Habersham County Resources
County Offices
Ernest Nations, Jr. County Clerk of Court
555
Monroe Street, Unit 20-2
Clarksville, Georgia 30503
Phone: (706) 754-2923
Judge Ann Jerrell, Probate Court
P.O.
Box 615
Clarksville, Georgia 30503
Phone: 706-754-2013
Funeral Homes
Acree-Davis Funeral Home
350 S Pond St
Toccoa, GA 30577
Phone: (706)886-3106
Alexander's Gateway Chapel Funeral Home
2721 Highway 129 S
Cleveland, GA 30528
Phone: (706)865-1500
Barret Funeral Home
118 N Brooks St
Cleveland, GA 30528
Phone: (706)865-3101
Church & Sons Funeral Home
1286 Washington St
Clarkesville, GA 30523
Phone: (706)754-4142
Drew's Funeral Home
444 S Broad St
Toccoa, GA 30577
Phone: (706)886-4328
Habersham Memorial
Chapel
Highway 441 South
Demorest, Georgia
(706) 778-1700
Hillside Memorial Chapel
123 N Laurel Dr
Clarkesville, GA 30523
Phone: (706)754-6256
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home
175 VFW Post Rd
Cornelia, GA 30531
Phone: (706)778-8668
Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home
342 S Alexander St
Toccoa, GA 30577
Phone: (706)886-3944
Whitfield Funeral Home Inc
South Chapel 1370 Industrial Blvd
Cornelia, GA 30531
Phone: (706)778-7123
Historical Society
Habersham County Historical Society
Main Street North
Cornelia, GA 30531
706-776-2009
Libraries
Habersham County Library: Located in Clarksville, the library does not currently have a web site. What they do have is an outstanding genealogy collection, well worth the visit, but volunteer help may be able to help you decide if you need to make the trip. Please note that the Cornelia Library has moved their genealogical collection to the Clarksville Library. Contact information:
Clarksville/Habersham County Library
178 East Green Street
P. O. Box 2020
Clarksville, Georgia 30523
Telephone: (706) 754-4413
Hours: Monday, 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Newspapers
Athens Banner-Herald - Online Athens
Franklin County Historical Articles - items for sale, but a good bit a free material available
Georgia
Newspaper Project - The University of Georgia Libraries have
been microfilming Georgia newspapers since the early 1950s. The
Georgia Newspaper Project is part of the U.S. Newspaper Program, run
by the National Endowment for the Humanities with assistance from
the Library of Congress, which coordinates the efforts of all state
newspaper projects. The goal of the U.S. Newspaper Program is to
locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in
the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
To date the Georgia Newspaper Project has microfilmed at least one
newspaper title from every county in Georgia in which newspapers
were ever published. More than 2500 titles altogether have been
filmed, including over 200 current newspapers that continue to be
filmed on an ongoing basis. Microfilming is done in accordance with
all ANSI/AIIM standards to produce film with a life-expectancy
rating of 500 years. All master negatives are stored in a vault at
the State Department of Archives and History in Atlanta. The UGA
Libraries retain a copy negative for reproduction purposes (located
within the Georgia Newspaper Project) and a use copy for the public,
which is located in Serials in the basement level.
The Toccoa Record - "Since 1883 Toccoa's Oldest Business Institution
Great new resource for Georgia Researchers - The Macon Telegraph is online & searchable !
Publications on Habersham County -
These Men Wore Gray - Karen T. Ledford (You might want to turn the volume of your speakers down before opening!)
S-K Publications - Habersham Families 1850-1900
1850 Census of Habersham Co., GA compiled by Frieda Berry and Patricia Scott; available through the Habersham Co., GA Public Library system
Once Upon A Time: Schools of Habersham County Georgia 1818-1955 by Betty Sisk and Ellene Gowder (Route 1, Box 1202, Clarksville, GA 30523)
Early Genealogical & Historical Records, Habersham County, Georgia, by Herbert B. Kimzey, compiled by Nancy Kimzey Dempsey, Copyright 1988 -Early History, Land Records, Deed books, Early court records, 1820, 1830, 1850 Censuses, Marriage Book A, Early Churches, 1830 & 1850 Censuses of Rabun County
Habersham and White
counties cemeteries / compiled by Northeast Georgia Regional Library
Publisher: [Clarkesville, GA : The Library], c1986 (Submitted by
Samie Melton)
The Hills of Habersham by Mary L. Church, Copyright 1962, Revised 1988 -The Cherokee Indians, Early History of Habersham, Old Cemetery, Home of Famous Men, Church history, Cities, Education, Government, Business and Industry
History Of The Georgia Militia, 1783–1861 (4 vols.) By Gordon B. Smith
Habersham Area Resources
Roadside Georgia - Habersham County
Roadside Georgia - Habersham County - National Register of Historic Places
Faded Footprints of Families and Friends of the Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area: This organization is dedicated to, "locating, documenting, and preserving the historical sites and the lives and families of those who over time lived in what is the Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area." The LRWMA encompasses six historic communities dating from the early 1800s: Nancytown, New Switzerland, Ayersville, Currahee, Leatherwood & Mountain Grove. They have an excellent website, and provide guided walking tours May through September. Also, check out their text, "Life Along the Middle Broad River" Many local families first started out in this area, which was taken over by the Forest Service during the 1930's, and your relatives may be mentioned in this worthwhile text. Although, much of this area is now properly located in Stephens County it was, for a time, an integral part of Habersham County: http://lrwma.com/index.htm
U. S. Forest Service: They have information on archeological sites within the Chattahoochee-Oconee forests, including the rules and regulations for searching for, and ownership of artifacts.
Old Pendleton District: Comprising the 3 westernmost counties of South Carolina, this website contains dozens of family databases dedicated towards identifying the descendents of every individual who resided in the area starting from the early 1700s. Many Habersham families can trace their roots to this area, as it was one of the main routes of immigration into Georgia.
Mountain Winds - Habersham County Family Links
Old Clarkesville Mill Website - History of Clarkesville Mill
Georgia Resources
Georgia Death Records Online - 1919-1927
Georgia Department of Archives & History
Georgia Archives - Virtual Vault - The Vault contains scanned images of important documents in Georgia's history. Among the most valuable for genealogy researchers are the county maps. The earliest extant map of each Georgia county is now online. The maps show where the original land lots were.
Georgia Vital Records Information
University of Georgia - Graduates & Students prior to 1901 - Information provided for the 100th Anniversary of the University
University of Georgia's Place Names Project
The Georgia Historical Society
Washington Memorial Library, Macon, GA
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