Elbert County GA Genealogy

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Overview of Elbert County Records

• Elbert County was created in 1790 from Wilkes County.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1919 and later can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
• The Elbert County Clerk Superior Court has divorce records, land records starting in 1790, and cemetery records starting in 1790, and military records starting in 1922.
• The Elbert County Probate Court has birth records starting in 1802, marriage records starting in 1791, death records starting in 1802, burial records, and probate records starting in 1791.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.