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Thomas County History and Genealogy        A Proud Member of the Genealogy Trails Group Our goal at Genealogy Trails is to help you track your ancestors through time and place by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. This is a continuation of our original, Illinois Genealogy Trails History and Genealogy Project and we are excited about this opportunity to expand into other states. We welcome your feedback and comments, and your data contributions. If you think you might be interested in joining our group, view our Volunteer Page for further information and instructions on signing up. We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project be as successful as it can be. If you have data that you would like to have posted on this website, please contact us. Any data we come across will be added to this site. We regret that we are unable to perform any personal research for you. If you would like to be kept informed of our state and county website updates, subscribe to our mailing lists
Cities and Towns Barwick -- Boston -- Coolidge -- Meigs -- Thomasville Photo: Keith Hair The county seat is Thomasville, Georgia. Online Data Biographies Births Cemeteries Census Church Histories/Records County Records Court Records Deaths Family Bibles History Marriages Military Newspaper Data Obituaries Surnames Wills/Legal Records  Website Updates: Sep 2009: Records of First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville 11 Apr 2007: Tuthill, Clarke obits 3 Aug 2006: Death Cert. 27 Dec 2007: Mt. Zion Cemetery		Subscribe to our Mailing List to be notified when this website is updated Surrounding Counties Colquitt - northeast Brooks - east Jefferson Co, FL - south Leon Co, FL - southwest Grady - west Mitchell - northwest You are Visitor # Since Aug 3, 2006 Visit our National Genealogy Trails Website
Brief History.... Thomas County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 23, 1825 from portions of Decatur and Irwin counties. Colquitt (1856), Brooks (1858), and Grady (1905) Counties all were formed partially from lands within Thomas County's original borders. 1895 Map The County is named for General Jett Thomas, officer in the War of 1812 who is also known for overseeing the construction of the first building at the University of Georgia (originally referred to as Franklin College and known today as Old College) as well as the state capitol at Milledgeville
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