Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Talbot County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and 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 Clerk of Superior Court  One Courthouse Square P.O. Box 325 Talbotton, GA 31827 Telephone: (706) 665-3239 Fax: (706) 665-8637 Probate Court of Talbot County PO Box 157 Talbotton, GA   31827 Telephone: 706-665-8866 Fax: 706-665-8240

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
1892. The courthouse at Talbotton burned 12 February 1892, but the county's records were saved.

Neighboring Counties
Chattahoochee • Harris • Marion • Meriwether • Muscogee • Taylor • Upson

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military

 * 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)


 * - 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
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Talbot County). 1961. Muster roll of confederate soldiers 1861-1899, and pension roll for soldiers and widows 1861-1915. 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


 * 1830-1856 - Wills 1830-1856 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1828-1856 - Index to Will Book A, 1828-1856 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 $
 * 1885 - 1886 - Marriages from old Newspapers - Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1826 - 1852 - Jefferey, Alice. Georgia Marriage Records, Houston, Muscogee, Talbot Counties. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 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.

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
Muscogee County Genealogical Society PO Box 761 Columbus, GA 31902 Website

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