Jones County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Jones County Courthouse PO Box 1359 Gray, GA 31032-1359 Phone: 478.986.6671 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1924, along with marriage and probate records from 1811; Clerk Superior Court has land and court records Clerk of Superior Court 110 S. Jefferson St. P.O. Box 39 Gray, GA 31032 Telephone: (478) 986-6671 Fax: (478) 986-2030 Probate Court of Jones County P.O. Box 1090 Gray, GA  31032 Telephone: 478-986-6668 Fax: 478-986-1715

Parent County
1807--Jones County was created 10 December 1807 from Baldwin County. County seat: Gray

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Baldwin • Bibb • Jasper • Monroe • Putnam • Twiggs • WilkinsonCounty •

Cemeteries

 * Mountain Springs Cemetery, Macon BillionGraves

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * 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)


 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 66th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Williams, Carolyn White. 1957. History of Jones County, Georgia, for one hundred years, specifically 1807-1907. Macon, Ga: J.W. Burke Co. (page 98-162)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jones County). 1966. Confederate roster, 1861-1862, and Confederate pension rolls, 1890-1944. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Jones County.


 * November 22, 1864 = Griswoldville


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1808-1850 - Wills, Book E, 1808-1850 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1851-1856 - Wills, Book C 1851-1856 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1864-1890 - Wills, Book D 1864-1890 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1809-1851 - Index to Will Books A, B, C, 1809-1851 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1851-1867 - Index to Will Books C and D, 1851-1867 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1825-1828 - Index to Annual Returns and Estates, Book F, 1825-1828 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1809-1835 - Digital Images of Jones County Wills 1809 to 1835. See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1811 - 1850 - Marriages Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1811 - 1822 - Marriage Bonds Index (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1811 - 1895 - Jones County Marriage Index 1811-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1864 - 1882 - Jones County Marriage Index 1864-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - 1893 - Jones County Marriage Index 1875-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879 - 1895 - Jones County Marriage Index 1879-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Jones County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Jones County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Jones County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)