Gordon County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Gordon County Courthouse 101 Boston Road Calhoun, GA 30701-2244 Phone: 706.629.3795 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1864 as well as land records; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records. Clerk of Superior Court 100 Wall St., Ste. 102 Calhoun, GA 30701 Telephone: (706) 629-9533 Fax: (706) 629-2139 Probate Court of Gordon County PO Box 669 Calhoun, GA  30703 Telephone: 70 -629-7314 Fax: 706-629-4698

Parent County
1850--Gordon County was created 13 February 1850 from Cass (named changed to Bartow County 6 Dec. 1861) and Floyd Counties. County seat: Calhoun

Boundary Changes
Multiple small boundary change from 1852-1877. Involved Cass/Bartow, Floyd, Murray, Pickens, and Walker Counties.

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
1888 - The Courthouse in Calhoun was partially destroyed by a tornado on 20 March 1888. On 23 October 1888 a fire spread through several businesses and threatened the temporary courthouse, but citizens carried the endangered records to safety.

Populated Places

 * Calhoun
 * Plainville
 * Reeves Station
 * Resaca
 * Sugar Valley

Neighboring Counties
Bartow County • Cherokee County • Floyd County • Gilmer County • Murray County • Pickens County • Walker County • Whitfield County

African Americans

 * African American historical and genealogical resources available at the Georgia Archives.

Cemeteries
Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery (incomplete)

Local Histories

 * Pitts, Lulie. History of Gordon County, Georgia. Calhoun, Ga.: Press of the Calhoun Times, c1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Reeve, Jewell B. Climb the Hills of Gordon: Stories of Gordon County and Calhoun, Georgia. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1979.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

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)


 * - 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 8th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 40th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies D and E
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Bartow County Genealogical Society (Ga.). 1995. Bartow County, Georgia heritage book. Cartersville, Ga: The Society. (page 12 - 8th Battalion Companies A and B from Bartow, Gordon, and Floyd counties)  Other Libraries
 * Bell, Burton J., and Lulie Pitts. 1976. 1976 Bicentennial history of Gordon County, Georgia. Calhoun, Ga: Gordon County Historical Society. (page 114-149)
 * Pitts, Lulie. 1933. History of Gordon County, Georgia. Calhoun, Georgia: Calhoun Times. (page 132-171)
 * Georgia. Superior Court (Gordon County). 1966. Confederate roster, 1861-1864. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Gordon County). 1966. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1906, 1931-1933. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah

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


 * May 13-15, 1864 = Resaca
 * May 17, 1864 = Adairsville


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Newspapers

 * Calhoun Times - 1,511 issues spanning 1924-2008 freely available via Google News Archive
 * Calhoun Times - 1870 to 1976 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * Calhoun Times and Gordon County News - 957 issues spanning 1967-2006 freely available via Google News Archive
 * Cherokee Phoenix (New Echota) - 1829 to 1834 (prior to county creation) available online as part of Georgia Historic Newspapers
 * The Confederate Flag - 13 November 1861 available at Chicago Historical Society Library, 20 November 1861 available at Emory University
 * Democratic Platform, 8 September 1859 and Georgia Platform, 9 September 1858 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * Gordon County Citizen - 1894 to 1895 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * Gordon County News - 1940 to 1976 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * The Southern Statesman - 5 April 1855 available at the American Antiquarian Society
 * Gordon County Obituaries clippings search from Digital Library of Georgia
 * Bartow Press - 900 issues spanning 1983-2006 freely available via Google News Archive
 * Georgia Pioneer, The Standard, and Cassville Standard - newspapers from Cassville (parent county) covering 1840-1845, and 1852 to 1860 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * The Standard (Cassville) - 1852, 1853, 1857, 1858, 1859 extracts available online at Bartow County GenWeb

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


 * 1856-1884 - Digital images of Gordon County Wills 1856-1884. See testators. Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1864 - 1935 and African American 1908 - 1965 - microfilmed images available free online in the Georgia Virtual Vault.
 * Gordon County Marriages - Forsythe, Donald Forbes. Gordon County, Georgia Marriages: Books A, B, &amp; C (White). Georgetown, Tex: D.F. Forsythe, 1994. Available free online from Family History Books.
 * 1864 - 1870 - Gordon County Marriage Index 1864-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1864 - 1892 - Gordon County Marriage Books A and B Index 1864-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1893 - 1895 - Gordon County Marriage Index 1893-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1864 - 1880 - Gladney, Robert Hoyt.Gordon County, Georgia, Marriage Book A, 1864-1880: An Index. Adairsville, Ga: Oothcaloga Chapter, Georgia Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1984.
 * 1864 - 1884 - Ingmire, Frances Terry.Gordon County, Georgia Marriage Records, 1864-1884. St. Louis, Mo: F.T. Ingmire, 1985.
 * 1864 - 1870 - Hageness, MariLee Beatty.Marriage Licenses, 1864-1870, Gordon County, Georgia. Anniston, AL: MLH Research, 1999.
 * Marriage Log - Hall, Patsy Payne, and Frances Martin Stubbs. Marriage Log Gordon County, Georgia: Listed by Brides &amp; Grooms : Includes Colored Marriages. Oak Park, Ill: Glyph Notes, 2002.

Death

 * 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Gordon County Historical Society, Inc. 335 South Wall Street Calhoun 30701

Meetings are held quarterly on the fourth Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Calhoun Depot. Contact James Lay, President at 706-629-1515 or 706-629-2093,

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Gordon County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Gordon County GAGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Gordon County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioners ($)
 * Georgia Pioners ($)