Houston County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Georgia governor John Houstoun. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Houston County Courthouse 20 Carl Vinson Parkway Perry, GA 31088-5808 Phone: 478-542-2105 Houston County Website Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage records from 1833 and probate records from 1827. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from from 1822.

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:

Census Records

 * Jeffery, Alice, ed. Houston County, Georgia Census, 1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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

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
 * Confederate and World War I Pension records FamilySearch Catalog

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


 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's) (Confederate), Company C
 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 57th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E


 * Central Georgia Genealogical Society (Warner Robins, Georgia). 1983. First hundred and ten years of Houston County, Georgia, 1822-1932. Chelsea, Michigan: BookCrafters. (page156-159)
 * Dobbins, H. P., and C. B. Andrew. 1959. A history of Houston County, Georgia. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Hageness, MariLee Beatty. 1998. Confederate soldiers and their units, Houston county, Georgia. Anniston, AL: MLH Research. (page 1-20)

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

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

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 & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1824-1833 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book A, 1824-1833 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1824-1958 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Houston County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1827-1855 Images of Houston County, Georgia Wills 1827 to 1855 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1827-1896 Indexes to Houston County, Georgia Will Books A (1827-1855) and B (1855-1896) at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1830-1954 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Houston County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1833-1848 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book B, 1833-1848 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1834-1919 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Houston County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1847-1851 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book C, 1847-1851 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1847-1901 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Houston County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1852-1853 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book D, 1852-1853 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1852-1947 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Houston County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1853-1854 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book E, 1853-1854 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1854-1855 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book F, 1854-1855 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1855-1926 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Houston County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1923 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Houston County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1924 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Houston County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and 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

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
 * 1820-1850 Marriages Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1826-1852 Jefferey, Alice. Georgia Marriage Records, Houston, Muscogee, Talbot Counties. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1832-2015  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1864 Book B, Index of Brides and Grooms Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1864-1895 Houston County Marriage Index 1864-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1898 Book D, Index of Brides and Grooms Georgia Pioneers ($)

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

Family History Centers

 * Perry Georgia Family History Center

Societies
Sons of Confederate Veterans  Lt. James T. Woodward Camp 1399 Sons of Confederate Veterans

Central Georgia Genealogical Society P.O. Box 2024 Warner Robins, GA 31099-2024 Central Georgia Genealogical Society Central Georgia Genealogical Society Facebook

Perry Area Historical Society  Perry Area Historical Society

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Houston County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Houston County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers 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