Few places in the United States feel the impact of courthouse disasters like the state of Georgia. Over its history, 75 of the state’s counties have suffered 109 events resulting in the loss or severe damage of their courthouse or court offices. This book documents those destructive events, including the date, time, circumstance, and impact on records.
Each narrative account is supported by historical accounts from witnesses, newspapers, and legal documents. Maps show the geographic extent of major courthouse fires. Record losses are described in general terms, helping researchers understand which events are most likely to affect their work.
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Publication Details
Title: Georgia Courthouse Disasters
Author: Paul K. Graham
Publisher: The Genealogy Company
Publication Date: 2013
Size: 5″ x 8″
Pages: 72 (68 numbered)
Binding: Trade Paper (paperback)
Price: $5.99
ISBN: 978-0-9755312-9-7
Digital: also available for Kindle ($2.99)
Contents
Introduction
Genealogical Research Strategies
Sample (Walker County)
| Counties | Disaster Years |
| Appling County | 1876 |
| Baker County | 1873, 1925, 1994 |
| Baldwin County | 1861 |
| Bartow County (Cass) | 1864 |
| Bulloch County | 1864 |
| Burke County | 1856 |
| Butts County | 1828, 1864 |
| Calhoun County | 1891, 1920 |
| Carroll County | 1928 |
| Charlton County | 1878, 1928 |
| Cherokee County | 1864, 1927 |
| Clayton County | 1864 |
| Clinch County | 1856, 1867 |
| Cobb County | 1864 |
| Coffee County | 1898, 1938 |
| Colquitt County | 1881 |
| Crawford County | 1830 |
| Dade County | 1853, 1863 |
| Decatur County | 1878 |
| DeKalb County | 1842, 1916 |
| Dooly County | 1847 |
| Dougherty County | 1940, 1966 |
| Douglas County | 1956 |
| Echols County | 1897 |
| Emanuel County | 1841, 1919, 1938 |
| Fannin County | 1936 |
| Fayette County | 1982 |
| Forsyth County | 1973 |
| Glynn County | 1896 |
| Gordon County | 1888, 1888 |
| Grady County | 1980 |
| Greene County | 1787 |
| Gwinnett County | 1871 |
| Habersham County | 1923 |
| Hall County | 1851, 1882, 1936 |
| Hart County | 1900, 1967 |
| Heard County | 1839, 1894 |
| Jefferson County | 1864 |
| Jenkins County | 1910 |
| Lee County | 1858 |
| Lowndes County | 1858, 1870 |
| Macon County | 1857 |
| Marion County | 1845 |
| McIntosh County | 1863, 1873, 1931 |
| Meriwether County | 1893, 1976 |
| Miller County | 1873, 1873, 1904, 1974 |
| Mitchell County | 1867 |
| Morgan County | 1844 |
| Muscogee County | 1838 |
| Newton County | 1883 |
| Oconee County | 1887 |
| Paulding County | 1864 |
| Pickens County | 1947 |
| Pierce County | 1875 |
| Polk County | 1864 |
| Quitman County | 1921 |
| Screven County | 1864, 1897 |
| Seminole County | 1922 |
| Spalding County | 1981 |
| Stewart County | 1922 |
| Talbot County | 1892 |
| Telfair County | 1934 |
| Toombs County | 1917 |
| Troup County | 1936 |
| Twiggs County | 1901 |
| Waker County | 1883 |
| Ware County | 1874 |
| Warren County | 1854, 1909 |
| Washington County | 1855, 1864 |
| Webster County | 1914 |
| Wheeler County | 1916 |
| Wilcox County | 1878 |
| Wilkes County | 1958 |
| Wilkinson County | 1828, 1854, 1864, 1924 |
| Worth County | 1879, 1880, 1893, 1982 |