Pulaski County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Pulaski County Courthouse PO Box 29 Hawkinsville, GA 31036-0029 Phone: 912.783.4154 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

Clerk of Superior Court 350 Commerce Street P.O. Box 60 Hawkinsville, GA 31036 Phone: (478) 783-1911 Fax: (478) 892-3308

Probate Court of Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036 Phone: 478-783-2061

Parent County
1808--Pulaski County was created 13 December 1808 fromLaurens County. County seat: Hawkinsville

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Bleckley County • Dodge County • Dooly County • Houston County • Wilcox County

Local Histories

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

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * 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)


 * - 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)
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * 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.

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


 * 1810-1816 Will Book A, 1810-1816 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1816-1854 Will Book B, 1816-1854 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1855-1906 Index to Will Book C, 1855-1906 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 $


 * 1810 - 1856 - Pulaski County Marriage Index 1810-1856. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1856 - 1876 - Pulaski County Marriage Index 1856-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876 - 1894 - Pulaski County Marriage Books H and I Index 1876-1894. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1894 - 1895 - Pulaski County Marriage Index 1894-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1894 - 1895 - Pulaski County Marriage Index 1894-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1894 - 1909 - Pulaski County Marriage Books J and K Index 1894-1909. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 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
Wiregrass Genealogical Society 45 25th Ave. Eastman, GA 31023 Website

Central Georgia Genealogical Society Post Office Box 2024 Warner Robins, GA 31099 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Pulaski County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * 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 $
 * Georgia Pioneers $