Cobb County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Cobb County

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

Cobb County Georgia Courthouse
Probate Court has marriage, death and probate reocrds 1865; Clerk Superopr Court has land and divorce records; Magistrate Court has court records

Parent County
1832--Cobb County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat: Marietta

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

 * Bartow
 * Cherokee
 * Douglas
 * Fulton
 * Paulding

African American

 * 1874-1943 - Cobb County Colored Marriage Licenses and Old Affidavits Index 1874-1943. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1905 - Cobb County Colored Marriage Books A thru C Index 1879-1905. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1905-1935 - Cobb County Colored Marriage Books C thru E Index 1905-1935. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Cemeteries
The Marietta National Cemeteryis the gravesite for 10,172 officers and soldiers who died in defense of the Union 1861 to 1865. This site has the photos of headstones at the graves.


 * Marietta, Georgia, Marietta National Cemetery, 1866-2010. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

BillionGraves: Google map, photos, transcritptions of each cemetery.


 * Allatoona Cemetery, Ackworth
 * Macland Cemetery, Powder Springs
 * Mt. Zion Cemetery, Marietta

Mars Hill Presbyterian Church Registry, Acworth, Georgia, 1837-1874 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Court
The Brantley Association of America Project has digitized and indexed many records from the Cobb County Courthouse including:


 * Marriage Records, 1865 - 1937
 * Homestead Book, 1866 - 1928
 * Estate Records, 1866 - 1900
 * Wills, 1866 - 1918
 * Minute Books, 1865 - 1901
 * Minute Book A, 1865-1871 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Confederate Pensions, 1891 - 1920

Marriages
1865-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)

1865-1937 Index to Groom Names Georgia Pioneers ($)

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


 * June 9-July 3, 1864 = Marietta (Operations), also known as Marietta Operations
 * June 22, 1864 = Kolb's Farm
 * June 27, 1864 = Kennesaw Mountain


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

World War II Military Registrants Georgia Pioneers ($)

Newspapers
Newsapers Extracts and Abstracts

Divorces 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Probate
Wills 1857-1904 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Estates, folder collection at Cobb County Court House, 1865-1925 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Estates, Miscellaneous in the Inferior Court 1865-1873 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1865-1890 - Cobb County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1865-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890-1911 - Cobb County Marriage Books D and E Index 1890-1911. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1926 - Cobb County Marriage Books F thru H Index 1911-1926. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Cobb County Georgia Genealogy Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Cobb County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)