Bartow County, Georgia genealogy and family history research. Find links to record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your Bartow Co., ancestors.
Bartow County Quick Facts
- Government Website: www.bartowga.org/
- Created Date / Origin: December 3, 1832 from a portion of Cherokee County. (originally called Cass County after General Lewis Cass )
- County Seat: Cartersville
- Named After: General Francis S. Bartow (1816 – 61), Confederate political leader, and the first Confederate general killed in the American Civil War.
- Bordering Counties: Gordon County (north), Pickens County (norteast), Cherokee County (
east), Cobb County, Paulding County (south), Polk County (southwest), Floyd County (west) - Cities & towns include: Adairsville, Cartersville, Emerson, Euharlee, Kingston, Rydal, Taylorsville, White, Atco, Cassville, Rowland Springs, Stilesboro
Bartow County Genealogical & Historical Societies and Family History Resources
A list of Bartow County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives. See Also Georgia Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies for statewide Addresses and links.
- Georgia State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Northwest Georgia Historical & Genealogical Society
- Bartow County Genealogical Society, 101 North Erwin Street, Cartersville, GA 30120-0993; (770) 606-0706
- Bartow County, Georgia Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your county ancestors
- Bartow County, Georgia Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
Bartow County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers often overlook the importance of Bartow County court, probate, and land records as a source of genealogy and family history information. Buried away in Georgia courthouses and archives everywhere are the dreams and frustrations of many Georgia citizens. The chances are great that your ancestors have left a detailed record of at least some aspects of their lives in the Bartow County court records.
Please call the clerk’s department to confirm hours, mailing address, fees and other specifics before visiting or requesting information because of sometimes changing contact information. Even if your ancestor is not mentioned in a Court case, consider all of the other procedures which could have lead to him or her appearing in court records.
The following indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Bartow county. The dates indicated below are the first known records for each county.
- Bartow County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 135 W. Cherokee Ave, Cartersville, Georgia 30120
- Phone: (770) 387-5030
- A Look at the History of Bartow Co. Courthouse in Georgia (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
- Bartow County Clerk of Superior Courthas responsibility over felony cases, cases regarding title to land and equity, declaratory judgments, habeas corpus, mandamus, adoptions, name changes, divorces, child custody, and child support enforcement. The clerk is responsible for recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county.
- Phone: (770) 387-5025
- Land Records: 1837
- Court Records: 1853
- Bartow County Clerk of Probate Courtduties cover all legal proceedings that deal with Wills, Estates, Guardianships of minor children, Involuntary Committals Hearings, Issuance of Marriage License, ect.. The office of the probate judge is the county office where the most significant genealogical records are created and maintained in Georgia.
- Phone: 770-387-5075
- Marriage Records: 1836
- Probate Records: 1853
- Georgia Department of Health has copies for copies of birth and death records since Jan 1919, copies of marriage since June 9, 1952 to 1996 and a Divorce records index since June 9, 1952. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Georgiafor current fees and application process.
- The Bartow County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait.
Contact the Clerk of Superior Court for Divorce Records and the Probate Judge for Marriage Records. - Ordering Vital Records – You can also order Order Electronically Online or You can download an application for Georgia Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.
- The Bartow County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait.
Georgia Historical Records – Databases include Georgia Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records; Georgia Birth, Marriage & Death Records; Georgia Voter Lists & Census Records; Georgia Immigration & Emigration Records; Georgia Obituary Records; Georgia Military Records; Georgia Family Tree Records; Georgia Pictures; Georgia Stories, Memories & Histories; Georgia Directories & Member Lists and much more….
Bartow County Genealogy Links
The following are links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Bartow County. These genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Commercial Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some are have free access some require a payment. This is just a list that has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to submit your own favorite genealogy or family history related sites.
- Bartow Co. GA Books, Newspapers & Publications
- See Also Statewide Newspapers, Books & Publications Links for Georgia
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 – 1997) (genealogybank.com)
- Bartow County, Georgia Books (amazon.com)
- Bartow County Newspapers (usgwarchives.org)
- Georgia Newspapers (newspaperarchives.com)
- Search Georgia Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Bartow County Obituaries (usgwarchives.org)
- Bartow Co. GA Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- See Also Statewide Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records in Georgia
- Bartow County, Georgia Marriage Project (http://usgwarchives.net)
- Georgia Death Certificates, 1919-1927 (sos.state.ga.us)
- Vital Records – Births, Marriages and Deaths (usgwarchives.org)
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com) Search over 82 million death records and get genealogical information crucial to your family research.
- Bartow Co. GA Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- See Also Georgia Court, Land, Tax & Probate Records
- Land Lotteries – Lands were given to Georgia citizens by lotteries from in 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, 1832, 1832 (Gold), 1833. Where Georgians sold lots won in these lotteries, researchers will find that deeds may be valuable sources of genealogical information. Those deeds should have been recorded in Bartow county where the land was located, but in some cases references may be found in the counties where the owner resided. Land transaction between private individuals are recorded with the Bartow county clerk of superior court.
- County Tax Digests (state.ga.us)
- Wills & Estate Records (usgwarchives.org)
- County Records Microfilm Index (state.ga.us)
- Inventory of the county archives of Georgia. (search.ancestry.com)
- Land & Deed Records (usgwarchives.org)
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)covers the State of Georgia. Many pioneers and settelers bought land from the government instead of individuals.
- Bartow Co. GA Census Records
- See Also Statewide Census Links for Georgia
- Bartow County, GA Census Records (census-online.com)
- Bartow County Census Records (usgwarchives.org)
- Bartow County, GA Census QuickFacts (quickfacts.census.gov)
- Bartow County Census Records (search.ancestry.com)Learn where your ancestors lived, who lived in the household, ages, places of birth, occupation, actual images of the Federal Censusrs and more.
- 1840 – 1850 – 1860 – 1870 – 1880 (free index) – 1890 (fragment) – 1900 – 1910 – 1920 – 1930 – 1940.
- Slave Schedules: 1850 & 1860
- Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Industry and Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Bartow Co. GA Cemeteries & Graveyards
- See Also Statewide Cemetery Links for Georgia
- Bartow Co., Georgia Graves (findagrave.com)
- Bartow County Cemeteries (usgwarchives.org)
- Bartow County Tombstone Photos (usgwarchives.org)
- Bartow County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Bartow Co., Georgia Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Bartow County, Georgia (topozone.com)
- Bartow Co., Georgia Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Bartow Co. GA Church & Bible Records
- See Also Statewide Church & Bible Links for Georgia
- Topographic Church List and Map for Bartow County, Georgia (topozone.com)
- Bartow County Church Records (usgwarchives.org)
- Bartow County Bibles (usgwarchives.org)
- Bartow County, Georgia Church Books (amazon.com)
- Bartow Co. GA Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- County Biographies (usgwarchives.org)
- Nichols and Related Families (mynicholsfamily.com)
- County Photos (usgwarchives.org)
- Bartow Co. GA General and History Websites
- Bartow County Georgia (genealogytrails.com)
- The history of Bartow County : formerly Cass (search.ancestry.com)
- Bartow County, Georgia Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Bartow County, Georgia Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Bartow Co. Georgia Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org) has the largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records.
- Georgia Virtual Vault (sos.state.ga.us)
- Bartow County, Georgia History (usgwarchives.org)
- Bartow County, Georgia (linkpendium.com) Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records & More
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Georgia – Counties – Bartow (cyndislist.com)
- Bartow County, GA History (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
- Bartow Co. Georgia Genealogy (gabartow.org)
- Bartow County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- View Index of Counties and Equivalents
- Bartow County USGenWeb Archives Project (usgwarchives.org) read and post messages with other county genealogy researchers
- Bartow Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
- Bartow Co. GA Immigration & Naturalization
- Bartow Co. GA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Statewide Maps and Atlas Links for Georgia
- Bartow County D.O.T. MAP
- County Maps (sos.state.ga.us) The County Map File consists of maps of Georgia’s 161 (now 159) counties collected by the Office of Surveyor General. Many of the maps in this collection were produced under the direction of the state between 1866 – 1935, including those created by Acts of the General Assembly and the State Highway Department; some maps were created in conjunction with the United States Post Office Department and the Department of Agriculture. The several types of county maps show cities, towns, roads and highways, watercourses, and other geographic and topographic features.
- Historical Maps of Bartow County (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
- 1895 Bartow County Map (livgenmi.com)
- Bartow Co. GA Military Records
- See Also Statewide Military Links for Georgia
- Bartow County Military Records (usgwarchives.org)
- List of Civil War Units from Bartow County:
- 1st Confederate Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Company E1, Etowah Infantry
- 1st Confederate Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Company E2
- 1st Georgia State Line, Company F, Georgia Blues
- 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company K, Etowah Guards
- 18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company F, Davis Guards
- 18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company G, Lewis Volunteers
- 18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company H, Rowland Highlanders
- 18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company K, Rowland Infanty
- 19th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company K, Kingston Volunteers
- 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company G, Fireside Volunteers
- 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company A, Bartow Yankee Killers
- 36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Glenn), Company D
- 40th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company B, Bartow Sentinels
- 40th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company H, Veach Guards
- 40th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company I, Bartow Rangers
- 41st Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company C, Acworth Invincibles
- 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company H
- 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company K
- 63rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company I
- Georgia Military Records (Fold3.com) provides access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Georgia men and women who served. Perfect for Perfect for Bartow County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.
- Bartow Co. GA Schools & Directories
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