Carroll County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse 423 College Street PO Box 338 Carrollton, GA 30117 Phone: 770.830.5801 Clerk superior Court has divorce records from 1900, land and court records from 1828; Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1827; County Health Department has birth and death records. Clerk of Superior Court  323 Newnan St. P.O. BOX 1620 Carrollton, GA 30117 Telephone: (770) 830-5830 Fax: (770) 214-3584 Deputy Clerk, Probate Court P.O. Box 1620 Carrollton, GA 30112 Telephone: 770-830-5830 Fax: 770-214-3584

History


The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Parent County
1826--Carroll County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Carrollton

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
1928. The courthouse at Carrollton burned early 4 February 1928. Very few records were lost thanks to a fire-proof vault.

Neighboring Counties
Cleburne County • Coweta County • Douglas County • Fulton County • Haralson County • Heard County • Paulding County • Randolph County

African Americans

 * 1892-1895 - Carroll County Colored Marriage Book A Index 1892-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Land and Property
Index to Carroll County Deed Book A 1852-1896 Georgia Pioneers

Index to Carroll County Deed Book 1858-1863 Georgia Pioneers

Carroll County Superior Court Index to Deeds 1801-2012 Real Estate Index

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 Reserves (Fannin's) (Confederate), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and K
 * 7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * 19th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and I
 * 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * 41st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and H
 * 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B, C, H and I
 * Military - Civil War- Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Holcombe, G. M. 2000. Reminiscences of an Old Man: a collection of articles on Georgia, 40th Regiment Georgia Volunteers. Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Public Library System Press. (last 5 Page, CoG, 40thReg.)
 * Carroll County, Georgia. 1988. Carrollton, Georgia: Carroll County Genealogical Society (Georgia). (page 120)

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 $
 * 1742 – 1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1852-1894 - Index of Carroll Co., GA, Will Book A - 1852 - 1894 at GAGenWeb - free.
 * 1852-1900 Carroll County Wills (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1854-1857 - Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Annual Returns 1854-1857 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1852-1896 - Index to Carroll County Will Book A 1852-1896 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1896-1922 - Index to Carroll County Will Book B 1896-1922 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1831-1885 - General Index to Carroll County Annual Returns and Vouchers 1831-1885 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 $
 * 1829 - 1860 - Carroll County Marriages Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1885 - 1886 - Carroll County Marriages from newspapers Georgia Pioneers $


 * 1827 - 1887 - Carroll County Marriage Books C and D Index 1827-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877 - 1887 - Carroll County Marriage Books E and F Index 1877-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1887 - 1897 - Carroll County Marriage Book G Index 1887-1897. 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
Carroll County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 576 Carrollton, Georgia, 30117

Carroll County Historical Society P.O. Box 1308 Carrollton, Georgia, 30117

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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