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United States Georgia Franklin County

County Courthouse

Franklin County Courthouse
Courthouse Square; PO Box 159;
Carnesville, GA 30521
Phone: 706.384.2483 

Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1900
and land records from 1860; some reccords prior to 1850 in
Georgia Archives^[1]

History

Parent County

1784--Franklin County was created 25 February 1784 from Creek Indian Lands.
County seat: Carnesville^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Banks
• Hart
• Madison
• Oconee County, South Carolina
• Stephens

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

• Ledford, Karen Ann Thompson. These Men Wore Grey Genealogical, Military, and Interment Records of Confederate Soldiers. (Toccoa, Georgia : K.T. Ledford, c1998-c2001), 7 Volumes. Each volume contains bibliographical references and full-name index. Contents: v. 1. Franklin County -- v. 2. Habersham County --v. 3. Stephens County -- v. 4. Rabun County --v. 5. White County -- v. 6. Banks County -- v. 7. Jackson County. Book found at FHL 975.8 V3L and Other Libraries.

Newspapers

Probate

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Franklin County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:

1. 1. Digital Images of Wills 1786-1813. See list of testators. {http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countyfranklin.html  Georgia Pioneers]

• Wills, Appraisements, Inventories 1786-1813 (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers
• Wills and Estates, Book B, 1814-1824 (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers
• Wills and Estates, Book C, 1824-1849 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
• Wills 1899-1900 (digital images). See list o testators.  Georgia Pioneers
• Index to Wills 1848-1865 Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Index to Wills, Inventories, Guardians 1814-1829 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Taxation

Vital Records

Death

• 1859-60 - Franklin County, Georgia Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
  

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers 

• Introduction to LDS 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
• Franklin County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Franklin County, Georgia. Page 155 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).