Calhoun County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Calhoun County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and 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. CALHOUN COUNTY COURTHOUSE ATTN: Clerk of Superior Court Post Office Box 69 Morgan, Georgia 39866-0069 Telephone: (229) 849-2715 Fax: (229) 849-007 PROBATE COURT Calhoun County Courthouse Post Office Box 87 Morgan, GA 39866-0087 Telephone: (229) 849-2115 Fax: (229) 849-2117

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, 1891, 1920 The courthouse was damaged or destroyed by fire, but almost all records survived.

Neighboring Counties
Baker County • Clay County • Dougherty County • Early County • Randolph County • Terrell County

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Calhoun County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military

 * 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)


 * - 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
 * - Military - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Calhoun County Historical Society (Edison, Georgia). 1994. Against oblivion: a history of Calhoun County, Georgia. Alpharetta, Georgia: WH Wolfe Associates.(page 584, Ex-confederate Soldiers; List of Widows; )
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Calhoun County). 1962. Pension records. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. (United States, Georgia, Calhoun - Military records - Pensions)

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

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
 * 1855 - 1900 Calhoun County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free

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

Death Records

 * 1869 - 1870 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 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
Southwestern Georgia Genealogical Society Dougherty County Public Libraries

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 Calhoun County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Calhoun County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Calhoun County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)