Calhoun County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Calhoun County

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

County Courthouse
Calhoun County Courthouse 111 School St Morgan, GA Phone:(229) 849-0179 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land, military and court records from 1854. Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records.

Parent County
1854--Calhoun County was created 20 February 1854 from Baker and Early Counties.

County seat:  Morgan

Record Loss
1888 and 1920 -- 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

 * Baker
 * Clay
 * Dougherty
 * Early
 * Randolph
 * Terrell

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Marriage

 * 1878-1909 - Calhoun County Marriage Index 1878-1909. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Calhoun County Georgia Courthouse
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land, military and court records from 1854; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records

Parent County
1854--Calhoun County was created 20 February 1854 from Baker andEarly Counties. County seat:  Morgan

Record Loss
1888 and 1920 -- 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

 * Baker
 * Clay
 * Dougherty
 * Early
 * Randolph
 * Terrell

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Marriage

 * 1878-1909 - Calhoun County Marriage Index 1878-1909. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Calhoun County Georgia Genealogy Websites

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