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Towns County, Georgia
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Towns County, Georgia Facts
When was Towns County, GA Created?
Towns County was established on March 6, 1856 from Rabun County and Union County.
What is the County Seat of Towns County, GA?
The County Seat is located in Hiawassee and in the current county government website is www.townscountyga.com/.
What counties are adjacent to Towns County, GA?
Bordering Counties are Clay County, NC, Rabun County, Habersham County, White County, Union County
Towns County, GA Vital Records
Where can find Towns County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Towns County vital records can be found at the Georgia Department of Health which has copies for copies of birth and death records since Jan 1919, copies of marriage since June 9, 1952 to 1996 and a Divorce records index since June 9, 1952. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Georgia for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Towns County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also order Order Electronically Online or you can download an application for copies of Towns Co. Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate or Death Certificates to mail.
The Towns 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.
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- Social Security Death Index
- USGenweb Archives Georgia Marriage Project
- Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960
- Marriage Records from Microfilm
- Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
- Georgia Marriages to 1850
- Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900
- Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967
- Georgia Death Certificates, 1919-1927
- Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates, 1928-1930
- Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927
- Georgia Deaths, 1928-1930
- Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998
- Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
- Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927
Towns County, GA Census Records
What Towns County, GA census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Towns County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Towns County Slave Schedules can be obtained for 1860. Towns County Mortality Schedules can be found for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Towns County Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be obtained for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Towns County Union Veterans Schedules can be obtained for 1890.
You can find free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Georgia Census Records Research Guide
Towns County, GA Courthouse and Government Records

What genealogical records can I find in the Towns County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Towns County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Georgia courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Georgia residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Towns County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Georgia Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Towns County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 48 River St, Hiawassee, GA 30546
- Phone: (706) 896-2276
- A Look at the History of Towns Co. Courthouse in Georgia
- Towns County Clerk of Superior Court
- Phone: (706) 896-2130
- Land Records: 1856
- Court Records: 1856
- Towns County Clerk of Probate Court
- Phone: 706-896-3467
- Marriage Records: 1856
- Probate Records: 1856
- Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
- County Tax Digests
- County Records Microfilm Index
- Inventory of the county archives of Georgia
- BLM Land Records
Towns County, GA Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Towns County, GA?
A list of Towns County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Georgia Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies.
- Towns County Historical Society, P.O. Box 932, Hiawassee, GA 30546
- Towns County Historical & Genealogical Society, PO Box 101, Young Harris, GA 30582-0101; (706) 379-3150
- Georgia State Archives – 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260; 678.364.3700
- Georgia Historical Society, 501 Whitaker Street, Savannah, GA 31401
- Georgia Genealogical Society , P.O. Box 54574, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-0575
Where can I connect with other Towns County, GA Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Georgia Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Georgia State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Towns County, Georgia Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Towns County
- Towns County, Georgia Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Towns County, GA?
The following links to Genealogy Resources associated to Towns County. These links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a cost. This is basically a list that has been gathered or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site above another.
Facts for Towns Co. GA Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Georgia Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Georgia historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 – 1997) (genealogybank.com)
- Towns County, Georgia Books (amazon.com)
- Towns County Newspapers (usgwarchives.net)
- Search Georgia Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Towns County Obituaries (usgwarchives.net)
Facts for Towns Co. GA Cemeteries & Church Records
- Towns Co., Georgia Graves (findagrave.com)
- Towns County Cemeteries (usgwarchives.net)
- Towns County Tombstone Photos (usgwarchives.net)
- Towns County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Towns Co., Georgia Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Towns Co., Georgia Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Towns County Church Records (usgwarchives.net)
- Towns County Bibles (usgwarchives.net)
- Towns County, Georgia Church Books (amazon.com)
Facts for Towns Co. GA Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- County Biographies (usgwarchives.net)
- County Photos (usgwarchives.net)
Facts for Towns Co. GA General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Georgia
- Towns County Georgia (genealogytrails.com)
- Towns County, Georgia Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Towns County, Georgia Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Towns Co. GA Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Georgia Virtual Vault (sos.state.ga.us)
- Towns County, Georgia History (usgwarchives.net)
- Towns County, Georgia (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Georgia – Counties – Towns (cyndislist.com)
- Towns County, GA History (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
- Towns Co. GAGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Towns County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- View Index of Counties and Equivalents
- Towns County USGenWeb Archives Project (usgwarchives.net)
- Towns Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Facts for Towns Co. GA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Georgia Links and Information
- Towns County D.O.T. MAP
- County Maps (sos.state.ga.us)
- Historical Maps of Towns County (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
- 1895 Towns County Map (livgenmi.com)
Facts for Towns Co. GA Military Records
- Georgia Military Records Research Guide
- Towns County Military Records (usgwarchives.net)
- Georgia Military Records (Fold3.com)