Cherokee County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Cherokee 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 Cherokee people. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Cherokee County Courthouse 90 N Street Canton, GA 30114-2794 Phone: 770-479-1953 Cherokee County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1833. Probate Court 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:

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 * Ball Ground
 * Canton (county seat)
 * Holly Springs
 * cities-col2=
 * Mountain Park
 * Nelson
 * cities-col3=
 * Waleska
 * Woodstock


 * unincorp-col1=
 * Batesville
 * Buffington
 * ree Home
 * Gold Ridge
 * Hickory Flat
 * unincorp-col2=
 * Keithsburg
 * Lake Arrowhead
 * Lebanon {Toonigh)
 * Macedonia
 * Oak Grove
 * unincorp-col3=
 * Orange
 * Sixes
 * Sutallee
 * Towne Lake
 * Univeter

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Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Cherokee County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Land and Property Records
Scanned land records from 1832 onward can be searched online at the Cherokee County Georgia Index Search. Real Estate Index 1832-1898 and indexes from July 1979 - December 1988 are available for viewing. Years 1899 - 1979 indexes are currently in the process of being preserved and scanned.

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Mexican War 

Cherokee County Soldiers in the Mexican War Georgia Pioneers ($).

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)
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * Online Images of Civil War Pensions Georgia Pioneers ($)


 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Broyles') (Confederate), Company A and E
 * - 41st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A and B


 * Index to Georgia's Confederate Pension Supplements. compiled by Ted O. Brook and Linda Woodward Geiger, 1999. 210 pages
 * Cherokee County Heritage Book Committee (Cherokee County, Ga.). 1998. The heritage of Cherokee County, Georgia, 1831-1998. [Cherokee County, Ga.]: Cherokee County Heritage Book Committee. (page 63-64)
 * Marlin, Lloyd G. 1932. The history of Cherokee County. Atlanta: Walter W. Brown Pub. Co. (page 65-83)
 * Cherokee County Heritage Book Committee (Cherokee County, Ga.). 1998. The heritage of Cherokee County, Georgia, 1831-1998. [Cherokee County, Ga.]: Cherokee County Heritage Book Committee. (page 2-24)

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Legal Advertising 1868-1873 Georgia Pioneers ($).

Obituaries

 * Annotated Obituaries from the Cherokee Advance, Canton, Georgia, 1880-1938. by John Carver, 2003. Over 600 pages.

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1847-1921 Abstracts of Cherokee County, Georgia, Wills and Bonds, 1847-1921. by John Carver 2005 Over 350 pages.
 * 1848-1852 Index to Cherokee County Inventories, Appraisements, Vouchers, Sales, Annual Returns 1848-1852 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1848-1866 Index to Cherokee county Will Bk B 1848-1866 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Wills, Administrator's Bonds, Guardianships (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Images of Will Book A, 1848-1854; Book B, 1848-1866; Book C, 1866-1921. 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
Online Records
 * Tax Digest - 1849, all districts (Images)Georgia Pioneers ($)

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images

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 ($)
 * 1841-1870 Cherokee County Marriage Book D Index 1841-1870. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1841-1910 Cherokee County Marriages 1841-1910. compiled by John Carver 2002.Groom &amp; Bride lists. 320 pages
 * 1870-1884 Cherokee County Marriage Book E Index 1870-1884. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1884-1895 Cherokee County Marriage Books F and G Index 1884-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * Online Images 1841-1849; 1849-1858; 1854-1870. Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Divorce

 * 1885-1886 Divorces, Georgia Pioneers ($)

Societies

 * Cherokee County Historical Society RR 2, Box 126 Canton, GA 30114 Website
 * Ball Ground (Georgia) Historical Society Ball Ground City Hall 215 Valley Street Ball Ground, GA Facebook

Websites

 * Cherokee County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Ball Ground (Georgia) Historical Society
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Cherokee County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers 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