Peach County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Peach County Courthouse 205 W Church Street PO Box 468 Fort Valley, GA 31030-4155 Phone: 912.825.2535 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate record from 1925; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1925

Clerk of Superior Court 205 W. Church St. P.O. Box 389 Fort Valley, GA 31030 Phone: (478) 825-5331 Fax: (478) 825-8662

Probate Court of Peach County P.O. Box 327 Fort Valley, GA 31030 Phone: 478-825-2313

Parent County
1924--Peach County was created 18 July 1924 from Houston and Macon Counties. County seat:  Fort Valley

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
Bibb Georgia • Crawford Georgia • Houston Georgia • Macon Georgia • Taylor Georgia

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Peach County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

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)


 * 57th Regiment, Georgia Infantry


 * Daughters of the American Revolution. 1972. History of Peach County, Georgia. Atlanta: Cherokee Pub. Co.; [distributed by Mrs. W. C. Nichols, Fort Valley, Ga.]. (page 79-84)

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


 * 1924-1934 - Wills, Book A, 1924-1934 (digital images) (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1560 - 1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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
 * 1824 - 1850 - Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
 Byron Area Historical Society 101 East Heritage Blvd. PO Box 755 Byron, GA 31008 Telephone Number: 912-956-3600 Website

Central Georgia Genealogical Society Post Office Box 2024 Warner Robins, GA 31099 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Peach 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.
 * Peach County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Peach County, Georgia Trails to the Past
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers