Rockdale County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Rockdale County Courthouse 922 Court Street North East Conyers, GA 30207-4540 Phone: 770.929.4021 Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1870 and death records from 1930; Clerk Superior Court has land, divorce and court records

Clerk of Superior Court 922 Court St. P.O. Box 937 Conyers, GA 30012 Phone: (770) 278-7900 Fax: (770) 278-7921

Probate Court of Rockdale County 922 Court Street Conyers, GA 30012 Phone: 770-278-7700

Parent County
1870--Rockdale County was created 18 October 1870 from Henry and Newton Counties. County seat: Conyers

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
DeKalb County • Gwinnett County • Henry County • Newton County • Walton County

Cemeteries
Smyrna Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Conyers BillionGraves

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)


 * Bowen, Rhoda Anne, and Freda R. Turner. 1992. Georgia confederate soldier obituaries: Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties, 1879-1943. Alpharetta, GA: WH Wolfe Associates. (entire book)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Rockdale County). 1963. Confederate pension rolls, 1890-1952. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 - at FamilySearch images


 * 1914-1923 - Wills, Book B, 1914-1923 (digital images) See names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1870-1880 - Wills, Book A, 1870-1880 (digital images) See names of Testators. 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 $
 * 1885 - 1886 - Marriages, 1885-1886 (from Newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1876 - 1909 - Marriages Index, 1876-1909 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1871 - 1902 - Rockdale County Marriage Books A, B, and 1 Index 1871-1902. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891 - 1895 - Rockdale County Marriage Index 1891-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 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
Rockdale Genealogical Society 864 Green Street Conyers 3020 Website

Rockdale County Historical Society 967 Milstead Avenue PO Box 351 Conyers, GA 30207 Telephone Number: 770-483-4398 Website

East Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Conyers Georgia Family History Center

Websites

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