Upson County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Upson County

County Courthouse
Upson County Courthouse PO Box 889 Thomaston, GA 30286-0889 Phone: 706.647.7012

Probate Court has marriage records from 1825 and probate records from 1920; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1825 and newspaper files from 1870

Parent County
1824--Upson County was created 15 December 1824 from Crawford and Pike Counties. County seat: Thomaston

Neighboring Counties

 * Crawford
 * Lamar
 * Meriwether
 * Monroe
 * Pike
 * Talbot
 * Taylor

Church

 * 1824 - New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, Yatesville, 1824 Members at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Local Histories

 * Nottingham, Carolyn Walker. History of Upson County, Georgia. Macon, Ga.: Press of J.W. Burke Co., 1930. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Wills

 * 1825-1850 - Upson County Wills and Estates, Book A (1825-1850) (digital images) at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1876-1915 - Index to Upson County Will Book B (1876-1915) at 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.
 * Upson County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Pioneers