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United States  Georgia Union County

County Courthouse

Union County Courthouse
114 Courthouse Street
Blairsville, GA 30512
Phone: 706.745.2611

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

History

Parent County

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

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1859 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

• Burned Counties Research
  
• http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Cherokee County, North Carolina
• Clay County, North Carolina
• Fannin
• Lumpkin
• Towns
• White

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Wills

• 1877-1942 - Index to Union County, Georgia Will Book A (1877-1942) at Georgia Pioneers ($).
  
• 1877-1890 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers

Additional Probate Records

• 1867-1877 - Index to Union County, Georgia Miscellaneous Estates (1867-1877) at Georgia Pioneers ($).
  

• 1877-1898 - Index of Union County, Georgia Annual Returns and Vouchers Book H (1877-1898) at Georgia Pioneers ($).
  

• 1877-1919 - Index to Union County, Georgia Bills of Sale (1877-1919) at Georgia Pioneers ($).
  
• 1877-1942 Index to Will Book A Georgia Pioneers

Taxation

Vital Records

• 1885-1886 - Union County, Georgia Marriages from Newspapers (1885-1886) at Georgia Pioneers ($).
  

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
• Union 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), Union County, Georgia. Page 161 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).