Butts County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Butts County

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

County Courthouse
Butts County Courthouse 25 Third St Jackson, GA 30233-0320 Phone: 770.775.8200 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1825.

Clerk of Superior Court 26 Third Street P.O. Box 320  Jackson, GA 30233 Phone: (770) 775-8215 Fax: (770) 504-1359

Probate Court of Butts County 25 Third Street Suite 7 Jackson, GA 30233 Phone: 770-775-8204

Parent County
1825--Butts County was created 24 December 1825 from Henry and Monroe Counties. County seat: Jackson

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
The unoccupied and unfinished new courthouse burned down 1 February 1828 with no records lost. During the American Civil War federal troops destroyed the rebuilt courthouse 17 November 1864, but again no records were lost.

Neighboring Counties
Crawford County • Henry County • Jasper County • Lamar County • NewtonCounty • Spalding County

Methodist Episcopal
England's Chapel


 * 1886-1924 - England's Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1886-1924. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Jackson Methodist Church


 * 1846-1885 - Jackson Methodist Church Baptism Index 1846-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1846-1895 - Jackson Methodist Church Marriage Index 1846-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 30th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, B and C
 * - 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - Military - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * McMichael, Lois. 1988. History of Butts County Georgia, 1825-1976: Revised edition. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.(page 387-399)
 * Hageness, MariLee Beatty. 1995. Confererate soldiers and their units, Butts County, Georgia. Anniston, Alabama: MLH Research.

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Butts County Wills 1821-1841 (digital images and abstracts) . See lists of testators.  Georgia Pioneers
 * Butts County Wills and Estates 1845-1855 (digital images). See list of testators.  Georgia Pioneers
 * Butts County Wills and Estates 1849-1857 (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A 1850-1896 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Will Book B 1897-1948  Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Wills, Appraisements, Sales, Annual Returns, 1826-1841; 1836-1845; 1845-1851;1849-1857 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers 1852-1855; 1864-1888; 1889-1901; 1896-1901 Georgia Pioneers($)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records
1828 - 1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $ 1699 - 1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1785 - 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808 - 1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1826-1886 - Butts County Marriage Index 1826-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1827-1870 - Butts County Marriages 1827-1870 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1876-1896 - Butts County Marriage Index 1876-1896 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1882-1895 - Butts County Marriage Index 1882-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1887-1895 - Butts County Marriage Index 1887-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records
1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1938 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Butts County Historical Society P.O. Box 215 Jackson, Georgia, 30233

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Butts County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Butts County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Butts County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)