Catoosa County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for a word in the Cherokee language named "Catoosa" which means obscure. The County is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Catoosa County Courthouse 7694 Nashville Street Ringgold, GA 30736-1799 Phone: 706-965-2500 Catoosa County Website Clerk Superior Court has court and divorce records from 1853 and land records. Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1853.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Catoosa County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1834-1920 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1849-1975 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1854-1903 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1854-1961 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1874-1920 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1919-1969 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Funeral Homes

 * Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory in Fort Oglethorpe
 * W.L. Wilson and Sons Funeral Home in Fort Oglethorpe

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county


 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and C; 2nd Companies D and I
 * - 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 13th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company C
 * - 39th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F


 * Catoosa County, Georgia Heritage Book Committee, and Catoosa County Historical Society (Catoosa County, Ga.). 1998. Catoosa County, Georgia heritage 1853-1998. [Marietta, Ga.]: Walsworth Pub. Co. (page 5-6)
 * Clark, William Henry Harrison. 1972. History in Catoosa County. S.l: s.n.]. (page 284-302 Co.B 1st Regiment)
 * Crawley, Laura. 1986. Civil War medicine at Chickamauga Battlefield. Rossville, Georgia: Delta Genealogical Society.(Catoosa County Docors and other in the Civil War)
 * Sons of Confederate Veterans. La Fayette McLaws Camp, no. 596, (Savannah, Georgia). 1990. Applications for membership in LaFayette McLaws Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Sons of Confederate Veterans. Francis Bartow Camp, No. 93 (Savannah, Georgia). 1990. Index to applications for membership to Francis S. Bartow Camp Chapter, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Georgia. 1959. Confederate widows and orphans' records [Chatham County, Georgia]. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Roster of Civil War and Spanish-American War veterans of Chatham County, Georgia. 1959. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Georgia. 1959. Confederate soldiers pension roll, 1890-1925. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battles were fought in Catoosa County:
 * September 18-20, 1863 - Chickamauga.
 * November 27, 1863 - Ringgold Gap.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1764-1961 Names of Families in Catoosa County Wills, Estates, Marriages at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1860-1975 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1874-1974 Catoosa County, Georgia Will Records at SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1874-1975 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information. — How to Use this Collection
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection

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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1858-1887 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1858-1910 Catoosa County Marriage Index 1858-1910. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

Libraries
Catoosa County Library 108 Catoosa Circle Ringgold,GA 30736 706-965-3600 Email: [mailto:info@catoosacountylibrary.org info@catoosacountylibrary.org] Website Facebook

Museums
Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park 3370 LaFayette Road Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 706-866-9241 Email: [mailto:chch_information@nps.gov chch_information@nps.gov] Website Facebook

Societies
Catoosa County, Georgia Genealogy Website Catoosa County Historical Society  PO Box 113 Ringgold, GA 30736-0113 706-935-5232 Email: [mailto:pbandy600@aol.com pbandy600@aol.com] Facebook Northwest Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 5063 Rome, Georgia 30162-5063 Email: [mailto:patmillican@yahoo.com patmillican@yahoo.com] Website

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Catoosa County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Catoosa County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers 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