Houston County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Houston County Courthouse 20 Carl Vinson Parkway Perry, GA 31088-5808 Phone: 478.542.2105 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage records from 1833 and probate records from 1827; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from from 1822 Clerk of Superior Court 201 Perry Parkway Perry, GA 31069 Telephone: (478) 218-4720 Fax: (478) 218-4735 Probate Court of Houston County P. O. Box 1801 Perry, GA  31069 Telephone: 478-218-4710 Fax: 478-218-4715

Parent County
1821--Houston County was created 15 May 1821 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Perry

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Peach County • Bibb County • Twiggs County • Bleckley County • Pulaski County • Dooly County • Macon County •

Census

 * Jeffery, Alice, ed. Houston County, Georgia Census, 1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * 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)


 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's) (Confederate), Company C
 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 57th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Central Georgia Genealogical Society (Warner Robins, Georgia). 1983. First hundred and ten years of Houston County, Georgia, 1822-1932. Chelsea, Michigan: BookCrafters. (page156-159)
 * Dobbins, H. P., and C. B. Andrew. 1959. A history of Houston County, Georgia. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Hageness, MariLee Beatty. 1998. Confederate soldiers and their units, Houston county, Georgia. Anniston, AL: MLH Research. (page 1-20)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1827-1855 - Images of Houston County, Georgia Wills 1827 to 1855 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1827-1896 - Indexes to Houston County, Georgia Will Books A (1827-1855) and B (1855-1896) at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1824-1833 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book A, 1824-1833 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1833-1848 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book B, 1833-1848 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1847-1851 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book C, 1847-1851 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1852-1853 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book D, 1852-1853 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1853-1854 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book E, 1853-1854 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1854-1855 - Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book F, 1854-1855 at Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1820 - 1850 - Marriages Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1852 - 1864 - Book B, Index of Brides and Grooms Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1875 - 1898 - Book D, Index of Brides and Grooms Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1826 - 1852 - Jefferey, Alice. Georgia Marriage Records, Houston, Muscogee, Talbot Counties. Digital version at Ancestry $.
 * 1864 - 1895 - Houston County Marriage Index 1864-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Houston County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Houston County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Houston County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers