Henry County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Henry County

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

County Courthouse
Henry County Courthouse 345 Phillips Drive McDonough, GA 30253-3425 Phone: 770.954.2400 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1821.

Clerk of Superior Court  One Courthouse Square McDonough, GA 30253 Telephone: (770) 288-8022 Fax: (770) 898-7573 Probate Court of Henry County 99 Sims Street McDonough, GA 30253 Phone: 770-288-7600

Parent County
1821--Henry County was created 15 May 1821 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: McDonough

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1824 Fire burned the courthouse. 1864 During the American Civil War, some county records were destroyed.

Neighboring Counties
Butts County • Clayton County • DeKalb County • Newton County • Rockdale County • Spalding County

Cemeteries

 * Bailey Cemetery, Stockbridge BillionGraves
 * Concord Cemetery, Stockbridge BillionGraves

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)


 * - 19th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 30th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and I
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other wars' information is also given)


 * Rainer, Vessie Thrasher. 1971. Henry County, Georgia: The Mother of Counties. (page 34-76)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Henry County). 1958. Confederate veterańs pension roll, 1890-1929. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1822-1834 - Wills and Bonds 1822-1834 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1834-1869 - Wills 1834-1869 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1822-1834 - Index to Wills and Bons, 1822-1834 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1834-1869 - Index to Wills, Book A, 1834-1869 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1867-1896 - Index to Wills, Book B, 1867-1896 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $


 * 1822-1851 - Henry County Marriage Index 1822-1851. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851-1885 - Henry County Marriage Index 1851-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851-1885 - Henry County Marriage Index 1851-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851-1885 - Henry County Marriage Index 1851-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Genealogical Society of Henry and Clayton Counties, Inc.

71 Macon Street Post Office Box 1296 McDonough, Georgia 30253-1296 770-954-1456

genealsoc@gmail.com

Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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