Calhoun County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Calhoun County

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

County Courthouse
Calhoun County Courthouse 111 School St Morgan, GA 31766 Phone: 229.849.2715 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land, military and court records from 1854. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records.

Parent County
1854--Calhoun County was created 20 February 1854 from Baker and Early Counties.

County seat:  Morgan

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
1888 and 1920 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Baker
 * Clay
 * Dougherty
 * Early
 * Randolph
 * Terrell

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War

 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company L
 * - 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1878-1909 - Calhoun County Marriage Index 1878-1909. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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