Pulaski County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Pulaski 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 Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland who fought and died for United States independence in the American Revolutionary War. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pulaski County Courthouse PO Box 29 Hawkinsville, GA 31036-0029 Phone: 912-783-4154 Pulaski County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court record from 1850 and land records from 1810. Probate Court has marriage and probate from 1810, birth records from 1935 and death records from 1920.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Pulaski County Bible Records at Georgia Genealogy Trails
 * Pulaski County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1809-1867 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1809-1892 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1809-1920 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1810-1915 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1813-1925 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1816-1867 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1817-1820 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1818-1875 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1821-1920 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1825-1828 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1828-1864 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1863-1913 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1866-1878 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1875-1911 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1875-1923 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1878-1909 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1881-1911 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1887-1892 (*); Commissioner Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1889-1918 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1890-1936 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1892-1917 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Clark Funeral Home in Hawkinsville

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Local Histories

 * History of Pulaski County, Georgia: Official History. Atlanta, Ga.: Press of W.W. Brown Pub. Co., c1935. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

War of 1812  Pulaski County was part of the first brigade of the fifth division of the Georgia Militia along with the counties of Twiggs, Wilkinson, and Laurens.

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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 35th Battalion, Georgia (Confederate), Company F
 * - 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - Fraser's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery (Confederate)


 * Daughters of the American Revolution, and Virginia Speer Harris. 1957. History of Pulaski and Bleckley Counties, Georgia, 1808-1956. (see V.1 page 124-154: to view a digital version go to FHL Catalog ) or WorldCat
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County). 1958. Civil War pension roll, 1890-1920. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1795-1940 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1800-1938 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1810-1816 Will Book A, 1810-1816 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1810-1824, 1857-1915 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1816-1854 Will Book B, 1816-1854 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1817-1910 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1817-1956 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1825-1938 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1828-1946 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1829-1909 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1836-1895 (*); Georgia. Probate Court (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1839-1907, 1875-1920 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1855-1906 Index to Will Book C, 1855-1906 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1856-1909 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1856-1920 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1863-1913 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1875-1923 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

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
 * 1810-1856 Pulaski County Marriage Index 1810-1856. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1856-1876 Pulaski County Marriage Index 1856-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1894 Pulaski County Marriage Books H and I Index 1876-1894. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1894-1895 Pulaski County Marriage Index 1894-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1894-1895 Pulaski County Marriage Index 1894-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1894-1909 Pulaski County Marriage Books J and K Index 1894-1909. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Archives
Georgia Archives University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3700 Website Facebook

Libraries
Ocmulgee Regional Library System 531 2nd Ave Eastman, GA 31023 478-374-4711 Email: [mailto:library@orls.org library@orls.org] Ocmulgee Regional Library Facebook

Societies
Central Georgia Genealogical Society  900 Georgia Highway 96 PO Box 2024 Warner Robins, GA 31099-2024 Email: [mailto:centralgagene@gmail.com centralgagene@gmail.com] Website Facebook Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Email: [mailto:publicity@gagensociety.org publicity@gagensociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:webmaster@georgiahistory.com webmaster@georgiahistory.com] Website Facebook Wiregrass Genealogical Society 45 25th Ave Eastman, GA 31023 Website Facebook

Websites

 * Pulaski GAGenWeb
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Pulaski 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