Upson County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Upson County

Guide to Upson County Georgia 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

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Crawford
 * Lamar
 * Meriwether
 * Monroe
 * Pike
 * Talbot
 * Taylor

Church

 * 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 ($).

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 ($).

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