Thomas County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Thomas County

County Courthouse
Thomas County Courthouse 225 N Broad Street Thomasville, GA 31792 Phone: 229.225.4108 County Health Department has birt and death records; Probate Court has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1919 and land records from 1826

Parent County
1825--Thomas County was created 23 December 1825 from Decatur andIrwin Counties. County seat: Thomasville

Record Loss
1849 -- Courthouse damaged by storm.

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Brooks
 * Colquitt
 * Grady
 * Jefferson County, Florida
 * Leon County, Florida
 * Mitchell

Local Histories

 * MacIntyre, W. Irwin. History of Thomas County, Georgia: From the Time of DeSoto to the Civil War. Thomasville, Ga.: 1923. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * Wills, Book A, 1826-1836 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Book B, 1837-1845 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills, Annual Returns, Inventories, Book A, 1826-1836 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills, Annual Returns, Inventories, Book B, 1837-1845 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Final Settlements, Book A, 1855-1862 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Final Settlements, Book B, 1863-1875 Georgia Pioneers
 * Record of Wills Filed Between 1826 and 1860 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
Thomas County Health Department, Vital Records, P.O. Box 148, Thomasville, GA 31799-0148, Phone: (229) 226-4241

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.
 * Thomas County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers