Walker County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Walker County Courthouse 103 S Duke Street Lafayette, GA 30728-0445 Phone: 706.638.1742 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1883; Probate judge has marriage and probate records; County Health Department has birth and death records Walker County Superior Court 103 S Duke Street PO Box 1125 LaFayette, GA 30728 Telephone: 706.638.1742 Fax: 706.638.1779 Walker County Probate Judge 103 S Duke St # 101, LaFayette, GA 30728 Phone: 706.638.2852

Parent County
1833--Walker County was created 18 December 1833 from Murray County. County seat: Lafayette

Boundary Changes
In 1833 the territory of Walker included not only its present area, but all of Dade and a large part of Whitfield, Catoosa and Chattooga counties. In 1837 all of Walker's territory west of the top of Lookout Mountain was cut off and the county of Dade was established as the most northwestern county in the State. In 1838 another portion was cut off and the county of Chattooga was established. Then again in 1853, more territory was extracted and the county of Catoosa was formed. In 1853 and later in 1859 other portions of Walker County were used to make Whitfield County."--from The History of Walker County, Georgia by James Alfred Sartain. Published by A.J. Showalter Company, Dalton, Georgia, 1932

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
1883 The courthouse at LaFayette was burned several times between 2 February and 6 September. No county courthouse records survive prior to 1883.

Neighboring Counties
Catoosa County • Chattooga County • Dade County • DeKalb County, Alabama • Gordon County • Hamilton County, Tennessee • Whitfield County

Church Records

 * Shiloh Baptist Church Minutes at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Local Histories

 * Sartain, James Alfred. History of Walker County, Georgia. Dalton, Ga.: A.J. Showalter Co., 1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Index for History of Walker County by James Alfred Sartain. Lafayette, Ga.: Cherokee Regional Library, 1978. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)




 * Walker County Map at Georgia Pioneers ($).

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)


 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company F and I
 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), 2d Company D
 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 39th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and K
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Crawley, Laura. 1986. Civil War medicine at Chickamauga Battlefield. Rossville, Georgia: Delta Genealogical Society.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Walker County). 1964. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1957. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Civil War Battles
The following Civil War battles were fought in Walker County.


 * September 10-11, 1863 = Davis' Cross Roads, also known as Dug Gap
 * September 18-20, 1863 = Chickamauga


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.
 * Fitch, Michael Hendrick. The Chattanooga Campaign: With Especial Reference to Wisconsin's Participation Therein. Madison, Wisc.: Wisconsin History Commission, 1911. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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


 * 1883-1917 - Index to Walker County, Georgia Wills, Volume I (1883-1917) at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1866-1887 - (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1883-1895 - Index to Walker County, Georgia Inventories and Appraisements Book A (1883-1895) at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1883-1892 - Index to Walker County Annual Returns and Vouchers Book A (1883-1888) and Book B (1888-1892) at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1883-1888 - Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, Book A Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1888-1892 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book B Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Birth

 * 1916 - 1921 - Walker County Births (1916-1921) at Georgia Pioneers ($).

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 $
 * 1882 - 1895 - Walker County Marriage Index 1882-1895. 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

Vital Record Substitutes

 * 1885 - 1886 - Walker County Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Walker County Historical Society 305 S Duke St La Fayette, GA 30728-2936 Website Walker County Historical Society P.O. Box 707 La fayette 30728

Delta Genealogical Society 504 McFarland Avenue Rossville, GA 30741 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Walker County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * US Genweb Archives for Walker County Georgia
 * Walker County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers