Carroll County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Carroll County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk superior Court has divorce records from 1900, land and court records from 1828; Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1827; County Health Department has birth and death records

History


The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Parent County
1826--Carroll County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Carrollton

Record Loss
1927 -- 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

 * Cleburne County, Alabama
 * Coweta
 * Douglas
 * Fulton
 * Haralson
 * Heard
 * Paulding
 * Randolph County, Alabama

Land
Index to Carroll County Deed Book A 1852-1896 Georgia Pioneers

Index to Carroll County Deed Book 1858-1863 Georgia Pioneers

Carroll County Superior Court Index to Deeds 1801-2012 Real Estate Index

Marriages
Carroll County Marriages 1829-1860 Georgia Pioneers

Carroll County Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * 1852-1894 - Index of Carroll Co., GA, Will Book A - 1852 - 1894 at GAGenWeb - free.
 * 1852-1900 Carroll County Wills (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Annual Returns 1854-1857 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Carroll County Will Book A 1852-1896 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Carroll County Will Book B 1896-1922 Georgia Pioneers
 * General Index to Carroll County Annual Returns and Vouchers 1831-1885 Georgia Pioneers

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Web Sites

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