List of historical societies in Georgia (U.S. state)

The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Georgia, United States.

Organizations

Peach County Historical Society building in Fort Valley, Georgia, US (photo 2015)
Hahira Historical Society building in the state of Georgia, US (photo 2012)
  • Alpharetta and Old Milton County Historical Society
  • Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation[1]
  • Athens Historical Society
  • Atlanta Historical Society
  • Augusta Richmond County Historical Society
  • Austell Historical Preservation Society
  • Banks County Historical Society
  • Barnesville-Lamar County Historical Society
  • Bowdon Area Historical Society
  • Brantley Historical Society
  • Carroll County Historical Society, Georgia[2]
  • Charlton County Historical Society[3]
  • Cherokee County Historical Society
  • Chipley Historical Center of Pine Mountain
  • Coastal Georgia Historical Society[3]
  • Cobb County Historical Society[4]
  • Cook County Historical Society
  • Decatur County Historical Society[3]
  • DeKalb History Center (formerly DeKalb Historical Society)[5]
  • Elbert County Historical Society[3]
  • Fayette County Historical Society[1]
  • Historical Society of Forsyth County[3]
  • Georgia Historical Society
  • Gwinnett Historical Society[5][3]
  • Habersham County Historical Society[5]
  • Hahira Historical Society[6][7]
  • Hall County Black Historical Society[5]
  • Hancock County Historical Society[2]
  • Hapeville Historical Society
  • Haralson County Historical Society[3]
  • Hart County Historical Society
  • Heard County Historical Society[3]
  • Jackson County Historical Society[3]
  • Jefferson County Historical Society
  • Lake Park Area Historical Society[3]
  • Laurens County Historical Society[3]
  • Liberty County Historical Society[3]
  • Lower Altamaha County Historical Society[3]
  • Lowndes County Historical Society[3]
  • Macon County Historical Society[3]
  • Middle Georgia Historical Society[3]
  • Paulding County Historical Society[3]
  • Peach County Historical Society
  • Pickens Historical Society[5]
  • Polk County Historical Society[3]
  • Rabun County Historical Society[3]
  • Roopville Archive and Historical Society[3]
  • Roswell Historical Society
  • Richmond County Historical Society[2]
  • Sandy Springs Historic Community Foundation[3]
  • Savannah Historical Research Association[4]
  • Smyrna Historical and Genealogical Society[3]
  • Thomas County Historical Society[6][5]
  • Towns County Historical Society[5]
  • Troup County Historical Society[3]
  • Union County Historical Society[3]
  • Washington County Historical Society[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Historical and Cultural Organizations Directory", georgiaarchives.org, Georgia Archives, retrieved July 25, 2024
  2. ^ a b c Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 29, 2025
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y American Association for State and Local History (2002), "Georgia", Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press, p. 162+ โ€“ via Internet Archive
  4. ^ a b American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Georgia", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 29+ โ€“ via HathiTrust{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Digital Library of Georgia: Institutions", dlg.usg.edu, US, retrieved June 29, 2025
  6. ^ a b "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 29, 2025
  7. ^ "Hahira Historical Society", hahiraga.gov, US, retrieved June 29, 2025

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