Hall County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Hall County Courthouse 116 Spring Street East Gainesville, Ga 30501-3765 Phone: 770-531-7025 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1900 and land records from 1819; Probate Court has marriage and probate records. Clerk of Superior Court Hall County Courthouse 225 Green Street P.O. Box 1336 (30503-1336) Gainesville, GA 30501 Telephone: (770) 531-7025 Fax: (770) 531-7070 Probate Court of Hall County 225 Green Street, Suite 1000 Gainesville, GA  30501 Telephone: 770-531-6921 Fax: 770-531-4946

Parent County
1818--Hall County was created 15 December 1818 from Cherokee Indian Lands. County seat: Gainesville

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
1851, 1882, and 1932. Disasters three times threatened but did not destroy county records. The town and courthouse at Gainsville burned 20 December 1851, but residents carried the records to safety. On 2-3 January 1882 the new courthouse burned, but country records were saved. Finally, two tornadoes devastated the town killing 200 and injuring 1,000 on 6 April 1936. The courthouse roof was ripping off and second floor torn away, but once again the county records survived.

Neighboring Counties
Banks County • Barrow County • Dawson County • Forsyth County • Gwinnett County • Habersham County • Jackson County • Lumpkin County • White County

African Americans

 * 1866-1895 - Hall County Colored Marriage Index 1866-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories

 * Chicopee, Georgia. New York: Doyle, Kitchen &amp; McCormick, Inc., 1927. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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)


 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and I
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and K
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D


 * Dorsey, James Edward. 1991. The History of Hall County, Georgia. Gainesville, Ga: Magnolia Press. (Vol 1 page 55; Vol. 2 page 33-34)
 * McRay, Sybil Wood. 1990. This 'n That: History of Hall County, Georgia; history, genealogy, personalities, Bible records. Gainesville, Georgia: Chestatee Regional Library. (page 106)
 * Jones, Patricia K. 2003. Confederate Veterans of Hall County, Georgia. Oakwood, Ga. (P.O. Box 953, Oakwood 30566): P.K. Jones. (entire book page 1-220)

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


 * 1837-1867 - Wills 1837-1867 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1819-1838 - Index to Miscellaneous Estates, Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Annual Returns, Vouchers, Book A, 1819-1838 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1837-1867 - Index to Wills, Book A, 1837-1867 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1868-1890 - Index to Wills, Book R, 1868-1890 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 $
 * 1819 - 1850 - Georgia Pioneers $


 * 1819 - 1870 - Hall County Marriage Book A Index 1819-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869 - 1881 - Hall County Marriage Book B Index 1869-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - 1891 - Hall County Marriage Book C Index 1874-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891 - 1895 - Hall County Marriage Index 1891-1895. 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
Hall County Historical Society 380 Green Street, NE Gainesville, GA 30501 Phone: 770 503-1319 Fax: 770 536-7072

Northeast Georgia Historical & Genealogical Society P.O. Box 907085 Gainesville 30501

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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