Cobb County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Cobb County

Parent County
1832--Cobb County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat: Marietta

Record Loss
1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Bartow
 * Cherokee
 * Douglas
 * Fulton
 * Paulding

Cemeteries
The Marietta National Cemeteryis the gravesite for 10,172 officers and soldiers who died in defense of the Union 1861 to 1865. This site has the photos of headstones at the graves.


 * Marietta, Georgia, Marietta National Cemetery, 1866-2010. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Allatoona Cemetery, Ackworth BillionGraves

Court
The Brantley Association of America Project has digitized and indexed many records from the Cobb County Courthouse including:


 * Marriage Records, 1865 - 1937
 * Homestead Book, 1866 - 1928
 * Estate Records, 1866 - 1900
 * Wills, 1866 - 1918
 * Wills 1857-1904 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Minute Books, 1865 - 1901
 * Confederate Pensions, 1891 - 1920

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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