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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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| county = Walker County | | county = Walker County | ||
| county_map = Georgia Walker County Map.png | | county_map = Georgia Walker County Map.png | ||
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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 <br><br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1883; Probate judge has marriage and 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 <br><br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1883; Probate judge has marriage and 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 | {{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> | ||
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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. 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 & 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 == | ||
<references />{{Georgia|Georgia}} | <references />{{Georgia|Georgia}} | ||
[[Category:Walker_County,_Georgia]] | [[Category:Walker_County,_Georgia]] |
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