Cobb County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Cobb County

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

County Courthouse
Cobb County Courthouse 100 Cherokee Street Marietta, GA 30060 Phone: 770.528.3300 Probate Court has marriage, death and probate records from 1865; Clerk Superopr Court has land and divorce records; Magistrate Court has court records.

Parent County
1832--Cobb County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat: Marietta

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1864. During the American Civil War as federal troops approached Marietta citizens removed the records for safekeeping from their courthouse sixty miles to the southeast. In the days before 25 July 1864 the courthouse records were destroyed by the cavalry under General Gerrard, and on 13 November 1864 the courthouse was also razed.

Neighboring Counties
Bartow County • Cherokee County • Douglas County • Fulton County • Paulding County

African Americans

 * 1874-1943 - Cobb County Colored Marriage Licenses and Old Affidavits Index 1874-1943. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1905 - Cobb County Colored Marriage Books A thru C Index 1879-1905. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1905-1935 - Cobb County Colored Marriage Books C thru E Index 1905-1935. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Cemeteries
The Marietta National Cemetery is the gravesite for 10,172 officers and soldiers who died in defense of the Union 1861 to 1865. This site has the photos of headstones at the graves.


 * Marietta, Georgia, Marietta National Cemetery, 1866-2010. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * BillionGraves: Google map, photos, transcritptions of each cemetery.


 * Allatoona Cemetery, Ackworth
 * Macland Cemetery, Powder Springs
 * Mt. Zion Cemetery, Marietta


 * Mars Hill Presbyterian Church Registry, Acworth, Georgia, 1837-1874 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Court
The Brantley Association of America Project has digitized and indexed many records from the Cobb County Courthouse including:


 * Marriage Records, 1865 - 1937
 * Homestead Book, 1866 - 1928
 * Estate Records, 1866 - 1900
 * Wills, 1866 - 1918
 * Minute Books, 1865 - 1901
 * Minute Book A, 1865-1871 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Confederate Pensions, 1891 - 1920

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * -7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies D, H, and I
 * -18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and H
 * - 41st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and C
 * - 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other war information is also giving)


 * Confederate pensioners of Cobb County, Georgia. 1989. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Temple, Sarah Blackwell Gober. 1935. The first hundred years; a short history of Cobb county, in Georgia. Atlanta: Walter W. Brown Pub. Co. (chapter 16-24)

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


 * June 9-July 3, 1864 = Marietta (Operations), also known as Marietta Operations
 * June 22, 1864 = Kolb's Farm
 * June 27, 1864 = Kennesaw Mountain


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

World War II

 * World War II Military Registrants Georgia Pioneers ($)

Newspapers
Newsapers Extracts and Abstracts


 * Divorces 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 - at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1857-1904 - Wills 1857-1904 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)


 * 1865-1925 - Estates, folder collection at Cobb County Court House, 1865-1925 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)


 * 1865-1873 - Estates, Miscellaneous in the Inferior Court 1865-1873 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785 - 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808 - 1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828 - 1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1699 - 1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index ($)


 * 1865 - 1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1865 - 1937 Index to Groom Names Georgia Pioneers ($)


 * 1865 - 1890 - Cobb County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1865-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890 - 1911 - Cobb County Marriage Books D and E Index 1890-1911. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911 - 1926 - Cobb County Marriage Books F thru H Index 1911-1926. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $


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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Cobb Landmarks And Historical Society P.O. Box 1432 Marietta, Georgia, 30061

Cobb County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1413 Marietta, Georgia, 30061-1413

Northeast Cobb Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1413 Marietta, Georgia, 30061

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Cobb County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Cobb County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Cobb County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)