Chattahoochee County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Chattahoochee County

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

County Courthouse
Chattahoochee County Courthouse PO Box 299 Cusseta, GA 31805 Phone: 706.989.3602 Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1854, birth and death records from 1919; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1854.

Parent County
1854--Chattahoochee County was created 13 February 1854 from Muscogee and Marion Counties. County seat: Cusseta

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
No reported damage.

Neighboring Counties
Marion County • Muscogee County  • Russell County  • Stewart County  • Talbot County  • Webster County

Local Histories

 * Rogers, N. K. History of Chattahoochee County, Georgia. Columbus, Ga.: Printed by Columbus Office Supply Co., c1933. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 35th Battalion, Georgia (Confederate), Company G
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (confederate), Company D
 * - Military Records - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chattahoochee County). 1966. Confederate roster, 1860-1865, and Confederate pension roll, 1890-1920. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Wills 1853-1884 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, Homesteads, Book A (1863-1883); Book B (1882-1940) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book A (1854-1858) Book B (1858-1860); Book C (1860-1865) Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records
1828 - 1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $ 1699 - 1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1785 - 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808 - 1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1854-1907 - Index to Chattahoochee County Marriages 1854-1907 and 1866 to 1876 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1854-1907 - Chattahoochee County Marriage Index 1854-1907. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1886 - Chattahoochee County Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers

Death Records
1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1938 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1859-60 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Chattahoochee County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Chattahoochee County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($).