Butts County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Butts County Courthouse 25 Third St Jackson, GA 30233-0320 Phone: 770.775.8200 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1825.

Clerk of Superior Court 26 Third Street P.O. Box 320  Jackson, GA 30233 Phone: (770) 775-8215 Fax: (770) 504-1359

Probate Court of Butts County 25 Third Street Suite 7 Jackson, GA 30233 Phone: 770-775-8204

Parent County
1825--Butts County was created 24 December 1825 from Henry and Monroe Counties. County seat: Jackson

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
1828 The unoccupied and unfinished courthouse burned down 1 February, with no records lost. 1864 During the American Civil War the courthouse was destroyed on 17 November, but again no records were lost.

Neighboring Counties
Crawford County • Henry County • Jasper County • Lamar County • NewtonCounty • Spalding County

Methodist Episcopal
England's Chapel


 * 1886-1924 - England's Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1886-1924. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Jackson Methodist Church


 * 1846-1885 - Jackson Methodist Church Baptism Index 1846-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1846-1895 - Jackson Methodist Church Marriage Index 1846-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military

 * 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)


 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 30th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, B and C
 * - 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - Military - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * McMichael, Lois. 1988. History of Butts County Georgia, 1825-1976: Revised edition. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.(page 387-399)
 * Hageness, MariLee Beatty. 1995. Confederate soldiers and their units, Butts County, Georgia. Anniston, Alabama: MLH Research.

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

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
 * 1826 - 1948 Butts County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1821 - 1841 Butts County Wills (digital images and abstracts) See lists of testators. Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1845 - 1855 Butts County Wills and Estates (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1849 - 1857 Butts County Wills and Estates (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1850 - 1896 Index to Will Book A Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1897 - 1948 Index to Will Book B Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1826 - 1841; 1836-1845; 1845-1851;1849-1857 Index to Wills, Appraisements, Sales, Annual Returns Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1852 - 1855; 1864-1888; 1889-1901; 1896-1901 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers 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 $


 * 1826 - 1886 - Butts County Marriage Index 1826-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1827 - 1870 - Butts County Marriages 1827-1870 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1876 - 1896 - Butts County Marriage Index 1876-1896 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1882 - 1895 - Butts County Marriage Index 1882-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1887 - 1895 - Butts County Marriage Index 1887-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1879 - 1880 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
 * 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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Butts County Historical Society P.O. Box 215 Jackson, Georgia, 30233

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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