Clayton County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Clayton County

Guide to Clayton County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clayton County Courthouse 9151 Tara Blvd Jonesboro, GA 30236-3694 Phone: 770.477.4565 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and land records from 1859 and court records from 1964.

Parent County
1858--Clayton County was created 30 November 1858 fromFayette and Henry Counties. County seat:  Jonesboro

Record Loss
1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * DeKalb
 * Fayette
 * Fulton
 * Henry
 * Spalding

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Clayton County.


 * August 20, 1864 = Lovejoy's Station
 * August 31-September 1, 1864 = Jonesborough


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Newspapers
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Wills (digital images) 1857-1865 (see names of testators) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Clayton County Inventories, Vouchers, Sales 1857-1897; 1898-1957 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1859-1870 - Index to Clayton County Marriages 1859-1870 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1859-1880 - Clayton County Marriage Books A and B Index 1859-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1894 - Clayton County Marriage Book C Index 1877-1894. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1894-1895 - Clayton County Marriage Book D Index 1894-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Clayton County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)