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

Parent County
1825--Thomas County was created 23 December 1825 from Decatur andIrwin Counties. County seat: Thomasville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Brooks
 * Colquitt
 * Grady
 * Jefferson County, Florida
 * Leon County, Florida
 * Mitchell

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 ($).

Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

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

Vital Records
Thomas County Health Department, Vital Records, P.O. Box 148, Thomasville, GA 31799-0148, Phone: (229) 226-4241

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
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers