Catoosa County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Catoosa County

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

County Courthouse
Catoosa County Courthouse 7694 Nashville Street Ringgold, GA 30736-1799 Phone: 706.965.2500 Clerk Superior Court has court and divorce records from 1853 and land records; Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1853.

Parent County
1853--Catoosa County was created 5 December 1853 from Walker and Whitfield Counties. County seat:  Ringgold

Neighboring Counties

 * Bradley County, Tennessee
 * Hamilton County, Tennessee
 * Walker
 * Whitfield

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


 * September 18-20, 1863 = Chickamauga
 * November 27, 1863 = Ringgold Gap


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Catoosa County Wills 1874-1880 (digital images) . See Testators Names. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Catoosa County Wills 1874-1961 . Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1858-1887 - Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1858-1910 - Catoosa County Marriage Index 1858-1910. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Catoosa County Georgia Courthouse


Clerk Superior Court has court and divorce records from 1853 and land records; Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1853

Parent County
1853--Catoosa County was created 5 December 1853 from Walker and Whitfield Counties. County seat:  Ringgold

Neighboring Counties

 * Bradley County, Tennessee
 * Hamilton County, Tennessee
 * Walker
 * Whitfield

Marriages

 * Marriage Index 1858-1887 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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


 * September 18-20, 1863 = Chickamauga
 * November 27, 1863 = Ringgold Gap


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate
Catoosa County Wills 1874-1880 (digital images). See Testators Names. Georgia Pioneers

Index to Catoosa County Wills 1874-1961. Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1858-1910 - Catoosa County Marriage Index 1858-1910. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Catoosa County Georgia Genealogy Websites

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