Troup County, Georgia Genealogy

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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

Probate

 * Wills 1832-1848 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1818-1848 (digital images) 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]