Chattooga County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Chattooga 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 the Chattooga River. The County is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Chattooga County Courthouse PO Box 211 Summerville, GA 30747-0211 Phone: 706-857-0700 Chatooga County Website Clerk Court has divorce records from early 1900s and court records. Clerk Office has birth, marriage death, burial and probate records.

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:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Presbyterian

Beersheba Presbyterian Church, Summerville


 * 1853-1885 Beersheba Presbyterian Church, Summerville, Baptism Index 1853-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1853-1895 Beersheba Presbyterian Church, Summerville, Marriage Index 1853-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Court Records

 * 1839-1912 (*); Court Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Coffman Funeral Home in Summerville
 * Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in Summerville
 * Mason Funeral Home in Summerville

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

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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * Confederate Rosters (includes 1898 citizens); Civil War Pensions; World War I Service Records Georgia Pioneers ($)


 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate) ,Company B
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 39th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H


 * Griffith, Jessie June Brandon. 1985. 1870 census and mortality schedules of Chattooga County, GA.: plus Confederate soldier information, where they enlisted, fought and where they died. Rossville, Ga: J.B. Griffith. (page 69)
 * Chattooga County (Georgia). Superior Court Clerk. 1963. Veterans of Civil and European wars, 1861-1960. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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 — How to Use this Collection

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


 * Chattanooga Daily Times at Newspapers.com (1875-1973) ($)
 * The Chattooga Advertiser (1871-1874)
 * The Chattanooga News at Newspapers.com (1901-1939) ($)
 * The Summerville Gazette (1874-1889)
 * The Summerville News, (1896-1???) PO Box 310, Summerville, Georgia 30747 Phone – 706-857-2494 Fax – 706-857-2393 microfilm available at Summerville Library and UGA, Athens. Digitized and searchable (1896-1949) https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053933/

The Chattooga News(1877-1896) became The Summerville News

The Menlo Hatchet (1895-1896) became The Trion Echo

The Trion Echo (1896-189?) became The Trion Herald

The Trion Herald (189?-19??)

The Menlo Mirror (1910-?)

The Chattooga County Times (1913-1914)

The Menlo Messenger (1923)

The Trion Facts (1920-?)

The Dickeyville Gazette (19??)

The Chattooga Democrat (1959-1960)

Other Records
Voting Records 


 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

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 & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1839-1939 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chattooga County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1851-1859 Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Appraisements, ouchers, 1851-1859 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1856-1880 Wills 1856-1880 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1856-1915 (*); Georgia. Probate Court (Chattooga, County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1856-1924 Index to Wills 1856-1924 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1856-1924 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chattooga County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1865-1929 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chattooga County) at FamilySearch Catalog — partial index and images
 * 1867-1868 Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1867-1868 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. — How to Use this Collection
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records
Property Tax Digests

Online Tax Records


 * Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection

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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1839-1860 Marriage Records Indices, by Bride and by Groom
 * 1839-1880 Chattooga County Marriage Index 1839-1880. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1861-1880 Groom Marriage Index, Bride Index
 * 1880-1895 Chattooga County Marriage Index 1880-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1885-1886 Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1897-1912 Bastard Records Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1875-1876 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Societies
Chattooga County Historical Society 200 S. Commerce St Summerville, GA 30747 Chattooga County, Georgia Chattooga County Historical Society Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Chattooga County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Chattooga 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