Chattooga County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Chattooga County

County Courthouse
Clerk Court has divorce records from early 1900’s and court records; Clerk Office has birth, marriage death, burial and probate records

History
1838--Chattooga County was formed from parts of Floyd and Walker Counties. The county seat is Summerville.

Parent County
1838--Chattooga County was created 28 December 1838 fromFloyd and Walker Counties. County seat: Summerville

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee County, Alabama
 * De Kalb County, Alabama
 * Floyd
 * Gordon
 * Walker

Marriages
Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Probate
Index to Wills 1856-1924 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1867-1868 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Appraisements, ouchers, 1851-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Wills 1856-1880 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($).

Marriage
Marriage records can be found as far back as 1836. Those prior to 1838 were probably recorded by ministers who recorded them after the fact.


 * Marriage Index for 1836-1860
 * Groom Marriage Indexes for 1861-1880
 * Brides Index

Death

 * 1849-50, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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