Cherokee County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Cherokee County

County Courthouse
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1833; Probate Court has birt, marriage, death, burial and probate records

Parent County
1831--Cherokee County was created 26 December 1831 from Cherokee Lands. County seat: Canton

Record Loss
1865 and 1928 -- 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
 * Cobb
 * Dawson
 * Forsyth
 * Fulton
 * Gordon
 * Pickens

Cemeteries

 * Hickory Flat Cemetery, Holly Springs BillionGraves

Military
Cherokee County Soldiers in the Mexican War Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Georgia's Confederate Pension Supplements. compiled by Ted O. Brook and Linda Woodward Geiger 1999. 210 pages

Newspapers
Legal Advertising 1868-1873 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Divorces 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($).Georgia Pioneers ($).

''Annotated Obituaries from the Cherokee Advance, Canton, Georgia, 1880-1938. ''by John Carver 2003. Over 600 pages.

Probate
Wills, Administrator's Bonds, Guardianships (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Cherokee county Will Bk B 1848-1866 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Cherokee County Inventories, Appraisements, Vouchers, Sales, Annual Returns 1848-1852 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Abstracts of Cherokee County, Georgia, Wills and Bonds, 1847-1921. by John Carver 2005. Over 350 pages.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * Cherokee County Marriages 1841-1910. compiled by John Carver 2002. Groom &amp; Bride lists. 320 pages

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.
 * Cherokee County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($).