Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Talbot County

Guide to Talbot County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Talbot County Courthouse Courthouse Square PO Box 155 Talbotton, GA 31827 Phone: 706.665.3220 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior court has divorce, court and land records

Parent County
1827--Talbot County was created 14 December 1827 from Muscogee County. County seat: Talbotton

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
1890 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Chattahoochee
 * Harris
 * Marion
 * Meriwether
 * Muscogee
 * Taylor
 * Upson

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I

Probate Records

 * Wills 1830-1856 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A, 1828-1856 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1885-1886, Marriages from old Newspapers
 * 1826-1852 - Jefferey, Alice. Georgia Marriage Records, Houston, Muscogee, Talbot Counties. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1828-1867 - Talbot County Marriage Index 1828-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866-1875 - Talbot County Marriage Index 1866-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1886 - Talbot County Marriage Index 1875-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1886-1895 - Talbot County Marriage Index 1886-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Talbot 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. Select the state, then the county.
 * Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers