Spalding County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Spalding County Courthouse 132 W Solomon Street Griffin, GA 30223-3312 Phone: 770.467.4745 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1852 Clerk of Superior Court 132 E. Solomon St. P.O.Box 1046 (30224) Griffen, GA 30223 Telephone: (770) 467-4356 Fax: (770) 467-4478 Probate Court of Spalding County 132 E. Solomon Street Griffin, GA  30223 Telephone: 770-467-4341 Fax: 770-467-4243

Parent County
1851--Spalding County was created 20 December 1851 from Fayette, Henry and Pike Counties. County seat: Griffin

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
1874 and 1981. The courthouse at Griffin burned February 1874, and again 12 January 1981. No county records were lost; all records survived.

Neighboring Counties
Butts • Clayton • Coweta • Fayette • Henry • Lamar • Meriwether • Pike

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)


 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 13th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company I
 * - 13th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and I
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 30th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Companies A, B, C and G
 * - 63rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Spalding County). 1966. Confederate pension rolls, 1914-1928. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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


 * 1852-1880 - Wills 1852-1880 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1852-1880 - Index to Will Book A, 1852-1880 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 $
 * 1852 - 1881 - Spalding County Marriage Index 1851-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882 - 1893 - Spalding County Marriage Index 1882-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1886 - Spalding County Marriage Index 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1891 - 1895 - Spalding County Marriage Index 1891-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 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
Griffin Spalding Historical Society PO Box 196 Griffin, GA, 30224 Telephone Number: 770 -229-2432 Visit by Appointment only! E-mail:[mailto:gshistso@bellsouth.net gshistso@bellsouth.net] Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Spalding 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.
 * Spalding County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers $
 * Georgia Pioneers $