Troup County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Troup County

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

County Courthouse
Troup County Courthouse 118 Ridley Avenue; PO Box 1051 LaGrange, GA 30240 Phone: 706.883.1740 County Archives has marriage, burial, divorce, land, proabte and court records from 1827, military records 1890-1936 and naturalization records from 1843-1908; County Health Department has birth and death records from 1919

Parent County
1826--Troup County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat:  LaGrange

Record Loss
November 4, 1936 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Chambers County, Alabama
 * Coweta
 * Harris
 * Heard
 * Meriwether
 * Randolph County, Alabama

Local Histories

 * Smith, Clifford L. History of Troup County. Atlanta, Ga.: Printed by Foote &amp; Davies Co., 1935. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Valley Historical Scrapbook. West Point, Ga.: The Society, 1970. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and D
 * - 13th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Companies B and K
 * - 13th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and K
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 41st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 57th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - Carlton's Company, Georgia Artillery (Troup County Artillery) (Confederate)
 * - Cherokee Legion, Georgia (State Guards) (Confederate)

Probate Records

 * Wills 1832-1848 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Wills 1832-1848 (digital images). See Names of Testators Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1848-1863 (digital images). See Names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Troup County Divisions 1836-1839 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, Vol. U, 1861-62 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 5, 1862-64 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 6, 1864-71 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 7, 1866-68 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 8, 1869-71 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 9, 1871-1875 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 10, 1875-1878 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1828-1837 - Troup County Marriage Book A Index 1828-1837. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1828-1837 - Troup County Marriage Index 1828-1837 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1837-1844 - Troup County Marriage Index 1837-1844 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1844-1858 - Troup County Marriage License Index 1844-1858 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1852-1869 - Troup County Marriage Books D and E Index 1852-1869. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1876 - Troup County Marriage Book F Index 1869-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1881 - Troup County Marriage Book G Index 1877-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1888 - Troup County Marriage Books H and I Index 1881-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1886 - Troup County Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1888-1908 - Troup County Marriage Index 1888-1908. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1892-1895 - Troup County Marriage Book A Index 1892-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Troup County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers [http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers] ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers [http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers] ($)