Walker County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Walker County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Georgia'a U.S. Senator, Freeman Walker (1780-1827). The County is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Walker County Courthouse 103 S Duke Street Lafayette, GA 30728-0445 Phone: 706-638-1742 Walker County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1883. Probate judge has marriage and probate records. County Health Department has birth and death records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county: \ Walker County, Georgia

Bible Records

 * Bible Records Walker County, Georgia at McCormick Book ($)
 * Walker County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Shiloh Baptist Church Minutes at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Court Records

 * 1883-1904 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1883-1906 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1893-1900 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Funeral Homes

 * Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory in Fort Oglethorpe
 * Lane Funeral Home - South Crest Chapel in Rossville
 * Wallis Wilbanks Funeral Home in LaFayette
 * Wilson Funeral Homes in Chickamauga, Fort Oglethorpe and LaFayette

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Local Histories

 * Sartain, James Alfred. History of Walker County, Georgia. Dalton, Ga.: A.J. Showalter Co., 1932. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
 * Index for History of Walker County by James Alfred Sartain. Lafayette, Ga.: Cherokee Regional Library, 1978. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)
 * Walker County Map at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company F and I
 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), 2d Company D
 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 39th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and K
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C


 * Crawley, Laura. 1986. Civil War medicine at Chickamauga Battlefield. Rossville, Georgia: Delta Genealogical Society.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Walker County). 1964. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1957. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Civil War Battles The following Civil War battles were fought in Walker County.
 * September 10-11, 1863 - Davis' Cross Roads, also known as Dug Gap.
 * September 18-20, 1863 - Chickamauga.
 * The Chattanooga Campaign: With Especial Reference to Wisconsin's Participation Therein. By Michael Hendrick Fitch. Madison, Wisc.: Wisconsin History Commission, 1911. Digital version at Ancestry ($). Contains chapter on Chickamauga battle.


 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1885-1886 Walker County Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1866-1917 Names of Families in Walker County Wills, Estates, Probate, Marriages, Church Records at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1869-1950 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1883-1906 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1883-1956 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1916-1921 Walker County Births (1916-1921) at Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1882-1895 Walker County Marriage Index 1882-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Archives
Georgia Archives University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3700 Website Facebook

Societies
Delta Genealogical Society 504 McFarland Avenue Rossville, GA 30741-1255 423-521-2965 Email: [mailto:chattdeltagensoc@gmail.com chattdeltagensoc@gmail.com] Website Facebook Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Email: [mailto:publicity@gagensociety.org publicity@gagensociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:webmaster@georgiahistory.com webmaster@georgiahistory.com] Website Facebook Walker County Historical Society 305 S Duke St La Fayette, GA 30728-2936 706-764-2801 Email: [mailto:dboyle1946@comcast.net dboyle1946@comcast.net] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * US Genweb Archives for Walker County Georgia
 * Walker County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records