Clarke
County Resources
Courthouse
The Clarke County Courthouse is located in downtown Athens, GA between
Washington street and Hancock Avenue in the block between Thomas and Jackson
Streets. Parking is available in a parking deck that adjoins the courthouse
and is entered from Hancock Avenue. In addition to the Washington Street
entrance, there is an entrance from the parking deck. At either entrance,
you must pass through a security gate, and anything that might be construed
as a weapon (including a pocketknife) must be checked with the guard and
recovered when you leave.
Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, except
for holidays. Call ahead if in doubt about holidays.
Georgia
County Courthouses- Clarke
County by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Unversity of Georgia
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Probate
Court
Probate
Court has wills, estate administrations, minor guardianships, marriages,
oaths of office, and firearms licenses from the county's formation (1801)
to the present time. You can access their web site at www.athensclarkecounty.com/probatecourt/.
The staff does not do lookups, but if you know the location of the record
you want (book and page number) they will send you a copy for a fee. Send
inquiries to:
Judge
of Clarke County Probate Court
Clarke County Courthouse
Room 215
325 East Washington Street
Athens, GA 30601-2750
Phone (706) 613-3320 for marriage licenses
Phone (706) 613-3321 for wills, estates, and guardianships
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Superior
Court
Superior Court has land, Civil Court (including divorce),
and Criminal Court records from the county's formation (1801) to the present
time.
The
staff does not do lookups, but if you know the location of the record
you want (book and page number) they will send you a copy for a fee. Send
inquiries to:
Clerk
of Clarke County Superior Court
Clarke County Courthouse
Room 100 for land records; Room 200 for court records
325
East Washington Street
Athens, GA 30601-2750
Phone (706) 613-3195 for land records
Phone (706) 613-3190 for Civil or Criminal Court records
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Health
Department
Clarke County Health Department has birth and death records
from January 1919. Birth records are only available to close family members;
however, death records are generally available to all. Send inquiries
to:
Clarke
County Health Department
345 North Harris Street
Athens, GA 30601
Phone (706) 542-8600
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Athens
Family History Center
The
Athens Family History Center is a branch of the Family History Library
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, located in Salt Lake
City, Utah and has a significant collection of print, microform, and CD
holdings of genealogical interest. In addition to the materials available
locally, patrons of the Family History Center can rent any of the millions
of rolls of microfilmed records available in the Family History Library
in Salt Lake City.
The Family History Library Catalog (in Salt Lake City) can be searched
at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp.
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is located at 706 Whitehead
Road in Athens. Call to find out the operating hours (706-543-3052).
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Athens-Clarke
County Library Heritage Room
The Heritage
Room has a significant collection of print, microform, and CD holdings
for genealogical research in Clarke and other Northeast Georgia Counties.
The collection also includes materials for researchers interested in other
areas of Georgia, the Southeast, the United States, and other countries.
The on-line catalog can be searched on the Internet at http://www.pines.public.lib.ga.us/.
The Athens-Clarke County Library is located at the corner of Baxter Street
and Dudley Drive (across from St. Mary's Hospital) in Athens. The phone
number is (706) 613-3650.
Regular Hours for the Heritage Room:
Monday 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Sunday 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
(Closed most public holidays)
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University
of Georgia Library
The University
of Georgia Main Library has several collections of interest to genealogists.
- The
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, which includes
the Georgiana Collection, contains rare books and manuscripts plus an
extensive collection of history and record books for Georgia, its counties
and cities. For research in Georgia, this is a major source. Additional
information about this collection can be found at their web site http://www.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/speccoll.html.
- The
fourth floor shelf area houses an extensive collection of
books and periodicals of genealogical value for most states, plus a
large collection of published genealogies.
- The
microform collection in the basement of the Main Library
includes census records and early newspapers.
The census records include:
1). Microfilm of all extant Federal Census records for the Southern
and border states (coastal states from MD around to TX and as far north
as KY, MO, and WV).
2). Printed indices for the great majority of censuses for the above-listed
states from the earliest available through 1870. Soundex indices are
available on microfilm for 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920.
3). Some state censuses.
- Government
Documents are housed on the second floor of the Main Library
and includes many finding aids for the National Archives holdings.
- The
Reference Area, located on the ground floor of the Main Library,
houses several reference books of genealogical interest including printed
indices of many of the genealogies on file in the Library of Congress.
The
University of Georgia Library Catalog (GIL) can be searched on the Internet
at http://gil.uga.edu/.
For
more information about genealogy research in the UGA Main Library go to http://www.libs.uga.edu/researchcentral/subjectguides/genealogy.html.
UGA parking maps can be accessed at http://www.uga.edu/maps/parking.
The Library
is located on the University of Georgia campus between Jackson Street
and Herty Drive on top of the hill north of Baldwin Street.
The current
hours of operation are listed below, but you are advised to ALWAYS check by phone or on the Internet for any changes. (Hours of operation
change when classes are not in session.)
Phone (706)
542-7501
Main Library hours http://www.libs.uga.edu/hours.html
Current hours for the University of Georgia Main Library when classes
are in session:
Monday through Thursday 7:30 am to 12:00 midnight
Friday 7:30 am to 6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 am to 7:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 am to 12:00 midnight
(Remember to check for changes!)
Current hours for the Hargrett Library and Georgiana Collection when classes
are in session:
Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 PM
Saturday 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Sunday Closed
(Remember to check for changes!)
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