Chattooga County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the Chattooga River. The County is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Chattooga County Courthouse PO Box 211 Summerville, GA 30747-0211 Phone: 706-857-0700 Chatooga County Website Clerk Court has divorce records from early 1900s and court records. Clerk Office has birth, marriage death, burial and probate records.

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
Presbyterian

Beersheba Presbyterian Church, Summerville


 * 1853-1885 Beersheba Presbyterian Church, Summerville, Baptism Index 1853-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1853-1895 Beersheba Presbyterian Church, Summerville, Marriage Index 1853-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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)


 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate) ,Company B
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 39th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H


 * Griffith, Jessie June Brandon. 1985. 1870 census and mortality schedules of Chattooga County, GA.: plus Confederate soldier information, where they enlisted, fought and where they died. Rossville, Ga: J.B. Griffith. (page 69)
 * Chattooga County (Georgia). Superior Court Clerk. 1963. Veterans of Civil and European wars, 1861-1960. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1851-1859 Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Appraisements, ouchers, 1851-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1856-1880 Wills 1856-1880 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1856-1924 Index to Wills 1856-1924 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1867-1868 Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1867-1868 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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 — 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 and images ($)
 * 1839-1860 Marriage Records Indices, by Bride and by Groom
 * 1839-1880 Chattooga County Marriage Index 1839-1880. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1861-1880 Groom Marriage Index, Bride Index
 * 1880-1895 Chattooga County Marriage Index 1880-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1885-1886 Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Death

 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Societies

 * Chattooga County Historical Society 200 S. Commerce St Summerville, GA 30747 Facebook

Websites

 * Chattooga County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Chattooga County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Chattooga County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - 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