Upson County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Upson County Courthouse PO Box 889 Thomaston, GA 30286-0889 Phone: (706) 647-7012 Probate Court has marriage records from 1825 and probate records from 1920; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1825 and newspaper files from 1870  Upson County Clerk of Superior Court 116 W. Main St. PO Box 469 Thomaston, GA 30286 Phone (706) 647-5847  Upson County Probate Court 106 E. Lee Street, Suite 210 Thomaston, GA 30286 Phone (706) 647-7015

Parent County
1824--Upson County was created 15 December 1824 from Crawford and Pike Counties. County seat: Thomaston

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Crawford County •  Lamar County  •  Meriwether County  •  Monroe County  •  Pike County  •  Talbot County  •  Taylor County

Church Records

 * 1824 - New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, Yatesville, 1824 Members at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Local Histories

 * Nottingham, Carolyn Walker. History of Upson County, Georgia. Macon, Ga.: Press of J.W. Burke Co., 1930. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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)


 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 13th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company D
 * - 13th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C; Company E, 3d Battalion
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Upson County). 1962. Confederate pension rolls, 1890-1936. 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

Wills

 * 1825-1850 - Upson County Wills and Estates, Book A (1825-1850) (digital images) at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1876-1915 - Index to Upson County Will Book B (1876-1915) at Georgia Pioneers ($).

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 $
 * 1825 - 1886 - Upson County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1825-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1886 - 1914 - Upson County Marriage books D and E Index 1886-1914. 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
Upson Historical Society PO Box 363 Thomaston 30286 Telephone Number:706-646-2437 Website

Thomaston Upson Archives PO Box 1137 Thomaston, GA 30286-0015 Telephone Number:706-646-2437 Website

Central Georgia Genealogical Society Post Office Box 2024 Warner Robins, GA 31099 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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