The parent county from which Elbert County was organized is Wilkes. The county seat is Elberton, population about 7,000. The county, in the rolling hill country section of Georgia, above the fall line, is bordered on the east by the Savannah River, and on the west by the Broad River.  Some early communities include Dewy Rose, Ruckersville, Fortsonia, Petersburg, Heardmont, Doves Creek, Rock Branch.  Bowman is still a vital community.  Still a rural area, the county has become famous for the production of granite.
The year 2003 marks Elberton's 200 years in existence.  Watch this page for celebrations during the year.

Elbert County Neighbors:
Hart County                 Oglethorpe County
Madison County          Lincoln County
Franklin County            Wilkes County

bordering on the east, beyond the Savannah River, is South Carolina, especially Anderson, Abbeville and McCormick Counties - see South Carolina GenWeb map
 
 
 

                                                   Georgia GenWeb Project

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 page.

If you would like to host a county, contact Ed Gordon state coordinator.

About the GAGenWeb Project see http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/about.htm

GAELBERT list page
GEORGIA county selection list page

                                                                             Updated August  06