Calhoun County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Calhoun 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 John C. Calhoun and is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Calhoun County Courthouse 111 School Street PO Box 111 Morgan, GA 31766 Phone: 229-849-2715 Calhoun County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land, military and court records from 1854. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records.

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

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)


 * - 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


 * 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)

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

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

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 LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Dougherty County Public Libraries

Societies

 * Southwestern Georgia Genealogical Society Website

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)
 * - 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