Paulding County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Paulding County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for John Paulding (October 16, 1758 – February 18, 1818), who was famous for the capture of the British spy Major John André in 1780 during the American Revolution. André was on a mission carrying secret papers from Benedict Arnold when he was captured. The County is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Paulding County Courthouse 11 Courthouse Square Dallas, GA 30132-1401 Phone: 770-445-7527 Paulding County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1876 and land records from 1848.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Paulding County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records
 * Georgia Pioneers ($), Narroway Church Cemetery (digital images)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * GAGenWeb Paulding Churches of Paulding County, Complete list of Churches within Paulding County.
 * GAGenWeb Paulding Church History, Church Histories Submitted by volunteers.
 * Narroway Church Book (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Local Histories

 * GAGenWeb Paulding History of Paulding County, History of Paulding County with a timeline included.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Veterans, Salute to our Veterans who serve our country through out all wars and peace-time (includes list).
 * Fallen Heroes, Tribute to our Fallen Heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom (includes list).

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 19th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 40th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and F
 * - 41st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K


 * Foster, W. A., and Thomas Allan Scott. 1983. Paulding County: its people and places. Roswell, Ga: W.H. Wolfe Associates. (give all company abount, plux many more company)
 * Herring, Dorothy Holland. 1987. Company A of the Fourtieth Georgia Regiment in Confederate service. [Jonesboro, GA]: [D.H. Herring].(page 12)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Paulding County). 1965. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1929, 1931-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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


 * May 25-26, 1864 New Hope Church
 * May 26-June 1, 1864 Dallas, also known as New Hope Church or Pumpkinvine Creek
 * May 27, 1864 Pickett's Mill, also known as New Hope or New Hope Church
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia
 * New Era (1890s-1898) — 1 issue available for viewing from 1898
 * The Dallas New Era (1898-current) — images of issues available for 1898, 1903, 1905, 1907-1908
 * The Paulding New Era (1882-1890s) — images of issues available from 1883-1889 and 1891-1893

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1855-1877 Wills, Appraisements, Returns, Vouchers, 1855-1877 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry— index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1824-1850 Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1832-1906 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1833-1882 Paulding County Marriage Books 1 and B Index 1833-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1891 Paulding County Marriage Book C Index 1881-1891. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1895 Paulding County Marriage Index 1892-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1965 Paulding County Marriage Index 1892-1965. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * GAGenWeb Paulding Vital Records, Partial List of Vital Records Submitted by volunteers.
 * GAGenWeb Paulding Marriage Records, Partial List of Marriage Records Submitted by volunteers.

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Divorce

 * 1885-1886 Divorces (digital images), Georgia Pioneers ($)

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Museums

 * Paulding County Historical Society and Museum PO Box 333 Dallas, GA 30132 Phone: 770-505-3485 Website

Societies

 * Paulding County Historical Society and Museum PO Box 333 Dallas, GA 30132 Phone: 770-505-3485 Website
 * Paulding County Genealogical Society PO Box 2332 Dallas, GA 30132 Phone: 678-909-4363 Website

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * GAGenWeb Paulding County May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Paulding County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records

Research Guides

 * Paulding County Resources: A list of resources to help researches within Paulding County, GA.