Spalding County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Spalding County

Guide to Spalding County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Spalding County Courthouse 132 W Solomon Street Griffin, GA 30223-3312 Phone: 770.467.4745 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1852

Parent County
1851--Spalding County was created 20 December 1851 from Fayette, Henry and Pike Counties. County seat: Griffin

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
For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Butts
 * Clayton
 * Coweta
 * Fayette
 * Henry
 * Lamar
 * Meriwether
 * Pike

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 13th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company I
 * - 13th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and I
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 30th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H

Probate Records

 * Wills 1852-1880 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A, 1852-1880 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1852-1881 - Spalding County Marriage Index 1851-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882-1893 - Spalding County Marriage Index 1882-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1886 - Spalding County Marriage Index 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers
 * 1891-1895 - Spalding County Marriage Index 1891-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Spalding 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.
 * Spalding County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers