Houston County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Houston County

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

County Courthouse
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

Parent County
1821--Houston County was created 15 May 1821 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Perry

Neighboring Counties

 * Bibb
 * Bleckley
 * Dooly
 * Macon
 * Peach
 * Pulaski
 * Twigg

Cemeteries

 * Parkway Memorial Gardens, Warner Robbins BillionGraves

Census

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

Marriages

 * 1820-1852 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1852-1864, Book B, Index of Brides and Grooms Georgia Pioneers
 * 1875-1898, Book D, Index of Brides and Grooms Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * 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 ($).
 * 1824-1833 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book A, 1824-1833 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1833-1848 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book B, 1833-1848 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1847-1851, Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book C, 1847-1851 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1852-1853, Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book D, 1852-1853 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1853-1854, Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book E, 1853-1854 Georgia Pioneers
 * 1854-1855, Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book F, 1854-1855 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * 1826-1852 Jefferey, Alice. Georgia Marriage Records, Houston, Muscogee, Talbot Counties. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1864-1895 - Houston County Marriage Index 1864-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Houston County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers