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.

Clerk of Superior Court 379 Broad St. P.O. BOX 120 CUSSETA, GA 31805 Telephone: (706) 989-3424 Fax: (706) 989-1508

Probate Court of Chattahoochee County 379 Broad Street PO BOx 119 Cussetta, GA   31805 Telephone: 706 -989- 3603 Fax: 706-989-2015

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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)



Military

 * Military - 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)


 * - 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
Online Probate Records of testators of wills. - free
 * 1742 – 1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1854 - 1934 Chattahoochee County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index
 * 1742 – 1990 at FamilySearch.org images
 * 1853 - 1884 Wills (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, Homesteads, Book A (1863-1883); Book B (1882-1940) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1860 - 1865 - 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

 * 1699-1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754-1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787-1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828-1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1854-1907 - Chattahoochee County Marriage Index 1854-1907. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1854-1907 - Index to Chattahoochee County Marriages 1854-1907 and 1866 to 1876 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1885-1886 - Chattahoochee County Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1859-1860 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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 Chattahoochee County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Chattahoochee County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * Georgia Pioneers ($).