Athens Genealogy (in Clarke County, GA)

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Athens Birth Records

First Congregational Church (Athens, Ga.) record book, 1881-1903 Archive Grid

Georgia, Birth Records, 1919-present Georgia Department of Public Health

Records of births, licenses, and school boards, 1808-1914 FamilySearch Library

Saint Joseph Combination records, 1873-1956 (included in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Athens Cemetery Records (74)


Athens Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Athens Church Records

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A short history of Athens Baptist Church : now the First Baptist Church of Athens, Athens, Georgia, 1830-1953 FamilySearch Library

Church history and records, 1825-1884 (First Methodist Episcopal Church (Athens, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Church minutes and records 1843-1908, Athens, Georgia (Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Athens, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Church records 1912-1996, Prince Avenue Baptist Church (Athens, Ga.). Archive Grid

Church records 1914-1997, First Baptist Church (Athens, Ga.). Archive Grid

Church records and minutes, 1830-1913 (First Baptist Church (Athens, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1820-1921 (First Presbyterian Church (Athens, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Ebenezer Friendship Baptist Church record book, 1914-1949 Digital Public Library of America online

Eugene Lott Hill papers, 1907-1972 WorldCat

First Congregational Church (Athens, Ga.) record book, 1881-1903 Archive Grid

First Methodist Episcopal Church Genealogy Trails online

First Presbyterian Church (Athens, Ga.) records, 1907-1997 Archive Grid

Presbyterian Church (Athens, Ga.) records, 1832-1949 Archive Grid

Program, 109th annual convention, Christian Churches of Georgia, November 13-15, 1958 FamilySearch Library

Saint Joseph Combination records, 1873-1956 (included in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Athens City Directories

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Athens City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Athens City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Athens, GA, 1912-1931 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Athens, Georgia, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Athens, Georgia, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Athens, Georgia, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Athens, Georgia, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

White and Yellow Pages, Athens, 12/1947 to 12/1961 Library of Congress online

Athens Court Records

City Court minutes, 1879-1902 FamilySearch Library

City Court writs, 1879-1900 FamilySearch Library

Athens Death Records

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1919 to 1998 Georgia Death Index Ancestry online

Athens, Georgia, newspaper clippings : Southern Banner, Vol. 6 Genealogy Gophers online

Georgia Deaths Index, 1914-1940 Ancestry online

Georgia, Death Certificates, 1919-1927 Digital Library of Georgia online

Georgia, Death Records, 1919-present Georgia Department of Public Health

Jackson Street Cemetery Athens, GA. : Tombstone Inscriptions and Obituaries WorldCat

Jackson Street Cemetery, original City Cemetery of Athens, Georgia : tombstone inscriptions and obituaries FamilySearch Library

Jackson Street cemetery, original city cemetery of Athens, Georgia; tombstone inscriptions and obituaries. WorldCat

Presbyterian Church (Athens, Ga.) records, 1832-1949 Archive Grid

Saint Joseph Combination records, 1873-1956 (included in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Some Georgia reported deaths, 1842-1848 [Abstracted from three weekly newspapers: The Southern banner, The Southern reporter, and the Georgia telegraph] WorldCat

Athens Histories and Genealogies

A List of the early settlers of Georgia WorldCat

A List of the early settlers of Georgia WorldCat

Annals of Athens, Georgia, 1801-1901 Ancestry online

Annals of Athens, Georgia, 1801-1901 FamilySearch Library

Antebellum Athens and Clarke County, Georgia (from University of Georgia Press Georgia History Ebook Project) Digital Library of Georgia online

Clarke County, Ga. and the City of Athens Digital Library of Georgia online

Confederate Athens (from University of Georgia Press Georgia History Ebook Project) Digital Library of Georgia online

History of Athens and Clarke County, 1923 FamilySearch Library

Studies in Georgia history and government Genealogy Gophers online

Athens Land Records

Georgia Land and People Digital Library of Georgia online

Athens Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, 1913 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, 1918 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, February 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, June 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, March 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, March 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Insurance Maps of Athens, Clarke Co., Georgia, including Barnett Shoals, High Shoals, and White Hall, 1926 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Athens, Clark County, Georgia, April 1908 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Athens, Clark County, Georgia, Dec. 1913 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Athens, Clark County, Georgia, March 1903 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, April, 1918 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Athens, Georgia, Feb. 1888 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Athens, Georgia, June 1898 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Maps of Athens, Georgia, Mar. 1885 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Maps of Athens, Georgia, May 1893 Digital Library of Georgia online

Athens Marriage Records

1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records From Select Counties Ancestry online

Athens, Georgia, newspaper clippings : Southern Banner, Vol. 6 Genealogy Gophers online

Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 ( includes Clarke County 1804-1848) Ancestry online

Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 Ancestry online

Presbyterian Church (Athens, Ga.) records, 1832-1949 Archive Grid

Saint Joseph Combination records, 1873-1956 (included in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Athens Military Records

Minutes, records, World War I and II dead and service sketches, history, convention membership figures, newspaper clippings, 1921-1952 [Athens, Georgia] (American Legion. Allen R. Fleming, Jr. Post No. 20. Women's Auxiliary (Athens, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

The Southern Watchman, Athens, Georgia : Civil War home front coverage 1861-1865 FamilySearch Library

These men she gave : the Civil War diary of Athens, Georgia (Stegmen, John F.) FamilySearch Library

Athens Minority Records

Zebra magazine, African American newspaper, 1993-07-01 to 1998-10-01 Georgia Historic Newspapers online

Athens Miscellaneous Records

Records of The National Bank of Athens, Georgia, 1865-1918 FamilySearch Library

Society's records, 1819-1822 [Athens, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Athens Newspapers and Obituaries (76)


Athens Probate Records

1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Athens School Records (58)


Athens Tax Records

Athens-Clarke County tax records, 1857 Archive Grid

Clarke County Tax Records (from Georgia Property Tax Digests), 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1848, 1874-1877, 1878-1881, 1885-1887, 1890 Ancestry online



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