Chattooga County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Chattooga County Courthouse PO Box 211 Summerville, GA 30747-0211 Phone: 706.857.0700 Clerk Court has divorce records from early 1900’s and court records. Clerk Office has birth, marriage death, burial and probate records.

Clerk of Superior Court 10035 Commerce Street P.O. BOX 159 Summerville, GA 30747 Phone: (706) 857-0706 Probate Court of Chattooga County P.O. Box 467 Summerville,  GA 30747 Phone: (706) 857-0709

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

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
Cherokee County • De Kalb County • Floyd County • Gordon County • Walker County

Presbyterian
Beersheba Presbyterian Church, Summerville


 * 1853-1885 - Beersheba Presbyterian Church, Summerville, Baptism Index 1853-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1853-1895 - Beersheba Presbyterian Church, Summerville, Marriage Index 1853-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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)


 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 39th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Griffith, Jessie June Brandon. 1985. 1870 census and mortality schedules of Chattooga County, GA.: plus Confederate soldier information, where they enlisted, fought and where they died. Rossville, Ga: J.B. Griffith. (page 69)
 * Chattooga County (Georgia). Superior Court Clerk. 1963. Veterans of Civil and European wars, 1861-1960. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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


 * 1956-1924 - Index to Wills 1856-1924 Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1867-1868 -Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1867-1868 Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1851-1859 - Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Appraisements, ouchers, 1851-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1856-1880 - Wills 1856-1880 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($).

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records
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.
 * 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 $
 * 1839 - 1860 - Marriage Records Indices, by Bride and by Groom
 * 1839 - 1880 - Chattooga County Marriage Index 1839-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1861 - 1880 - Groom Marriage Index, Bride Index
 * 1880 - 1895 - Chattooga County Marriage Index 1880-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1886 - Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Death Records

 * 1849-50, 1869-70 - 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
Chattooga County Historical Society 200 S. Commerce St Summerville, Georgia, 30747 Facebook page

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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