Fannin County, Georgia Records

Fannin County, Georgia (Map It) was created on January 21, 1854 from Gilmer County and Union County. Fannin County was named in honor of Colonel James Walker Fannin Jr. (1809 - 36), a hero of the Texas Revolution.

Fannin County is bordered by  Cherokee County, North Carolina (northeast), Union County (east), Dawson County (west), Lumpkin County (west), Gilmer County (west), Murray County (west), Polk County, Tennessee (northwest).

A Map of Fannin County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Fannin County, Georgia Courthouse Records

The Fannin County Courthouse is located in Blue Ridge, Georgia.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Fannin county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• History of Baker County, Georgia Courthouse
• Fannin County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1854 and Court Records from 1854. The County Clerk of Superior Court has jurisdiction over cases for title to land and equity, felony cases, adoptions, divorces, child support and custody enforcement. The clerk also is tasked with recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county.
• Fannin County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1854 and Probate Records from 1854.The County Clerk of Probate Court responsibilities include legal proceedings forh Wills, Estates, Guardianships of minor children, Involuntary Committals Hearings, Issuance of Marriage License, ect.. The county probate judge's office is the office where the most valuable genealogical records are created and maintained in the state of Georgia.
• Fannin County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
• Fannin County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court for Divorce Records and the Probate Judge for Marriage Records.

Fannin County, Georgia Census Records

• Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Georgia Census Substitutes 1790-1890
• State Population Schedules: 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Fannin County, Georgia Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Georgia Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1919 to present.
• Marriage Records: from June 9, 1952 to present.
• Divorce Records: None. Contact the County Clerk of Superior Court.
• Locations: Georgia Division of Public Health, Vital Records, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; (404) 679-4702
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.

Fannin County, Georgia Resources

• Delta Genealogical Society
• Fannin Co. Historical Foundation,P.O. Box 2062 , Blue Ridge, GA 30513-2062
• Fannin Co. Genealogy Group, [formerly the NNCCG]
• Fannin County, Georgia Message Boards

Fannin County, Georgia External Links

• Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Fannin County, Georgia Books - Amazon
• Fannin Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
• Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
• Fannin County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
• Fannin County, GA History
• Fannin Co. GAGenweb
• Fannin County Historical Chronology
• Fannin County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
• Historical Maps of Fannin County
• Fannin County, Georgia Military Records