Chattooga County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Chattooga County

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

Chattooga County Georgia Courthouse
Clerk Court has divorce records from early 1900’s and court records; Clerk Office has birth, marriage death, burial and probate records

Chattooga County Georgia History
1838--Chattooga County was formed from parts of Floyd and Walker Counties. The county seat is Summerville.

Parent County
1838--Chattooga County was created 28 December 1838 fromFloyd and Walker Counties. County seat: Summerville

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee County, Alabama
 * De Kalb County, Alabama
 * Floyd
 * Gordon
 * Walker

Marriages
Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Probate
Index to Wills 1856-1924 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1867-1868 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Appraisements, ouchers, 1851-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Wills 1856-1880 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($).

Marriage
Marriage records can be found as far back as 1836. Those prior to 1838 were probably recorded by ministers who recorded them after the fact.


 * Marriage Index for 1836-1860
 * Groom Marriage Indexes for 1861-1880
 * Brides Index

Death

 * 1849-50, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Chattooga County Georgia Genealogy Websites

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