Carroll County Records

Carroll County was established by an act of the Georgia legislature on June 9, 1825. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland, the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence. The original Carroll County was a very large triangular area extending from Alabama on the west to the Chattahoochee River on the east and south. The northern boundary of the county was the Cherokee Nation. Eventually parts of five other counties, viz: Campbell, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, and Troup were taken from the original Carroll County. Carroll County was the famous Creek Indian lands signed away in the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825 which got chief William McIntosh murdered.Chief McIntosh's home was located in present-day Carroll County along the Chattahoochee River. Much of McIntosh's personal land, known since 1825 as the McIntosh Reserve, is today a county park. The county seat was originally located at Old Carrollton, in the eastern part of the county near the community of Sand Hill. In 1829 the current site was selected, and the name Troupsville was suggested by the inhabitants. Researchers should consider the bordering Alabama counties when researching Carroll County.

Maps

• Map of Carrollton, founded 1826. Carroll County
• 1860 District Map
• Towns

Marriages

• Carroll County Marriages 1829-1860
• Carroll County Marriages 1875
• Carroll County Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886