Upson County, Georgia Records
Upson County, Georgia (Map It) was created on December 15, 1824 from Crawford County and Pike County. Upson County was named in honor of Stephen Upson (1786 - 1824), a noted state legislator.
Upson County is bordered by  Lamar County (north), Pike County (north), Monroe County ( northeast), Crawford County (south), Taylor County (south), Talbot County (southwest), Meriwether County (northwest).
A Map of Upson County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Upson County, Georgia Courthouse Records
Upson County, GA Courthouse
The Upson County Courthouse is located in Thomaston, Georgia.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Upson county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- History of Baker County, Georgia Courthouse
- Upson County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1825 and Court Records from 1825. The County Clerk of Superior Court has jurisdiction over cases for title to land and equity, felony cases, adoptions, divorces, child support and custody enforcement. The clerk also is tasked with recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county. Be aware that Lands were given to Georgia citizens by lotteries for the years 1820, 1821, 1827, 1832, 1832 (Gold), 1833.
- Upson County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1825 and Probate Records from 1825.The County Clerk of Probate Court responsibilities include legal proceedings forh Wills, Estates, Guardianships of minor children, Involuntary Committals Hearings, Issuance of Marriage License, ect.. The county probate judge's office is the office where the most valuable genealogical records are created and maintained in the state of Georgia.
- Upson County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
- Upson County Tax Assessor
- The Upson County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court for Divorce Records and the Probate Judge for Marriage Records.
Upson County, Georgia Census Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Georgia Census Substitutes 1790-1890
- State Population Schedules: 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Upson County, Georgia Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Georgia Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from January 1919 to present.
- Marriage Records: from June 9, 1952 to present.
- Divorce Records: None. Contact the County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Locations:Â Georgia Division of Public Health, Vital Records, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; (404) 679-4702
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Upson County, Georgia Resources
- Thomaston Upson Archives
- Upson Historical Society
- Upson County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 363, Thomaston, GA 30286
- Central Georgia Genealogial Society
- Upson County, Georgia Message Boards
Upson County, Georgia External Links
- Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Upson County, Georgia Books - Amazon
- Upson Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
- Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
- Upson County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
- Upson County, GA History
- Upson Co. GAGenweb
- Upson County Historical Chronology
- Upson County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
- Historical Maps of Upson County
- Upson County, Georgia Military Records
