Troup County, Georgia Genealogy


 * United States &gt; Georgia &gt; Troup County

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 ($).

Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages from Newspapers Georgia Pioneers ($)

1828-1837 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)

1837-1844 Marriage Index Georgia Pioneers ($)

1844-1858 Marriage License Index Georgia Pioneers ($)

Probate

 * 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 ($)

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.
 * Troup County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers [http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers] ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers [http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers] ($)