Hall County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Hall County

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

County Courthouse
Hall County Courthouse 116 Spring Street East Gainesville, Ga 30501-3765 Phone: 770-531-7025 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1900 and land records from 1819; Probate Court has marriage and probate records.

Parent County
1818--Hall County was created 15 December 1818 from Cherokee Indian Lands. County seat: Gainesville

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
1851, 1882, and 1932. Disasters three times threatened but did not destroy county records. The town and courthouse at Gainsville burned 20 December 1851, but residents carried the records to safety. On 2-3 January 1882 the new courthouse burned, but country records were saved. Finally, two tornadoes devastated the town killing 200 and injuring 1,000 on 6 April 1936. The courthouse roof was ripping off and second floor torn away, but once again the county records survived.

Neighboring Counties
Banks County • Barrow County • Dawson County • Forsyth County • Gwinnett County • Habersham County • Jackson County • Lumpkin County • White County

African Americans

 * 1866-1895 - Hall County Colored Marriage Index 1866-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories

 * Chicopee, Georgia. New York: Doyle, Kitchen &amp; McCormick, Inc., 1927. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and I
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and K
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D


 * Dorsey, James Edward. 1991. The history of Hall County, Georgia. Gainesville, Ga: Magnolia Press. (Vol 1 page 55; Vol. 2 page 33-34)
 * McRay, Sybil Wood. 1990. This 'n that: history of Hall County, Georgia; history, genealogy, personalities, Bible records. Gainesville, Georgia: Chestatee Regional Library. (page 106)
 * Jones, Patricia K. 2003. Confederate veterans of Hall County, Georgia. Oakwood, Ga. (P.O. Box 953, Oakwood 30566): P.K. Jones. (entire book page 1-220)

Probate Records

 * Wills 1837-1867 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Miscellaneous Estates, Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Annual Returns, Vouchers, Book A, 1819-1838 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills, Book A, 1837-1867 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills, Book R, 1868-1890 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


 * 1819-1850 Georgia Pioneers


 * 1819-1870 - Hall County Marriage Book A Index 1819-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1881 - Hall County Marriage Book B Index 1869-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1891 - Hall County Marriage Book C Index 1874-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891-1895 - Hall County Marriage Index 1891-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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


 * 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Hall County Historical Society 380 Green Street, NE Gainesville, GA 30501 Phone: 770 503-1319 Fax: 770 536-7072

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Hall 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.
 * Hall County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers