Gordon County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for William Washington Gordon (1796–1842), the first Georgian to graduate from West Point and first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad. The County is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Gordon County Courthouse 101 Boston Road Calhoun, GA 30701-2244 Phone: 706-629-3795 Gordon County Website Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1864 as well as land records. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Gordon County Bible Recordsat Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1850-1872 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1850-1906 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1855-1905 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans


 * African American historical and genealogical resources available at the Georgia Archives.
 * African American Marriages 1908-1965. Microfilmed images available free online in the Georgia Virtual Vault
 * Marriage Log Gordon County, Georgia: Listed by Brides &amp; Grooms, Includes Colored Marriages. By Patsy Payne Hall and Frances Martin Stubbs. Oak Park, Ill: Glyph Notes, 2002.

Funeral Homes

 * Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home in Calhoun
 * Ponders Funeral Home in Calhoun and Fairmount
 * Thomas Funeral Home in Calhoun

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

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 and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 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.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Bartow Press - 900 issues spanning 1983-2006 freely available via Google News Archive
 * Calhoun Times - 1,511 issues spanning 1983-2008 freely available via Google News Archive. Note there are three issues listed under 1924, these are actually from 2003.
 * Calhoun Times - 1870 to 1976 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * Calhoun Times and Gordon County News - 957 issues spanning 1967-2006 available via Google News Archive
 * Cherokee Phoenix (New Echota) - 1829 to 1834 (prior to county creation) available online as part of Georgia Historic Newspapers
 * Democratic Platform, 8 September 1859 and Georgia Platform, 9 September 1858 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia
 * 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
 * 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
 * Gordon County Obituaries clippings search from Digital Library of Georgia
 * Published clippings. Kilbourne, Elizabeth Evans. Gordon County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings. Two volumes, 1870-1877 and 1878-1882. See WorldCat for libraries that have this item.
 * The Confederate Flag - 13 November 1861 available at Chicago Historical Society Library, 20 November 1861 available at Emory University
 * The Southern Statesman - 5 April 1855 available at the American Antiquarian Society
 * The Standard (Cassville) - 1852, 1853, 1857, 1858, 1859 extracts available online at Bartow County GenWeb

Obituaries

 * Gordon County Obituaries clippings search from Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records


 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1856-1884 Names of Families in Gordon County Genealogy, Wills, Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1856-1933 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1964 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records
Learn more about Georgia Tax Records at the Georgia Archives website. This FAQ includes info on pre-1850 tax laws which may affect the genealogical use of tax records.

The Georgia Archives published An Index to Georgia Tax Digests. Check WorldCat for libraries with a copy.


 * 1851 - Microfilm available from the Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Microfilmed tax digests have a separate card catalog drawer from county records, make sure to look for it when visiting the microfilm reading area. Also available at FHL, film #422604.
 * 1852 - Digital image of original book available at Ancestry.com in "Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892" ($). Also on microfilm at the Georgia Archives and FHL (film #159150, item 1).
 * 1853 - Digital image of original book available at Ancestry.com in "Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892" ($). Also on microfilm at the Georgia Archives and FHL (film #159150, item 2).
 * 1854–1862 - Microfilm available from the Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Microfilmed tax digests have a separate card catalog drawer from county records, make sure to look for it when visiting the microfilm reading area. Also available at FHL, film #422604.
 * 1863 - Microfilm available from the Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Microfilmed tax digests have a separate card catalog drawer from county records, make sure to look for it when visiting the microfilm reading area.
 * 1872–1877 - Originals available from the Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.
 * 1878–1882 - Digital image of original books available at Ancestry.com in "Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892" ($). These were digitized without the covers/title pages making it necessary to flip through the collection to verify the year an image is for. Not all years represented in a range are guaranteed to be available.
 * 1888–1890 - Digital image of original books available at Ancestry.com in "Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892" ($) These were digitized without the covers/title pages making it necessary to flip through the collection to verify the year an image is for. Not all years represented in a range are guaranteed to be available.
 * 1891–1956 and 1958–1978 - Originals available from the Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.
 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry— index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)
 * 1864-1870 Gordon County Marriage Index 1864-1870. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1864-1870 Hageness, MariLee Beatty.Marriage Licenses, 1864-1870, Gordon County, Georgia. Anniston, AL: MLH Research, 1999.
 * 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.
 * 1864-1892 Gordon County Marriage Books A and B Index 1864-1892. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1864-1935 and African American 1908 - 1965 - microfilmed images available free online in the Georgia Virtual Vault.
 * 1893-1895 Gordon County Marriage Index 1893-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 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.
 * 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.

Death

 * 1869-70, 1879-80 Gordon County, Georgia Genealogy Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Societies
Gordon County Historical Society Inc 335 South Wall Street PO Box 342 Calhoun, Georgia 30701 706-629-1515 Email: [mailto:gordoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com gordoncountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website Facebook Northwest Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 5063 Rome, Georgia 30162-5063 Email: [mailto:patmillican@yahoo.com patmillican@yahoo.com] Website Oakleigh Historical Society Oakleigh House 335 S Wall St Calhoun, Georgia 30701 706-629-1515 Website

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Gordon County GAGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Gordon County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioners ($)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records