Thomas County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Jett Thomas, officer in the War of 1812 who is also known for overseeing the construction of the first building at the University of Georgia (originally referred to as Franklin College and known today as Old College) as well as the state capitol at Milledgeville. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Thomas County Courthouse 225 N Broad Street Thomasville, GA 31792 Phone: 229-225-4108 Thomas County Website County Health Department has birth and death records. Probate Court has marriage and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1919 and land records from 1826.

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

 * Thomas County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Thomas County Bible Records at Rootsweb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Presbyterian
 * First Presbyterian Church, Thomasville Baptism Index 1854-1917. Batch at FamilySearch

Court Records

 * 1826-1901 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1826-1902 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1849-1871 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1852-1863 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1854-1921 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1858-1895 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1869-1907 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1871-1908 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1884-1957 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Directories

 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Funeral Homes

 * Allen and Allen Funeral Home and Crematory in Thomasville
 * Grooms Funeral Home in Thomasville
 * Hadley's Funeral Home in Thomasville
 * Hatcher Peoples Funeral Home in Thomasville
 * Hopkins Mortuary in Thomasville
 * Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home in Thomasville

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

Local Histories

 * MacIntyre, W. Irwin. History of Thomas County, Georgia: From the Time of DeSoto to the Civil War. Thomasville, Ga.: 1923. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

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


 * - 29th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 29th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, B, H and K
 * - 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 57th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company I


 * Rogers, William Warren. 1964. Thomas County during the Civil War. Tallahassee: Florida State University.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II
 * 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
 * 1856-1909 at FamilySearch — index and images

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 and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1826-1875 Thomas County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Marriages, Maps at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1826-1957 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1826-1957 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1829-1905 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1845-1901 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1847-1931 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1855-1901 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1855-1902 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1855-1914 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1867-1908 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1869-1907 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1887-1920 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1897-1928 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — 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

Vital Records

 * Thomas County Health Department, Vital Records, P.O. Box 148, Thomasville, GA 31799-0148, Phone: 229-226-4241

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
 * 1826-1865 Thomas County Marriage Index 1826-1865. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1849-1880 Thomas County Marriage Books E, H, and I Index 1849-1880. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1868-1874 Thomas County Marriage Index 1868-1874. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1879-1885 Thomas County Marriage Book J Index 1879-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1885-1889 Thomas County Marriage Book K Index 1885-1889. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1889-1895 Thomas County Marriage Book L Index 1889-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1895 Thomas County Marriage Index 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

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Archives
Georgia Archives University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3700 Website Facebook

Libraries
Thomas University Genealogical Library 1501 Millpond Rd Thomasville, GA 31792-7636 229-226-9640 Email: [mailto:kmills@thomasu.edu kmills@thomasu.edu] Website Facebook

Societies
Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Email: [mailto:publicity@gagensociety.org publicity@gagensociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:webmaster@georgiahistory.com webmaster@georgiahistory.com] Website Facebook Thomas County Historical Society Thomasville History Center 725 N Dawson St Thomasville, GA 31792-4452 229-226-7664 Email: [mailto:History@Rose.net History@Rose.net] Website Facebook

Websites

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