Bartow County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Bartow County

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

County Courthouse
    Probate Court has birth, marriage and probate records; Clerk superior Court has divorce records from 1862, court records from 1869, land records from 1837 and military discharge records

Parent County
1832--Bartow County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat:  Cartersville

Record Loss
1860 -- 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

 * Cherokee
 * Cobb
 * Floyd
 * Gordon
 * Paulding
 * Pickens
 * Polk

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


 * May 17, 1864 = Adairsville
 * October 5, 1864 = Allatoona


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Wills

 * 1836-1922 - Bartow County, Georgia Will Testators Index (Vols. A-B) at SamPubCo - free.


 * 1836-1856 - Images of Bartow County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1836-1885 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Will Book A at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1885-1922 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Will Book A at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Additional Probate Records

 * 1853-1866 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Inventories, Appraisements, Distributions, Sale Bills Vol. A at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1853-1856 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Annual Returns, Guardians, Executors, Administrators Book H at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1856-1862 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Annual Returns, Guardians, Executors, Administrators Book I at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1860-1863 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Annual Returns, Guardians, Executors, Administrators Book K at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1866-1895 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Inventories, Appraisements, Distributions, Sale Bills, Vol. B at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1867-1870 - Index to Bartow County, Georgia Annual Returns, Guardians, Executors, Administrators Book M at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Cartersville Georgia Family History Center
 * Bartow County Genealogical Society and Family Research Library: www.barctygen.org

Web Sites

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