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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Thomas County'''<br><br> | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Thomas County'''<br><br> | ||
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| − | | building address = Thomas County Courthouse | + | | building address = Thomas County Courthouse<br> 225 N Broad Street<br> Thomasville, GA 31792<br> Phone: 229.225.4108 <br> [http://www.thomascountyboc.org/index.html '''Thomas County Website'''] }} |
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | [[Image:Thomas County Georgia Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px | + | [[Image:Thomas County Georgia Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px]][http://www.thomascountyboc.org/index.html Thomas County Courthouse]<br> 225 N Broad Street<br> Thomasville, GA 31792<br> Phone: 229.225.4108 <br><br>County Health Department has birt and death records; <br>Probate Court has marriage and probate records; <br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records<br> from 1919 and land records from 1826<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Thomas County, Georgia. Page 160 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 00:55, 16 March 2013
United States 
Georgia Thomas County
Guide to Thomas County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Thomas County, Georgia | |
| Map | |
 Location of Georgia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | December 23, 1825 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Thomasville |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Thomas County Courthouse 225 N Broad Street Thomasville, GA 31792 Phone: 229.225.4108 Thomas County Website |
Contents |
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[1]
History
Parent County
1825--Thomas County was created 23 December 1825 from Decatur andIrwin Counties. County seat: Thomasville [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1849 -- Courthouse damaged by storm.
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
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 ($).
- MacIntyre, W. Irwin. History of Thomas County, Georgia: From the Time of DeSoto to the Civil War. Thomasville, Ga.: 1923. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Maps
Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers
Military
Newspapers
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
Taxation
Vital Records
Thomas County Health Department, Vital Records, P.O. Box 148, Thomasville, GA 31799-0148, Phone: (229) 226-4241
Societies and Libraries
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
- Thomas County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Thomas County, Georgia. Page 160 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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