Thomas County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Thomas County  Guide to Thomas County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. == County Courthouse == Thomas County Courthouse 225 N Broad Street Thomasville, GA 31792 Phone: 229.225.4108 County Health Department has birt and death records; Probate Court has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1919 and land records from 1826 == History ==  ==== Parent County ==== 1825--Thomas County was created 23 December 1825 from Decatur andIrwin Counties. County seat: Thomasville ==== Boundary Changes ==== ==== Record Loss ==== 1849 -- Courthouse damaged by storm. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following: *Burned Counties Research *http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 == Places/Localities == ==== Populated Places ==== ==== Neighboring Counties ==== *Brooks *Colquitt *Grady *Jefferson County, Florida *Leon County, Florida *Mitchell == Resources == ==== Cemeteries ==== ==== Church ==== ===== Presbyterian ===== First Presbyterian Church, Thomasville *1854-1917 - First Presbyterian Church, Thomasville, Baptism Index 1854-1917. Batch at FamilySearch - free. ==== Court ==== ==== Land ==== ==== Local Histories ==== :*MacIntyre, W. Irwin. History of Thomas County, Georgia: From the Time of DeSoto to the Civil War. Thomasville, Ga.: 1923. Digital version at Ancestry ($). ==== Maps ==== ==== Marriages ====   1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ==== Military ==== ==== Newspapers ==== ==== Probate  ====  *Wills, Book A, 1826-1836 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers *Wills, Book B, 1837-1845 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers *Index to Wills, Annual Returns, Inventories, Book A, 1826-1836 Georgia Pioneers *Index to Wills, Annual Returns, Inventories, Book B, 1837-1845 Georgia Pioneers *Index to Final Settlements, Book A, 1855-1862 Georgia Pioneers *Index to Final Settlements, Book B, 1863-1875 Georgia Pioneers *Record of Wills Filed Between 1826 and 1860 Georgia Pioneers ==== Taxation ====  ==== Vital Records ====  Thomas County Health Department, Vital Records, P.O. Box 148, Thomasville, GA 31799-0148, Phone: (229) 226-4241 ===== Marriage ===== *1826-1865 - Thomas County Marriage Index 1826-1865. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1849-1880 - Thomas County Marriage Books E, H, and I Index 1849-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1868-1874 - Thomas County Marriage Index 1868-1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1879-1885 - Thomas County Marriage Book J Index 1879-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1885-1889 - Thomas County Marriage Book K Index 1885-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1889-1895 - Thomas County Marriage Book L Index 1889-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1895 - Thomas County Marriage Index 1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free. == Societies and Libraries == ==== 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. * *Thomas County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium) *Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers == References ==