Whitfield County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Whitfield County

County Courthouse
Whitfield County Courthouse 300 W Crawford Street PO Box 248 Dalton, GA 30722-0248 Phone: 706.275.7451 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage and probate records from 1852; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1852

Parent County
1851--Whitfield was created 30 December 1851 fromMurray County. County seat: Dalton

Record Loss
1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Bradley County, Tennessee
 * Catoosa
 * Gordon
 * Hamilton County, Tennessee
 * Murray
 * Walker

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


 * February 22-27, 1864 = Dalton I
 * May 7-13, 1864 = Rocky Face Ridge, also known as Combats at Buzzard Roost, Mill Creek, or Dug Gap
 * May 13-15, 1864 = Resaca
 * August 14-15, 1864 = Dalton II


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Probate

 * Wills 1843-1854 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A, 1852-1960 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, Sales, Book B, 1852-1860 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, Sales, Book E 1869-1885 Georgia Pioneers

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