - Hancock County Marriage Books 9 and 10 Index 1880-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882 - 1886 - Hancock County Marriage Book 11 Index 1882-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1886 - 1891 - Hancock County Marriage Book 12 Index 1886-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891 - 1900 - Hancock County Marriage Book 13 Index 1891-1900. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1808 - 1901 - Hancock County Marriage Books online at the Digital Archives of Georgia.

Death Records

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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