Troup County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Troup County

Guide to Troup County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Troup County Courthouse 118 Ridley Avenue; PO Box 1051 LaGrange, GA 30240 Phone: 706.883.1740 County Archives has marriage, burial, divorce, land, proabte and court records from 1827, military records 1890-1936 and naturalization records from 1843-1908; County Health Department has birth and death records from 1919

Parent County
1826--Troup County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat:  LaGrange

Record Loss
November 4, 1936 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Chambers County, Alabama
 * Coweta
 * Harris
 * Heard
 * Meriwether
 * Randolph County, Alabama

Local Histories

 * Smith, Clifford L. History of Troup County. Atlanta, Ga.: Printed by Foote &amp; Davies Co., 1935. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Valley Historical Scrapbook. West Point, Ga.: The Society, 1970. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages from Newspapers Georgia Pioneers ($)

1828-1837 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)

1837-1844 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)

1844-1858 Marriage License Index Georgia Pioneers ($)

Probate

 * Wills 1832-1848 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Wills 1832-1848 (digital images). See Names of Testators Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1848-1863 (digital images). See Names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Troup County Divisions 1836-1839 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, Vol. U, 1861-62 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 5, 1862-64 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 6, 1864-71 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 7, 1866-68 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 8, 1869-71 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 9, 1871-1875 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 10, 1875-1878 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Troup County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers [http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers] ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers [http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers] ($)