Paulding County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Paulding County Courthouse 11 Courthouse Square Dallas, GA 30132-1401 Phone: 770.445.7527 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court reocrds from 1876 and land records from 1848

Clerk of Superior Court 280 Constitution Blvd. Room 1023 Dallas, GA 30132 Phone: (770) 443-7527 Fax: (770) 505-3863

Probate Court of Paulding County 280 Constitution Blvd Dallas, GA 30132 Phone: 770-443-7541

Parent County
1832--Paulding County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat: Dallas

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 The courthouse at Van Wert was burned 2 or 3 November 1864 during the American Civil War. Many county records were lost. Deeds from 1851, Superior Court minutes from 1859, wills from 1850, and letters of administration from 1856 survived.

Neighboring Counties
Bartow County • Carroll County • Cobb County • Douglas County • Haralson County • Polk County

Research Guides

 * Paulding County Resources: A list of resources to help researches within Paulding County, GA.

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Paulding County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records


 * Georgia Pioneers $ Narroway Church Cemetery (digital images)

Church Records

 * GAGenWeb Paulding Churches of Paulding County Complete list of Churches within Paulding County.
 * GAGenWeb Paulding Church History Church Histories Submitted by volunteers.
 * Narroway Church Book (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Court

 * Divorces 1885-1886 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Local Histories

 * GAGenWeb Paulding History of Paulding County History of Paulding County with a timeline included.

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)


 * - 7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 19th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 40th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and F
 * - 41st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Foster, W. A., and Thomas Allan Scott. 1983. Paulding County: its people and places. Roswell, Ga: W.H. Wolfe Associates. (give all company abount, plux many more company)
 * Herring, Dorothy Holland. 1987. Company A of the Fourtieth Georgia Regiment in Confederate service. [Jonesboro, GA]: [D.H. Herring]. (page 12)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Paulding County). 1965. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1929, 1931-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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


 * May 25-26, 1864 = New Hope Church
 * May 26-June 1, 1864 = Dallas, also known as New Hope Church or Pumpkinvine Creek
 * May 27, 1864 = Pickett's Mill, also known as New Hope or New Hope Church


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.


 * Veterans- Salute to our Veterans who serve our country through out all wars and peace-time.
 * Fallen Heroes-Tribute to our Fallen Heroes who gave the ulitmate sacrifice for our freedom.

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 - index and images
 * 1855-1877 - Wills, Appraisements, Returns, Vouchers, 1855-1877 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1560 - 1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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
 * 1824 - 1850 - Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1832 - 1906 - (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $


 * GAGenWeb Paulding Marriage Records Partial List of Marriage Records Submitted by volunteers.
 * GAGenWeb Paulding Vital Records Partial List of Vital Records Submitted by volunteers.
 * 1833 - 1882 - Paulding County Marriage Books 1 and B Index 1833-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881 - 1891 - Paulding County Marriage Book C Index 1881-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1892 - 1895 - Paulding County Marriage Index 1892-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1892 - 1965 - Paulding County Marriage Index 1892-1965. 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 - 1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Paulding County Historical Society and Museum PO Box 333 Dallas, GA 30132 Telephone Number: 770-505-3485 Website

Paulding County Genealogical Society PO Box 2332 Dallas, GA 30132 Telephone Number: 678-909-4363 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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