Fulton County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Hamilton Fulton. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fulton County Courthouse 136 Pryor Sreet SW Atlanta, GA 30303-3405 Phone: 404-730-5300 Fulton County Website Probate Court has marriage and probate records. Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1854.

Populated Places
Fulton County is the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Most "Populated Places" exist within this metropolitan area. 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:

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Fulton County cemeteries.
 * 1874-1932 at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images; Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center
 * 1884-1933 at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images;  Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center
 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records
 * Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia on Ancestry ($)

Census Records
Records from the Atlanta History Center
 * 1885-1888 at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images; Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center
 * 1890 at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images; Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center
 * 1896 at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images; Georgia, Fulton County
 * 1896 at FamilySearch — index and images

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Baptist
 * Semi-centennial History of the Second Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia, November 27-30, 1904. Atlanta: Foote &amp; Davies Co., Printers, Binders, 1904?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Nancy Creek Minutes and Memberships 1824-1833 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * First Baptist church of Atlanta Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Druid Hills Baptist Church of Atlanta Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Trinity Methodist Churchof Atlanta Georgia Pioneers ($)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Atlanta
 * East Point
 * Roswell
 * Webb Bridge

County Records

 * 1827-1955 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court Records

 * at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images; Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center

Directories

 * 1867 Barnwell, V. T. Barnwell's Atlanta City Directory, and Strangers' Guide: Also, A General Firemen's, Church, Masonic, and Odd-fellows' Record. Atlanta: Intelligencer Book and Job Office, 1867. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1889 Atlanta City Directory, 1889. Atlanta, GA: R. L. Polk and Co., 1889. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1890 Atlanta City Directory, 1890. Atlanta, GA: R. L. Polk and Co., 1890. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans


 * 1866-1878 Fulton County Colored Marriage Book A Index 1866-1878. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1878-1884 Fulton County Colored Marriage Book B Index 1878-1884. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1884-1889 Fulton County Colored Marriage Book C Index 1884-1889. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1889-1893 Fulton County Colored Marriage Book D Index 1889-1893. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1893-1895 Fulton County Colored Marriage Book E Index 1893-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1904-1928 Atlanta Independent - an African-American newspaper; full-text digital issues in Google News Archive.

Land and Property 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

Local Histories

 * Allen, Ivan. Atlanta from the Ashes. Atlanta, Ga.: Ruralist Press, 1929. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Allen, Ivan. The Atlanta Spirit: Altitude + Attitude. Atlanta, Ga.: I. Allen-Marshall Co., 1948. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Atlanta, A City of the Modern South. New York: Smith &amp; Durrell, c1942. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Atlanta Centennial Year Book: 1837-1937. Atlanta?: G. Murphy, 1937. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Clarke, Edward Young. Atlanta Illustrated: Containing Glances at Its Population, Business, Manufactures, Industries, Institutions, Society, Healthfulness, Architecture, and Advantages Generally, with 150 Ullustrations and a Lithographic Map of the City. Atlanta, Ga.: J.P. Harrison &amp; Co., 1881. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Cooper, Walter G. Official History of Fulton County. Atlanta: W.W. Brown Pub. Co., c1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Hand Book of the City of Atlanta: A Comprehensive Review of the City's Commercial, Industrial and Residential Conditions. Atlanta, Ga.: Southern Industrial Pub. Co., 1898. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Hornady, John R. Atlanta, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. unknown: American Cities Book Co., 1922. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * History of Atlanta, Georgia: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason &amp; Co., 1889. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Ivey, John E. Building Atlanta's Future: by John E. Ivey, Jr., Nicholas J. Demerath, Woodrow W. Breland. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, c1948. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Martin, Thomas H. Atlanta and Its Builders: A Comprehensive History of the Gate City of the South. Atlanta: Century Memorial Pub. Co., 1902. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Pioneer Citizens' History of Atlanta: 1833-1902. Atlanta, Ga.: Pioneer Citizens' Society of Atlanta, 1902. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia Military - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Georgia Military - Campbell County - USGenWeb Archives Project. Campbell County became part of Fulton County.
 * Georgia Military - Milton County - USGenWeb Archives Project. Milton County became part of Fulton County.

Civil War

During the period of the Civil War, the area now known as Fulton County was composed of three counties; Campbell and Milton Counties became part of Fulton County in 1932.

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

Campbell Area Campbell County, Georgia

Milton Area Milton County, Georgia
 * Hageness, MariLee Beatty. 1995. Confederate soldiers and their units, Fulton County, Georgia. [Anniston, Alabama]: M.B. Hageness. (Entire Book)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Campbell County). 1965. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1928. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Milton County). 1965. Confederate pension roll, 1911-1929. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Cooper, Walter Gerald. 1978. Official history of Fulton County. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co. (page 114-189)


 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G

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


 * July 20, 1864 Peachtree Creek
 * July 22, 1864 Atlanta
 * July 28, 1864 Ezra Church, also known as Battle of the Poor House
 * August 5-7, 1864 Utoy Creek
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

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

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1868, 1875-1876, 1895 The Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.). Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1869-1906 Marriages from old newspapers Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1870-1924 The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.). Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1876-1879 The Daily Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.). Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1904-1928 Atlanta Independent - an African-American newspaper; full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1904-1928.
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Obituaries

 * 1857-1933 at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images; Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center

Other Records
Voting Records


 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images; Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1854-1861 Index to Annual Returns, Book A, 1854-1861 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1854-1866 Index to Inventories and Appraisements, Book A, 1854-1866 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1854-1882 Wills 1854-1882 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1854-1882, 1882-1894 Index to Will Book A, 1854-1882; Will Book B, 1882-1894 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1861-1865 Index to Annual Returns, Book B, 1861-1865 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1866-1883 Index to Inventories and Appraisements, Book B, 1866-1883 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1866-1888 Index to Annua Returns, Book C, 1866-1888 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1870-1935 Index to Miscellaneous Estates 1870-1935 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1899-1913 Index to Indentures of Apprenticeship 1899-1913 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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.

Tax Records

 * 1854 Tax Digest of Atlanta Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1886-1889, 1905-1910 Atlanta Births 1886-1889; 1905-1910 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1927-1931 at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images; Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center

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 ($)
 * 1829-1872 Fulton County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1829-1872. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1854-1866 Fulton County Marriage Books A and B Index 1854-1866. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1865-1894 Fulton County Marriage Books A and B Index 1865-1894. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1866-1873 Fulton County Marriage Book C Index 1866-1873. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1869-1906 Marriages from old newspapers Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1872-1895 Fulton County Marriage Books D thru F Index 1872-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1873-1880 Fulton County Marriage Book D Index 1873-1880. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1880-1885 Fulton County Marriage Book E Index 1880-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1885-1889 Fulton County Marriage Book F Index 1885-1889. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1889-1892 Fulton County Marriage Book G Index 1889-1892. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1892-1895 Fulton County Marriage Book H Index 1892-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1894-1924 Fulton County Marriage Books C and D Index 1894-1924. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1895 Fulton County Marriage Book I Index 1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 Fulton County, Georgia Genealogy Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 1870-1960 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1887-1931 at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images; Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 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
 * 1927-1931 at FamilySearch — incomplete index and images; Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Atlanta Georgia Family History Center
 * Roswell Georgia Family History Center

Museums

 * Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW Atlanta, GA 30305 Phone: 404-814-4000 Website

Societies

 * Atlanta History Center (Historical Society) 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW Atlanta, GA 30305 Phone: 404-814-4000 Website Facebook

Websites

 * Fulton County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Fulton County, GAGenWeb - part of the USGenWeb Project
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Fulton County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Fulton County Genealogy (Georgia Genealogy)
 * - 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