Whitfield County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Rev. George Whitefield, an early English settler in Georgia who also created the Bethesda Orphan House near Savannah. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Whitfield County Courthouse 300 W. Crawford Street PO Box 248 Dalton, GA 30722-0248 Phone: 706-275-7451 Whitfield County Website 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.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county: \

Bible Records

 * Whitfield County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1852-1901 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1852-1903 (*); Ordinary Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1852-1903 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Dalton Funeral Home in Dalton
 * Julian Peeples Funeral Home in Dalton
 * Love Funeral Home in Dalton
 * Ponders Funeral Homes in Dalton
 * Willis Funeral Home, Inc. in Dalton

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Broyles') (Confederate), Companies B, C, G, H and I
 * - 39th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B, D, E and F

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.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1843-1960 Names of Families in Whitfield County Wills and Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1852-1961 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1852-1884 Whitfield County Marriage Index 1852-1884. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1882-1895 Whitfield County Marriage Index 1882-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Archives
Georgia Archives University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3700 Website Facebook

Societies
Chattanooga Delta Genealogy Society 504 McFarland Ave Rossville, GA 30741 423-521-2965 Email: [mailto:chattdeltagensoc@gmail.com chattdeltagensoc@gmail.com] Website Facebook Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Email: [mailto:publicity@gagensociety.org publicity@gagensociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:webmaster@georgiahistory.com webmaster@georgiahistory.com] Website Facebook Sons of Confederate Veterans General Joseph E Johnston SCV Camp 671 PO Box 2316 Dalton, GA 30722 Email: [mailto:eddied62@charter.net eddied62@charter.net] Website Facebook Southern Appalachian Genealogy Email: [mailto:genealogicalme@gmail.com genealogicalme@gmail.com] Facebook Whitfield-Murray Historical Society 715 Chattanooga Ave Dalton, GA 30720 706-278-0217 Email: [mailto:director@whitfieldmurray.org director@whitfieldmurray.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Whitfield County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records