Pike County, Georgia

The following is information about record sources and agencies in or near the Pike County area that have records useful for family research. When you write to a record source/agency, be specific in the information you are requesting, and limit your request to one or two items.

LOCAL LIBRARIES
J. Joel Edwards Public Library
618 Hwy 19 South
Zebulon, Georgia 30295
(770) 567-2014

New Hours 
Monday 11:00-5:00 
Tuesday 11:00-8:00 
Wednesday 11:00-5:00 
Thursday 11:00-8:00 
Friday 11:00-5:00 
Saturday 11:00-3:00 
Sunday Closed 

Flint River Regional Library
800 Memorial Drive
Griffin, Georgia  30223
(770) 412-4770

Hours:
Mon. - 9am - 9pm
Tue. - 9am - 6pm
Wed. - 9am - 6pm
Thu. - 9am - 9pm
Fri. - 9am - 6pm
Sat. - 9am - 6pm

Barnesville-Lamar County Library
401 Thomaston Street
Barnesville, Georgia 30204
(770) 358-3270

Hours:
Mon. - 10am - 8pm
Tue. - 10am - 5pm
Wed. - 1pm - 8pm
Thu. - 10am - 5pm
Fri. - 10am - 5pm
Sat. - 10am - 1pm

Monroe County Library
62 West Main Street
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
(912) 994-7025

Hours:
Mon. - 9am - 5pm
Tue. - 9am - 8pm
Wed. - 9am - 5pm
Thu. - 9am - 5pm
Fri. - 9am - 5pm
Sat. - 9am - 5pm

COUNTY RECORDS
Pike County Courthouse
P.O. Box 10
Zebulon, Georgia  30295-0010
(770) 567-2000 (Superior Court Clerk)
(770) 567-8734 (Probate Court Clerk)

The Probate Court has marriage and estate records and wills. The Superior Court has 
divorce, civil court, and land records from 1822.  The Georgia Department of Archive 
and History has many of these records on microfilm. A current list of Pike County county 
records on microfilm at the Georgia Archives can be found at 
Georgia Archives County Microfilm for Pike County.
Click on "Pike County Cards PDF" and use page up or page down to flip through the cards.  
These are the actual county index cards at the Georgia Archives microfilm room in digital format.
This resource is very helpful in planning a research trip to the Georgia Archives and also in 
coming up with citation information.  Also, a list appears here.

VITAL RECORDS
Pike County Public Health Department
1007 Memorial Drive
121 W Solomon
(770) 228-5535

Georgia Department of Human Resources
Vital Records Service
2600 Skyland Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
(404) 679-4701

The Georgia Department of Human Resources has birth and death records from January 1,
1919 and marriage and divorce records from June 1952.

Cost for a certified Birth Certificate - $10.00
Cost for a certified Birth Card - $10.00
Cost for a certified Marriage Certificate - $10.00
Cost for a certified Death Certificate - $10.00
Cost for a duplicate copy, when ordered at the same time - $5.00

If your request is urgent, you may call and charge your certificates to your 
Visa, Discover, or MasterCard.  There is a $5.00 fee for this service, plus 
$15.50 if you want your certificate to be shipped by overnight Federal Express.

Birth & Death Certificate Request Form -- Print out a copy, complete, and mail in 
your request.

Marriage Certificate Request Form -- Print out a copy, complete, and mail in 
your request.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Pike County Historical Society
PO Box 178
Zebulon, GA 30295

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Pike County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 317
118 Concord Street
Zebulon, Georgia 30295
(770) 567-0616

CEMETERIES WITH OFFICES
Moody Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens
2574 Hwy 19 N
Zebulon, GA
(706) 647-9681

FAMILY HISTORY CENTERS
The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 
Salt Lake City, Utah has Family History Centers across the United States and 
Canada.  Their collections include microfilmed original vital records of Georgia.  
For details on their holdings you should consult your nearest Family History Center.

Family History Centers near the Pike County area:

Family History Center - Jonesboro Stake Center
2100 Jodeco Road
Jonesboro, Georgia
(770) 477-5985

Hours:
Tue. - 9am - 3pm; 6pm - 9pm
Wed. - 6pm - 9pm
Thu. - 9am - 9pm

Family History Center - Macon Stake Center
1624 Williamson Road
Macon, Georgia
(912) 788-5885

FUNERAL HOMES IN PIKE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREA
Coggins Funeral Home
321 Hannah's Mill Road
Thomaston, GA
(706) 647-9681

McDowell's United Funeral Home
452 North Hill Street
Griffin, GA
(770) 229-2729

McDowell's United Funeral Home
Society Street
Concord, GA
(770) 884-0036

Miller's Funeral Home
332 East Chappell Street
Griffin, GA
(770) 227-1585

Moody Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens
2574 Zebulon Road (Hwy 19 North)
Zebulon, GA 30295
(770) 567-8642

Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home
628 North Church Street
Thomaston, GA
(706) 647-6644

NEWSPAPERS
Herald-Gazette, Barnesville, GA

Barnesville Dispatch

Pike County Times

Griffin Daily News

Pike Journal Reporter


BOOKS DEALING WITH PIKE COUNTY
Mitchell, Lizzie R. History of Pike County, Georgia, 1822-1932            
(Spartanburg, S.C. : Reprint Co., 1980). [now available as a later reprint 
in paperback through the Pike County Historical Society.  For information, 
contact Lynn Cunningham at cunningham53@bellsouth.net]

Pike County Sesquicentennial Association, Historical Committee, Rubye Scott 
Snead, editor. Sesquicentennial 1822-1972, Pike County, Georgia.
(Zebulon, Georgia: Self-published, 1972).

Coppedge, James Frederick. Pike County, Georgia, 1822.
(Marlow? Ga., c1968).

Little River Historical Society, The Zebulon Area Cemeteries - Wake, Franklin,
Johnston & Nash Counties.  (A wonderful cemetery book) 

Harper, James E. Pike County, Georgia marriage records, 1822-1872
(Townville, S.C.: Self-published, 1983).

Smith, B., Editor.  Marriage book, 1822-1836 : Pike County, Georgia 
(Hapeville, Ga.: Hindsight, 1985)

Cunningham, Lynn.  Pike County Marriage Book 1823-1840, 714 Marriages; listed by Grooms & Brides; 
White marriages only, 25.00

Cunningham, Lynn.  Pike County Marriage Book 1840-1855, 959 Marriages; listed by Grooms & Brides; 
White marriages only, 25.00

Cunningham, Lynn.  Pike County Marriage Book K, 1854-1872, 965 Marriages; listed by White Grooms, Colored Grooms, 
White Brides & Colored Brides; 772 White marriages, 193 Colored marriages; 54 pgs, 25.00

Cunningham, Lynn.  Pike County Marriage Book 1873-1883, 1,350 Marriages; listed by White Grooms, Colored Grooms, 
White Brides & Colored Brides; 754 White marriages, 596 Colored marriages; 72 pgs, 30.00

Cunningham, Lynn.  Pike County Marriage Book A 1883-1890, 862 Marriages; listed by White Grooms,Colored Grooms, 
White Brides & Colored Brides; 582 White marriages, 280 Colored marriages; 48 pgs, 25.00

Cunningham, Lynn.  Pike County Marriage Book B 1890-1900, 1,620 Marriages; listed by White Grooms, Colored Grooms, 
White Brides & Colored Brides; 1054 White marriages, 566 Colored marriages; 84 pages, 30.00

Cunningham, Lynn.  Pike County Marriage Book C 1900-1912, 1,961 Marriages; listed by White Grooms, Colored Grooms, 
White Brides & Colored Brides; 1110 White marriages, 851 Colored marriages; 102 pgs, 30.00

Cunningham, Lynn.  Pike County Return of Marriages 1875-1876, 177 marriages; 96 White marriages; 81 Colored marriages. 
Only time in Georgia history when parents of brides/grooms, place of birth, etc., were listed on forms; 
colored marriages were of slaves or children of slaves; includes a copy of original form with transcription, 30.00

Cunningham, Lynn.  Pike County Confederate Rosters, Includes Co. A, 13th Ga; Co. G, 27th Ga; Co. H, 44th Ga; Co H, 53rd Ga; 
Barnesville Blues; Co. B, 4th Batt, Ga Sharpshooters; Co. G, 1st Reserves State Troops; Co. H, State Troops; 
Holloway Grays; Co.C, 30th Ga; w/every name index; 92 pgs, 30.00

Rogers, Rev. Richard Wade, History of Pike County Georgia 1822-1922; 50 pgs, 20.00

Cunningham, Lynn.  Newspaper Clippings From the Pike County Journal, 1888-1898, Weddings, obits and other stories of interest; 
510 different surnames; 186 pgs., TBD

Cunningham, Lynn.  Newspaper Clippings From the Pike County Journal, 1899-1909, Weddings, obits and other stories of interest;  
200+ pgs. Every name index, TBD

Robinson, Robert J., The Robinson family of Pike County, Georgia
(Quitman, Ga.: R.J. Robinson, 1995 or 1996).

Woods, Jacqueline Shockley.  The Shockley family of Pike County, Georgia:
allied lines, O'Rear, Morgan, Sturgis, Ford, Castleberry,
Minton, Brazil (Jonesboro, Ga.: Woods, c1980).