Hall County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Hall County

Guide to Hall County Georgia 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.

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 and 1882 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Banks
 * Barrow
 * Dawson
 * Forsyth
 * Gwinnett
 * Habersham
 * Jackson
 * Lumpkin
 * White

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)



Civil War

 * - 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

Probate Records

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

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 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

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

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