Jones County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Jones 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 U.S. Representative James Jones. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jones County Courthouse PO Box 1359 Gray, GA 31032-1359 Phone: 478-986-6671 Jones County Website Probate Court has birth and death records from 1924, along with marriage and probate records from 1811. Clerk Superior Court has land and court records.

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

 * Jones County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1808-1902 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1808-1903 (*); Superior and Inferior Court FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1812-1861 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Gray Memorial Chapel and Crematory in Gray
 * Hart's Mortuary and Cremation Center in Gray

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

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

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


 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 66th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D


 * Williams, Carolyn White. 1957. History of Jones County, Georgia, for one hundred years, specifically 1807-1907. Macon, Ga: J.W. Burke Co. (page 98-162)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jones County). 1966. Confederate roster, 1861-1862, and Confederate pension rolls, 1890-1944. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battle was fought in Jones County.


 * November 22, 1864 Griswoldville
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

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 ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1808-1949 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jones County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1808-1850 Wills, Book E, 1808-1850 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1809-1835 Digital Images of Jones County Wills 1809 to 1835. See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1809-1851 Index to Will Books A, B, C, 1809-1851 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1825-1828 Index to Annual Returns and Estates, Book F, 1825-1828 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1851-1856 Wills, Book C 1851-1856 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1851-1867 Index to Will Books C and D, 1851-1867 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1864-1890 Wills, Book D 1864-1890 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1865-1924 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jones 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
 * 1811-1822 Marriage Bonds Index (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1811-1850 Marriages Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1811-1895 Jones County Marriage Index 1811-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1864-1882 Jones County Marriage Index 1864-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1893 Jones County Marriage Index 1875-1893. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1879-1895 Jones County Marriage Index 1879-1895. 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

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 Jones County History and Heritage, Inc. 161 W Clinton St Gray, GA 478-390-4170 Facebook Old Clinton Historical Society 412 Pulaski St Gray, GA 31032 478-986-3375 Email: [mailto:wabowden99@yahoo.com wabowden99@yahoo.com] Website Facebook

Websites

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