Clayton County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Clayton County

County Courthouse


Clayton County Courthouse 9151 Tara Blvd Jonesboro, GA 30236-3694 Phone: 770.477.4565 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and land records from 1859 and court records from 1964

Parent County
1858--Clayton County was created 30 November 1858 fromFayette and Henry Counties. County seat:  Jonesboro

Record Loss
1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * DeKalb
 * Fayette
 * Fulton
 * Henry
 * Spalding

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


 * August 20, 1864 = Lovejoy's Station
 * August 31-September 1, 1864 = Jonesborough


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Probate

 * Wills (digital images) 1857-1865 (see names of testators) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Clayton County Inventories, Vouchers, Sales 1857-1897; 1898-1957 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Vital Records
Marriages

Index to Clayton County Marriages 1859-1870 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Clayton County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)