Troup County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for George Troup, thirty-fourth governor of Georgia, U.S. representative, and senator. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Troup County Courthouse 118 Ridley Avenue PO Box 1051 LaGrange, GA 30240 Phone: 706-883-1740 Troup County Website County Archives has marriage, burial, divorce, land, probate 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.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county: \

Bible Records

 * Troup County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Troup County Bible Records, Joel Smith Bible at Rootsweb
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1827-1903 (*); Court of Ordinary and Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1832-1905 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville
 * Higgins Funeral Home in LaGrange
 * Lakes Dunson Robertson Funeral Home in LaGrange
 * Mackey-Wilson-Jennings Funeral Homes, Inc. in LaGrange
 * M. W. Lee Mortuary in West Point
 * Striffler-Hamaby Mortuary - LaGrange in LaGrange
 * Thrash and Son's Funeral Home in Hogansville
 * West Georgia Mortuary in LaGrange

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Local Histories

 * Smith, Clifford L. History of Troup County. Atlanta, Ga.: Printed by Foote &amp; Davies Co., 1935. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
 * Valley Historical Scrapbook. West Point, Ga.: The Society, 1970. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 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)
 * - 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - Carlton's Company, Georgia Artillery (Troup County Artillery) (Confederate)
 * - Cherokee Legion, Georgia (State Guards) (Confederate)


 * Wamick, Mona Allison. 1985. The Pearson-Johnson-Hammond letters, 1850-1936 and related family history. Decatur, Ga: M.A. Wamick.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia
 * Historic newspapers for the region can be searched in The Georgia Historic Newspapers database. In particular, the following newspapers contain information pertaining to Troup County:


 * The West Point observer (1866 - 18??)
 * The Daily bulletin. (1862 - 18??)
 * Harris County enterprise. (1860 - 1865)
 * La Grange herald. (1843 - 1845)
 * The La Grange reporter. (184? - 193?)


 * Additional records may be found in Georgia newspaper clippings : Meriwether County extracts, 1828-1889.

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1828-1836 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Troup County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1832-1848 Wills 1832-1848 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1832-1848 Wills 1832-1848 (digital images). See Names of Testators Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1836-1830 Index to Troup County Divisions 1836-1839 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1839-1908 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Troup County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Some volumes include index and images
 * 1848-1863 Wills 1848-1863 (digital images).  See Names of Testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1848-1866, 1884-1925 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Troup County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images
 * 1857-1866, 1884-1925 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Troup County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1861 Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, Vol. U, 1861-62 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1862-1864 Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 5, 1862-64 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1864-1867 Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 6, 1864-71 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1866-1868 Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 7, 1866-68 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1869-1871 Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 8, 1869-71 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1871-1875 Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 9, 1871-1875 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1875-1878 Index to Troup County Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, No. 10, 1875-1878 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1888-1929, 1828-1953 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Troup County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1891-1943 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Troup County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*); Daughters of the American Revolution. La Grange Chapter (La Grange, Illinois) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1837 Troup County Marriage Book A Index 1828-1837. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1837 Troup County Marriage Index 1828-1837 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 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
 * 1869-1876 Troup County Marriage Book F Index 1869-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1881 Troup County Marriage Book G Index 1877-1881. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1888 Troup County Marriage Books H and I Index 1881-1888. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 Troup County Marriages from Newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1888-1908 Troup County Marriage Index 1888-1908. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1895 Troup County Marriage Book A Index 1892-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Archives
Georgia Archives University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3700 Website Facebook

Societies
Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society H Grady Bradshaw Library 3419 20th Avenue Valley, Alabama 36854 334-768-2050 Email: [mailto:cvhs@cvhistoricalsociety.org cvhs@cvhistoricalsociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Email: [mailto:publicity@gagensociety.org publicity@gagensociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:webmaster@georgiahistory.com webmaster@georgiahistory.com] Website Facebook Troup County Historical Society 136 Main Street LaGrange, GA 30240 706-884-1828 Email: [mailto:info@trouphistory.org info@trouphistory.org] Website Facebook West Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 1051 La Grange, GA 30241 Website

Websites

 * Troup County Genealogy
 * Troup County Georgia Genealogy and History
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Troup County GAGenWeb
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records