Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Talbot County

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

Record Loss
1890 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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

Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages from old Newspapers

Probate

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

Vital Records

 * 1826-1852 Jefferey, Alice. Georgia Marriage Records, Houston, Muscogee, Talbot Counties. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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.
 * Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Pioneers