Whitfield County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Whitfield County Courthouse 300 W Crawford Street PO Box 248 Dalton, GA 30722-0248 Phone: (706) 275-7451 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  Whitfield County Superior Court 205 N Selvidge Street Dalton, GA 30720 Telephone: (706) 275-7450 Whitfield County Probate Court 205 N Selvidge Street, Dalton, GA 30720 Phone: (706) 275-7400

Parent County
1851--Whitfield was created 30 December 1851 fromMurray County. County seat: Dalton

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 During the American Civil War, the courthouse was burned. No reported record loss or damage.

Neighboring Counties
Bradley County, Tennessee • Catoosa • Gordon • Hamilton County, Tennessee • Murray • Walker

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)[[Image:Gawhitfield.jpg|center|500px|Gawhitfield.jpg]]

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)


 * - 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
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

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


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

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


 * 1843-1854 - Wills 1843-1854 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1852-1960 - Index to Will Book A, 1852-1960 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1852-1960 - Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, Sales, Book B, 1852-1860 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1869-1885 - Index to Annual Returns, Vouchers, Sales, Book E 1869-1885 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 $
 * 1852 - 1884 - Whitfield County Marriage Index 1852-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882 - 1895 - Whitfield County Marriage Index 1882-1895. 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 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Whitfield-Murray Historical Society 715 Chattanooga Ave Dalton, GA 30720 Telephone Number:706-278-0217 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Whitfield County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * 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 $
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