Fannin County, Georgia

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Georgia Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Georgia, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.

At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web pages.

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My name is Barbara Ann Peck. I'm responsible for Fannin County. If you would like to contribute your information to this page, please let me know.

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Assistant State Coordinator: [vacant]
Northeast Regional Assistant: Liz Nash

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GAGenWeb County Selection Table

Fannin County, Georgia History

Fannin County, Georgia was created in January 1854 from parts of Gilmer and Union Counties. The county was named for James Walker Fannin, a war hero murdered on March 27, 1836. The county seat is Blue Ridge.

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SPECIAL NOTE:

I would like to find someone from Fannin County who is
interested in the Native American history of Georgia and who lives in Fannin
County. Our organization is working with others to bring the beginning of the
Trail of Tears history into Georgia where it belongs. Georgia was the last
location of the Cherokee Nation of Georgia prior to the 1838 removal - although
portions of the nation extended into Alabama and Tennessee, the capitol was at
New Echota, in Gordon County. Fort Chastain, a removal fort is located in
Towns County. We are in need of documenting the history of this fort along with
locating any other existing sites. If you are or know someone who might be
interested in this effort, please contact me...
Leslie Thomas
Communication Chair

FANNIN COUNTY GENBBS BOARDS

RESOURCE PAGE

Queries

Please post your contributions directly to the RootsWeb-hosted Board. You may wish to place queries on both the GenConnect Board and this Website.

For more data and documents, visit the
Fannin County, GAGenWeb Archives
hosted by Debra Crosby

FANNIN COUNTY ARCHIVED INFORMATION
(Specific Links to Material in the Archives)
by Jason Lee Edwards

FAMILY TREES

CHASING LEONARD BROWN (MY GRANDFATHER)
by Mitzi Bame

RUSSELL J. PEARCE/PIERCE

JAMES PHILLIPS

WILLIAM FRAZIER GALLOWAY

JAMES C. QUEEN

JAMES P. COLE

PHOTOGRAPH AND BIO OF JAMES KNOX POLK COLE

Please contribute your own family line through one or more surnames. We'll be happy to add it to this section.

For the complete 1880 census, please visit the FamilySearch site maintained by
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Fannin County Public Library

The Fannin County Public Library is located at 400 West Main Street,
Suite 104 of the new Fannin County Courthouse complex in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
Librarian: Teresa P. Haymore
Hours of Operation
Monday - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday - 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Thursday - 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
For information please call (706) 632-5263
fanninlibary@mountainregionallibrary.org

(We're grateful to Jackie for finding this information)

FANNIN COUNTY PHOTO GALLERY

Photos of the old and new Courthouses in Blue Ridge, by Betty Ann Strout

Civic Sites Photo Album, by Betty Ann Strout
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4

THE MINERAL BLUFF, GEORGIA DEPOT
Contributed by Pat Hardin

THE 1940 GREEN FAMILY REUNION
Contributed by Lynda Gibbs

INDIVIDUAL WEBSITES RELATING TO FANNIN COUNTY

Family History 101 (main page)

Georgia State Site (sub-page)

Fannin County Links

Fannin County Lookups

Fannin County Queries
Queries June 2004-

Georgia GenWeb Links

Other Georgia Links

Surrounding Counties

CENSUS
Transcribed by Doyle R. Harper and Louise Rhodes

1930 Fannin County GA Census
(these are large files and may take a while to load...please be patient--they're worth the wait!)

Epworth Town District 10
Fairplay Militia District 1025
Flinthill District 1205
Hothouse Militia District 1029
McCaysville City, District 11
Mineral Bluff Militia District 1457
Mineral Bluff Town
Morganton Militia District 913
Morganton Town
Noontoot Militia District
Rock Creek Militia District 1242
Skeinah Militia District 1027
Sugar Creek Militia District 1047

ALL FOSTER/FORSTER/FORRESTER’S FOUND IN THE FANNIN COUNTY, GEORGIA CENSUSES 1860-1930

LOOKUPS

Will provide lookups for the following in Fannin Co, Ga:
Fannin Co World War 1 Draft Registration Cards index ( young men of Fannin Co)
1900-1920 Indian census of Georgia

Will provide lookups for individuals and historic events/locations in Fannin County

CEMETERIES, GRAVES, AND OBITUARIES

Obits and Tidbits, by Doyle R. Harper
Abstracts taken from available 1925-1930 copies of the Blue Ridge Summit-Post and from 1932 and 1937-1943 Fannin County Times

Petty Family Cemetery Inscriptions, by Gary Griswold

Saving Graves--Georgia

DEATHS
Transcribed by Doyle R. Harper

1919-1926

1927-1934

MARRIAGES
Copied by Doyle Harper

GROOMS

A-B C-D E-G H-K L-N O-R S-U V-Z

BRIDES

A-B C-D E-G H-K L-M N-Q R-S T-V W-Z