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

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
For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

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

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)



Civil War

 * - 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

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

 * 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.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

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. Select the state, then the county.
 * Upson County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers