Bartow County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Bartow County

County Courthouse
 Bartow County Courthouse 135 W Cherokee Ave; PO Box 543 Cartersville, GA 30120-0543 Phone: 770.387.5030  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

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)