Carroll County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Carroll County

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse 423 College Street; PO Box 338; Carrollton, GA 30117 Phone: 770.830.5801 Clerk superior Court has divorce records from 1900, land and court records from 1828; Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1827; County Health Department has birth and death records

History


The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Parent County
1826--Carroll County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Carrollton

Record Loss
1927 -- 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

 * Cleburne County, Alabama
 * Coweta
 * Douglas
 * Fulton
 * Haralson
 * Heard
 * Paulding
 * Randolph County, Alabama

Land
Index to Carroll County Deed Book A 1852-1896 Georgia Pioneers

Index to Carroll County Deed Book 1858-1863 Georgia Pioneers

Carroll County Superior Court Index to Deeds 1801-2012 Real Estate Index

Marriages
Carroll County Marriages 1829-1860 Georgia Pioneers

Carroll County Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * 1852-1894 - Index of Carroll Co., GA, Will Book A - 1852 - 1894 at GAGenWeb - free.
 * 1852-1900 Carroll County Wills (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Annual Returns 1854-1857 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Carroll County Will Book A 1852-1896 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Carroll County Will Book B 1896-1922 Georgia Pioneers
 * General Index to Carroll County Annual Returns and Vouchers 1831-1885 Georgia Pioneers

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Web Sites

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