Catoosa County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Catoosa County Courthouse 7694 Nashville Street Ringgold, GA 30736-1799 Phone: 706.965.2500 Clerk Superior Court has court and divorce records from 1853 and land records; Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1853. Clerk of Superior Court 875 Lafayette St. Ringgold, GA 30736 Telephone: (706) 935-4202 Probate Court of Catoosa County 875 LaFayette Street Ringgold, GA   30736 Telephone: 706 -935- 3511 Fax: 706-935-3519

Parent County
1853--Catoosa County was created 5 December 1853 from Walker and Whitfield Counties. County seat:  Ringgold

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Bradley County • Hamilton County • Walker County • Whitfield County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military

 * Military - 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)


 * - 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
 * - Military - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * 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


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742 – 1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1874 - 1974 Catoosa County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1742 – 1990 at FamilySearch.org images
 * 1874 - 1880 Catoosa County Wills (digital images) See Testators Names. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1764 - 1961 Index to Catoosa County Wills Georgia Pioneers ($)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1858 - 1887 - Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1858 - 1910 - Catoosa County Marriage Index 1858-1910. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Catoosa County Historical Society P.O. Box 113 Ringgold, Georgia, 30736

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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