Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the late Georgia governor Matthew Talbot. Taylor County was created from a portion of Talbot County in 1852. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Talbot County Courthouse Courthouse Square PO Box 155 Talbotton, GA 31827 Phone: 706-665-3220 Talbot County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk Superior court has divorce, court and land records.

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Talbot County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * 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)
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index


 * - 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Talbot County). 1961. Muster roll of confederate soldiers 1861-1899, and pension roll for soldiers and widows 1861-1915. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1828-1856 Index to Will Book A, 1828-1856 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1830-1856 Wills 1830-1856 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1826-1852 Jefferey, Alice. Georgia Marriage Records, Houston, Muscogee, Talbot Counties. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
 * 1828-1867 Talbot County Marriage Index 1828-1867. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1866-1875 Talbot County Marriage Index 1866-1875. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1886 Talbot County Marriage Index 1875-1886. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 Marriages from old Newspapers - Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1886-1895 Talbot County Marriage Index 1886-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Societies

 * Muscogee County Genealogical Society PO Box 761 Columbus, GA 31902 Website

Websites

 * Talbot County GAGenWeb
 * Talbot 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.
 * Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records