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United States Georgia Oconee County

County Courthouse

Oconee County Courthouse
23 N Main Street
PO Box 1099
Watkinsville, GA 30677-2438
Phone: 706.769.3940 

Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records;
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court, and land records from 1875^[1]

History

Parent County

1875--Oconee County was created 25 February 1875 from Clarke County. County seat:  Watkinsville ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Barrow
• Clarke
• Greene
• Morgan
• Oglethorpe
• Walton

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

• 1875-2008 - Oconee County, Georgia Probate Court Birth Certificates, 1875-2008. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  

Marriage

• 1875-2010 - Vital Records; Marriage Licenses. Watkinsville, Georgia: Oconee County Probate Court. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  

Death

• 1927-2010 - Vital Records; Marriage Licenses. Watkinsville, Georgia: Oconee County Probate Court. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  

Societies and Libraries 

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
• Oconee County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Oconee County, Georgia. Page 159 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).