Clayton County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Clayton County Courthouse 9151 Tara Blvd Jonesboro, GA 30236-3694 Phone: 770.477.4565 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and land records from 1859 and court records from 1964. Clerk of Superior Court 9151 Tara Blvd. Jonesboro, GA 30236 Phone: (770) 477-4565 Email:[mailto:superiorcourtrealestate@co.clayton.ga.us superiorcourtrealestate@co.clayton.ga.us] Court Clerk Clayton County Website Probate Court of Clayton County 121 South McDonough Street Annex Building 3 Jonesboro, GA 30236 Phone: 770-477-3299

Parent County
1858--Clayton County was created 30 November 1858 fromFayette and Henry Counties. County seat:  Jonesboro

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
1864 During the American Civil War the courthouse was destroyed on 19 August, but after its records had been removed to safety. Few, if any, records were lost.

Neighboring Counties
DeKalb County • Fayette County • Fulton County • Henry County • Spalding County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia Military - 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)


 * - 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 30th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Moore, Joseph Henry Hightower, and Alice Copeland Kilgore. 1983. A History of Clayton County, Georgia, 1821-1983. Roswell, Georgia: WH Wolfe Associates. (page 594-596)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Clayton County). 1961. Confederate pension rolls, 1890-1927. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Muster roll of Company I: 30th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army of Tennessee, C.S.A, Clayton County, Ga., "Clayton Invincibles". 2000. Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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


 * August 20, 1864 = Lovejoy's Station
 * August 31-September 1, 1864 = Jonesborough


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Newspapers
Newspaper 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


 * 1857-1865 - Wills (digital images) 1857-1865 (see names of testators) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1857-1897, 1898-1957 - Index to Clayton County Inventories, Vouchers, Sales 1857-1897; 1898-1957 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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 $
 * 1859 - 1870 - Index to Clayton County Marriages 1859-1870 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1859 - 1880 - Clayton County Marriage Books A and B Index 1859-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877 - 1894 - Clayton County Marriage Book C Index 1877-1894. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1894 - 1895 - Clayton County Marriage Book D Index 1894-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 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
Genealogical Society of Henry & Clayton Counties, Inc Post Office Box 1296 McDonough, Georgia 30253-1296 770-954-1456

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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