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Guide to '''Walker County Georgia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.  
Guide to '''Walker County Georgia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.  


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[http://www.walkerga.us/ Walker County Courthouse]<br> 103 S Duke Street <br>Lafayette, GA 30728-0445<br> Phone: 706.638.1742&nbsp;<br><br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce,&nbsp;court and land records from 1883; Probate judge has marriage and&nbsp;probate records; County Health Department has birth and death records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Walker County, Georgia. Page 161 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
[http://www.walkerga.us/ Walker County Courthouse]<br> 103 S Duke Street <br>Lafayette, GA 30728-0445<br> Phone: 706.638.1742&nbsp;<br><br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce,&nbsp;court and land records from 1883; Probate judge has marriage and&nbsp;probate records; County Health Department has birth and death records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Walker County, Georgia. Page 161 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  


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==== Record Loss  ====
==== Record Loss  ====


The courthouse in Walker County was burned in 1883. There are no county records available prior to that time.&nbsp; Some people had their deeds re-recorded after 1883 but most other records were lost.&nbsp; The above referenced book by James Sartain is a very good source.&nbsp; The [http://www.walker.public.lib.ga.us/ghr/ghr1.htm library] in the county seat, Lafayette, has a genealogy section and the people there are very helpful.
{{Fire}}'''1883''' The courthouse at LaFayette was burned 2 February 1883 at the hands of an unknown arsonist. His target was county records which he attempted to destroy several times over the next few months, finally ending on 6 September. No county courthouse records survive prior to 1883<ref name="PKG">Paul K. Graham, ''Georgia Courthouse Disasters'' (Decatur, Georgia: Genealogy Co., 2013), 55. {{WorldCat|852690295|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</ref><br><br>


Some people who lived close to the county borders went to other counties to record events. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: [http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-counties/#courthouse Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses]
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The courthouse in Walker County was burned in 1883. There are no county records available prior to that time. Some people had their deeds re-recorded after 1883 but most other records were lost. The above referenced book by James Sartain is a very good source.&nbsp; The [http://www.walker.public.lib.ga.us/ghr/ghr1.htm library] in the county seat, Lafayette, has a genealogy section and the people there are very helpful.


== Places/Localities  ==
== Places/Localities  ==
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==== Maps  ====
==== Maps  ====
*[http://www.mapofus.org/georgia/ Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)]
*[http://www.mapofus.org/georgia/ Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)]


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==== Vital Records  ====
==== Vital Records  ====


{{GA Vital Intro}}  
{{GA Vital Intro}} See also [http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-vital-records/ How to order Georgia Vital Records]  
See also [http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-vital-records/ How to order Georgia Vital Records]


===== Birth  =====
===== Birth  =====
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== Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
== Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-society-archive/ List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies]
 
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/ga-society-archive/ List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies]


==== Family History Centers  ====
==== Family History Centers  ====
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== Websites  ==
== Websites  ==


*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/walker-county/ Walker County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy]
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/georgia/walker-county/ Walker County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy]  
*[https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/110185259296456584560 Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+]
*[https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/110185259296456584560 Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+]  
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/173266752734188/ Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/173266752734188/ Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook]  
*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/county/walker/ Walker County GeorgiaGenWeb]  
*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/county/walker/ Walker County GeorgiaGenWeb]  
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ga/walker.htm US Genweb Archives for Walker County Georgia]  
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ga/walker.htm US Genweb Archives for Walker County Georgia]  
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== References  ==
== References  ==


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<references />{{Georgia|Georgia}}  


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