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United States    Georgia    Butts County

County Courthouse

Butts County Courthouse
25 Third Street; PO Box 320;
Jackson, GA 30233-0320
Phone: 770.775.8200

Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records;
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1825^[1]

History

Parent County

1825--Butts County was created 24 December 1825 from Henry and Monroe Counties.  County seat:  Jackson ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Crawford
• Henry
• Jasper
• Lamar
• Newton
• Spalding

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps 

Marriages

  Butts County Marriages 1827-1870  Georgia Pioneers
  Butts County Marriage Index 1876-1896   Georgia Pioneers

Military 

Newspapers

Probate 

  Butts County Wills 1821-1841 (digital images and abstracts) . See lists of testators.   Georgia Pioneers
  Butts County Wills and Estates 1845-1855 (digital images). See list of testators.   Georgia Pioneers
  Butts County Wills and Estates 1849-1857 (digital images). See list of testators.  Georgia Pioneers
  Index to Will Book A 1850-1896  Georgia Pioneers ($)
  Index to Will Book B 1897-1948   Georgia Pioneers ($)
  Index to Wills, Appraisements, Sales, Annual Returns, 1826-1841; 1836-1845;

          1845-1851;1849-1857   Georgia Pioneers ($)
  Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers 1852-1855; 1864-1888;

           1889-1901; 1896-1901  Georgia Pioneers ($)

Taxation

Vital Records

• 1879-80 - Butts County, Georgia Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).
  

Societies and Libraries 

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.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Butts County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
  

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Butts County, Georgia. Page 152 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).