Resources

There are many websites with genealogy-related info for Georgia family history research. If you know of additional helpful resources about Clayton County ancestors, please share them with us.

• Wikipedia
• FamilySearch
• Internet Archive
• 1859 Woodward's Reminiscences of the Creek or Muscogee Indians: contained in letters to friends in Georgia and Alabama
• 1906 Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons  Volume 1 A-E,  Volume 2 F-N,  Volume 3 O-Z
• 1912 Brief History of the Thirtieth Georgia Regiment by A. P. Adamson
• 1917 A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
• 1926 History of Georgia Volume 3
• 1983 Dictionary of Georgia Biography (biography of Jeremiah Wells 1892-1947 pages 1046-1047
• 1993 Clayton County: Reflections of a Cresent Jewel by Chris Wood
• 1995 Gardner/Ballard and Allied Families: Edmondson, Lee, Daniel, Cauthen, and Starr
• 2009 Historic Clayton County: The Sesquicentennial History by Kathryn Kemp, PhD
• 2017 Flight Path: A Search for Roots Beneath the World's Busiest Airport by Hannah Palmer
• FindAGrave
• Patrick Cleburne (Confederate Cemetery) biography at FindAGrave.com
• Chronicling America - Library of Congress free online newspaper collection
• National Register of Historic Places
• Historic Marker Database - Clayton County
• Bureau of Land Management - land patents
• Maps of US - interactive map of Georgia county formation history
• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
• Clayton County goverment website
• Clayton County History Timeline
• History of Riverdale GA
• A Creek Indian Bibliography
• Muscogee Nation
• Creek Freedman Resources
• Clayton Library System The Clayton County Library System provides some genealogy assistance to researchers. We have the Atlanta Journal and Constitution on microfilm back into the 1800's, and can do a search for an obituary for people from out of town. We also have county histories for the state of Georgia, and can provide a search for a family name. Our staff and time is limited, but we do respond to questions as time permits. --Jeanne Hozak, Assistant Director, Headquarters and Community Services
• Washington Memorial Library on Facebook. The Genealogical and Historical Room has one of the largest collections in the southeast. Contains 21,000 books, 15,000 microfilms, 259 maps and 60 subscriptions. The Macon Telegraph newspaper issues are indexed on computer from 1899. The newspaper is also indexed in the genealogy room in books for dates prior to that. Confederate Soldier and Pension Records are available.
• Emory University's Clayton County GA Oral History Collection
• Mercer University'sArchives, Special Collections, & Digital Initiatives has Georgia Baptist Church history and records
• National Archives (Southeast Region) in Morrow GA
• Macon Georgia FamilySearch Center
• Georgia Historical Society - March to the Sea
• Genealogical Society of Clayton and Henry Counties
• Clayton County Railroads
• New Georgia Encyclopedia - Clayton County
• The Atlanta Campaign - Jonesboro a virtual tour from CivilWarAlbum.com
• American History and Genealogy Project - Clayton County GA
• Genealogy Trails - Clayton County GA
• GAGenWeb Project on Facebook

Books on the Shelves

• All Known Cemeteries of Clayton County Georgia, published by Ancestors Unlimited, Genealogical Society, Table of Contents
• Marriage Index Clayton County Georgia, Books A, B, C, D Females, mid-1800s to early 1900s by Doris F. Curry
• Record of Wills, Book A, Clayton County Georgia, 1860s - early 1900s by Doris F. Curry
• A History of Clayton County Georgia, 1821 - 1983, published by Ancestors Unlimited, Genealogical Society

Churches in Jonesboro

• Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church, 122 Watterson Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 471-7200
• Anglican Church of St Francis, 199 North Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 472-8888
• Antioch Baptist Church, 7949 Tara Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-3413
• Apostolic Christian Church, 709 Middlebrook Drive, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-5647
• Apostolic Tabernacle, 9769 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236
• Back To the Bible Holiness Church, 109 Scott Drive, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 473-7466
• Berachah Bible Church, 310 Corinth Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238
• Bethel Baptist Church, 8 Flint River Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 478-0199
• Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 144 Smith Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 473-0740
• Charity Baptist Fellowship, 9181 Floyd Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 210-9684
• Christ Center Tabernacle, 8049 Fair Oaks Court, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 472-4889
• Church of Christ at Jonesboro, 103 Lake Jodeco Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-3405
• Church of God Seven Day Miracle Ministry, 8484 Highway 85, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (678) 610-8567
• Church of God of Jonesboro, 279 North Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-7701
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Atlanta Stake, Tara Ward, 2100 Lake Jodeco Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 471-8721
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Jonesboro Stake, 2100 Lake Jodeco Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 471-8722
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Jonesboro Stake, Family History Center, 2100 Lake Jodeco Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 477-5985
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Jonesboro Stake, Jonesboro First Ward, 2100 Lake Jodeco Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 471-8842
• Church of the Harvest International, 7086 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-4477
• Community Fellowship Church, 696 Mount Zion Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 968-9979
• Corinth Baptist Church, 398 Corinth Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 461-4456
• Divine Faith Christian Outreach Center, 7621 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30238
• Divine Faith Ministries, 1522 Mundys Mill Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 603-0025
• Dixon Grove Baptist Church, 7690 Fielder Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 471-1021
• Eternal, 8647 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-1755
• Fairview Baptist Church, 1746 Highway 138 East, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 477-1717
• Faith Tabernacle of the Holy Spirit, 7821 Old Morrow Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 471-0360
• Faith in Christ Mission Outreach Center Inc, 696 Battlecreek Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236
• First Baptist Church Jonesboro, 121 College Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-6710
• First Christian Church of Jonesboro, 2272 Walt Stephens Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-7870
• First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro, 1842 Lake Jodeco Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-8118
• Glad Tidings Assembly of God, 2560 Highway 138 East, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-7814
• Grace Mercy Ministries, 124 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 472-4330
• Grace Baptist Church, 10452 Fitzgerald Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 473-9933
• Harvest Baptist Church, 1974 Walt Stephens Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 471-8201
• Hunter Ridge Baptist Church, 737 Hunter Ridge Drive, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 478-2154
• Jehovah's Witnesses - Fayetteville Congregation, 9901 Simpson Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 461-1500
• Jesus the Christ Church, 8160 Tara Boulevard Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 471-6121
• Jonesboro Baptist Tabernacle, 1599 Betty Tallmadge Avenue, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 473-1254
• First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, 142 College Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 210-4845
• Jonesboro First United Methodist Church, 142 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-6444
• MT Zion Baptist Church, 7102 Mount Zion Boulevard Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-9842
• Maranatha International Christian Church, 8818 Tara Boulevard Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 471-6121
• New Birth South, 2450 Mount Zion Parkway, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (678) 479-4990
• New Creations Baptist Church, 875 Flint River Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 477-7303
• New Creations Baptist Church, 875 Flint River Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 210-4900
• Noah's Ark Church, 2472 Noahs Ark Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 471-3633
• Noah's Ark Holiness Church, 3460 Noahs Ark Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 389-5534
• Oak Park Church, 2613 Highway 138 East, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-7887
• Poston Road Baptist Church, 9701 Poston Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 478-8766
• Restoration Fellowship Evangelistic Ministries, 8733 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 210-5152
• Restoration of Life Through Jesus Christ Ministry, 7341 Tara Boulevard Jonesboro, GA 30236, 770) 472-4445
• Saint Philip Benizi Catholic Church, 591 Flint River Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 471-2881, (770) 478-0178
• Seventh-Day Adventist Church Southside, 9940 Dixon Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-6999
• Shiloh Baptist, 8955 Fayetteville Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 478-1798
• Shiloh Baptist Church, 216 West Mill Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-7536
• Shiloh Baptist Church Annex, 203 North Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-9586
• South Metro Baptist Association, 1254 Southlake Cove Court, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 210-0527, (770) 478-1635
• St Peter A M E Church, 9540 Fayetteville Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 210-4100
• Strong Tower Church of God, 9671 Thomas Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 472-1139
• Tara Baptist Church, 10461 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 473-0874
• Thomas Road Baptist Church, 8918 Thomas Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, (770) 471-3645
• Thompson Ministries Christian Center, 279 North Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-5365
• Three Fold Deliverance Church, 6906 Tara Boulevard Suite 5, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-0083
• Trinity Baptist Cathedral, 3057 Walt Stephens Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 478-7133
• Unity South Christ Church, 7483 Mount Zion Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236, (770) 603-9016
• Zion Hill Baptist Church, 1808 Lake Jodeco Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238, 770) 478-1125

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