Bartow County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Bartow County

Guide to Bartow County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
135 W Cherokee Ave Cartersville, Georgia 30120 Phone: (770) 387-5002

Probate Court has birth, marriage and probate records; Clerk superior Court has divorce records from 1862, court records from 1869, land records from 1837 and military discharge records.

Parent County
1832--Bartow County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat:  Cartersville

Record Loss
1860 -- 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

 * Cherokee
 * Cobb
 * Floyd
 * Gordon
 * Paulding
 * Pickens
 * Polk

Methodist
Cassville Methodist Church


 * 1887-1916 - Cassville Methodist Church Baptism Index 1887-1916. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1892-1894 - Cassville Methodist Church Marriage Index 1892-1894. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Civil War
The Civil War was a watershed moment in the lives of Cass/Bartow Countians. The following work explores why the Civil War impacted the community; Civil War and Reconstruction Era, Cass/Bartow Ccunty, Georgia.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Bartow County.


 * May 17, 1864 = Adairsville
 * October 5, 1864 = Allatoona


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Wills

 * 1836-1922 - Bartow County, Georgia Will Testators Index (Vols. A-B) at SamPubCo - free.


 * 1836-1856 - Images of Bartow County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1836-1885 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Will Book A at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1885-1922 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Will Book A at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Additional Probate Records

 * 1853-1866 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Inventories, Appraisements, Distributions, Sale Bills Vol. A at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1853-1856 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Annual Returns, Guardians, Executors, Administrators Book H at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1856-1862 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Annual Returns, Guardians, Executors, Administrators Book I at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1860-1863 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Annual Returns, Guardians, Executors, Administrators Book K at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1866-1895 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Inventories, Appraisements, Distributions, Sale Bills, Vol. B at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1867-1870 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Annual Returns, Guardians, Executors, Administrators Book M at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Marriage

 * 1836-1869 - Bartow County Marriage Books B thru E Index 1836-1869. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1882 - Bartow County Marriage Books F and G Index 1869-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882-1889 - Bartow County Marriage Book H Index 1882-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889-1895 - Bartow County Marriage Books I and J Index 1889-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * Bartow County Genealogical Society and Family Research Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Cartersville Georgia Family History Center

Websites

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