Gordon County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Gordon County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1864 and land records; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records

Parent County
1850--Gordon County was created 13 February 1850 from Cass (named changed to Bartow County 6 Dec. 1861) andFloyd Counties. County seat: Calhoun

Boundary Changes
Multiple small boundary change from 1852-1877. Involved Cass/Bartow, Floyd, Murray, Pickens, and Walker Counties.

Record Loss
1864 -- Courthouse burned by Sherman's troops. Some record loss including early marriage records.

1888 -- Courthouse damaged by Storm. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Populated Places
Calhoun

Plainville

Reeves Station

Resaca

Sugar Valley

Neighboring Counties

 * Bartow
 * Cherokee
 * Floyd
 * Gilmer
 * Murray
 * Pickens
 * Walker
 * Whitfield

African American

 * African American 1908-1965 microfilmed images available free online in the Georgia Virtual Vault.

Cemeteries
Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery (incomplete);

Local Histories

 * Pitts, Lulie. History of Gordon County, Georgia. Calhoun, Ga.: Press of the Calhoun Times, c1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Reeve, Jewell B. Climb the Hills of Gordon: Stories of Gordon County and Calhoun, Georgia. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1979.

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


 * May 13-15, 1864 = Resaca
 * May 17, 1864 = Adairsville


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Newspapers

 * Calhoun Times - 1,511 issues spanning 1924-2008 freely available via Google News Archive
 * Calhoun Times - 1870 to 1976 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * Calhoun Times and Gordon County News - 957 issues spanning 1967-2006 freely available via Google News Archive
 * Cherokee Phoenix (New Echota) - 1829 to 1834 (prior to county creation) available online as part of Georgia Historic Newspapers
 * The Confederate Flag - 13 November 1861 available at Chicago Historical Society Library, 20 November 1861 available at Emory University
 * Democratic Platform, 8 September 1859 and Georgia Platform, 9 September 1858 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * Gordon County Citizen - 1894 to 1895 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * Gordon County News - 1940 to 1976 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * The Southern Statesman - 5 April 1855 available at the American Antiquarian Society
 * Gordon County Obituaries clippings search from Digital Library of Georgia
 * Bartow Press - 900 issues spanning 1983-2006 freely available via Google News Archive
 * Georgia Pioneer, The Standard, and Cassville Standard - newspapers from Cassville (parent county) covering 1840-1845, and 1852 to 1860 available on microfilm from the Georgia Newspaper Project
 * The Standard (Cassville) - 1852, 1853, 1857, 1858, 1859 extracts available online at Bartow County GenWeb

Probate
Digital images of Gordon County Wills 1856-1884. See testators. Georgia Pioneers

Marriages

 * 1864-1935 and African American 1908-1965 microfilmed images available free online in the Georgia Virtual Vault.
 * Forsythe, Donald Forbes. Gordon County, Georgia Marriages: Books A, B, &amp; C (White). Georgetown, Tex: D.F. Forsythe, 1994. Available free online from Family History Books.
 * 1864-1870 - Gordon County Marriage Index 1864-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1864-1892 - Gordon County Marriage Books A and B Index 1864-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1893-1895 - Gordon County Marriage Index 1893-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Gladney, Robert Hoyt.Gordon County, Georgia, Marriage Book A, 1864-1880: An Index. Adairsville, Ga: Oothcaloga Chapter, Georgia Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1984.
 * Ingmire, Frances Terry.Gordon County, Georgia Marriage Records, 1864-1884. St. Louis, Mo: F.T. Ingmire, 1985.
 * Hageness, MariLee Beatty.Marriage Licenses, 1864-1870, Gordon County, Georgia. Anniston, AL: MLH Research, 1999.
 * Hall, Patsy Payne, and Frances Martin Stubbs. Marriage Log Gordon County, Georgia: Listed by Brides &amp; Grooms : Includes Colored Marriages. Oak Park, Ill: Glyph Notes, 2002.

Death

 * 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Gordon County GAGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Gordon County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioners ($)
 * Georgia Pioners ($)