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United States Georgia Gilmer County

County Courthouse

Gilmer County Courthouse
1 Westside Square;
Ellijay, GA 30540
Phone: 706.645.4361 

Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927,
marriage records from 1835 and probate records;

Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1909,
land records from 1833, military records from 1902
and court records from 1900^[1]

History

Parent County

1832--Gilmer County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County.
County seat: Ellijay ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Dawson
• Fannin
• Gordon
• Murray
• Pickens

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate 

• Wills and Estates Book B 1836-1854 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
• Index to Will Book A 1853-1914 Georgia Pioneers
• Index to County Bonds (guardianships, administrators) 1836-1854 Georgia Pioneers
• Index to Will Book B Georgia Pioneers
   
    

Taxation 

Vital Records

Death

• 1859-60, 1879-80 - Gilmer 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
• Gilmer 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), Gilmer 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).