Campbell County, Georgia Genealogy

United States

Georgia

Campbell County

Historical Background

• Campbell County was formed 20 December 1820 with parts from Fayette, Coweta and Carroll counties and half of DeKalb County which became Fulton County soon afterwards.
• Original county seat was Campbellton, but after the Atlanta & West Point Railroad built through Fairburn, the county seat was transferred to Fairburn.
• Northwest part of the county became Douglas County 17 October 1870.
• Along with Milton County, Campbell County ceased to exist and merged with Fulton County 1 January 1932.
• For records, see Fulton County, Georgia.

Cemeteries

• 1857-1933 Fulton and Campbell Counties, Georgia, Cemetery Records, 1857-1933 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)

Probate Records

• Campbell County Wills 1831-1908 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers

• Index to Campbell County Annual Returns Book B 1843-1851 Georgia Pioneers

• Index to Campbell County Annual Returns Book D 1854-1858 Georgia Pioneers

• Index to Campbell County Will Book B 1863-1922 Georgia Pioneers

• Index to Campbell County Will Book C 1923-1933 Georgia Pioneers

• Images of Wills 1833-1862 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Vital Records

• 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Campbell County, Georgia Genealogy Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
  

Marriages

• Images of Book A, 1829-1843; Book B, 1839-1845; Book C, 1865-1872 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Tax Records

• 1855 Tax Digest (images of all districts) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Military Records

• Confederate Pensions; Confederate Pension Roll 1890-1920 Georgia Pioneers ($)

References

• Kenneth K. Krakow, Georgia Place Names (Macon, Ga.: Winship Press, 1975) (FHL 975.8 E2k), 33. WorldCat entry.
• T. S. Arthur and W. H. Carpenter, History of Georgia: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Lippincott's Cabinet Histories of the States, Georgia (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1858). (FHL 6117226), FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Ellis Merton Coulter, A Short History of Georgia (Chapel Hill, [N. Car.]: Univ. of N. Car. Press, 1933) (FHL 975.8 H2ce). WorldCat entry.
• Clark Howell, History of Georgia (S.l.: S.J. Clarke, 1926) (Book FHL 975.8 D3hc; Film FHL 1000159). WorldCat entry.

Websites

 Georgia Pioneers

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