Jones County, Georgia Genealogy and History: American History and Genealogy Project

Jones County, Georgia

Jones County, originally part of Baldwin County, was created 10 December 1807. The 30th county formed in Georgia was named for James Jones of Savannah. He was a legislator at the age of 23, a member of the State Consitutional Convention in 1798, and a congressman.

Old Clinton, the first county site, was built in 1809. It was a center for New England settlers whose influence is reflected in the architecture of the town, where the houses stand close to the street. At one time, this was the fourth largest city in the state. However, Clinton was one of 187 inactive municipalities to lose its charter in 1995, as a result of a 1993 Act of the General Assembly.

In 1905, the county site was moved to Gray. This was the year the courthouse pictured above was erected. The architects were J. W. Glover and Company. The contractors were the Atlanta Fireproofing Company with Robert F. Hemphill (president and treasurer) and L. J. Isbell (vice-president and general manager). The county commissioners at the time were John T. Glover, J. H. Meeks, and J. H. C. Ethridge.

The town of Gray was originally known as James in honor of the man whose land it was on, James H. Blount. It was later changed to Gray to honor James Madison Gray, a major financier of the Confederacy.

The Ocmulgee River, the restored Jarrell Plantation, and the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge are located in Jones County. The Jarrell Plantation is a State Historic Site within the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge.

Helpful Addresses:

Probate Court of Jones County
Jones County Clerk
P. O. Box 1359
Gray, GA 31032
Ph: (478) 986-6668

Superior Court of Jones County
Bart W. Jackson, Clerk
P. O. Box 39
Gray, GA 31032
Ph: (478) 986-6671

Clinton Historical Society
Mrs. Anne Hamilton
154 Randolph Street
Gray, GA 31032

Biographies:
- Congressional Biographies
Those Rooted in the State of Georgia
- George D. ALLEN, a Personal Sketch
- Descendants of Thomas William ANDERSON

- Dr. Robert B. BARRON, a Personal Sketch
- Marmaduke G. BAYNE, a Biographical Sketch
- Alonzo A. DOZIER, a Biographical Sketch
- Henry S. GREAVES
- Descendants of James GRIFFITH
- Wilkins JACKSON Family
- Descendants of Henry VINSON
- Descendants of Jacob WATTS II

Reference Books:
- Jones County, Georgia History and Biographies
- Jones County, Georgia Marriages (1812-1870) by Frances Ingmire
- 1840 Jones County, Georgia Census Index
- 1860 Jones County, Georgia Census Index by Frances Ingmire
- This is Your Georgia by Bernice McCullar

Cemeteries:

Bethesda Church	Black Memorial	Blake Fitz Jarrell Family	Bradley	Camp Hope	Chapman
Clawson	Clinton Methodist Church	Crutchfield	Damascus Church	Edwards	Ellis Chapel Church
Ethridge-Minter	Ford	Fortville	Gorden	Gordon	Haddock Baptist Church
Happoldt-Stevens	Harris	Henderson Stripling	Highview	Holland B. Speller	Humphries
Hunt	James	John Gordon	Jones	Juliette Mills	Little Rock Church
Marys Chapel	McKay	Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens	Moore	Mountain Springs	New Hope
New Salem	Newby-Mitchell	Pickart	Round Oak	Salem	Sardis
Stiles	Union Hill Baptist Church	Walker-Pitts	Watson and Couch	Wayside Presbyterian Church	William Woods
Wincey	-	-	-	-	-

- Death Records: 1919-1924

Census:
- 1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule
- 1930 Census Fact Sheet

Churches:
- Clinton Methodist Church
- Current List of Churches for Gray, GA
- Current List of Churches for Haddock, GA
- Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives

Cities, Towns, and Communities:

Balcom	Barron's	Blountsville	Bradley	Brundage	Campbell
Cardsville	Cheatham	Cornucopia/Grab All	Crutchfield	Cumslo	East Juliette
Ethridge	Fig	Five Points	Fortville	Franks	Glovers
Gray	Griswold/Griswoldville	Haddock	Old Clinton

Reference: Cities, Towns, and Communities of Georgia Between 1847-1962:
8,500 Places and the County in Which Located Compiled by Marion R.
Hemperley, Deputy Surveyor General of Georgia

Goverment:
- Some Current Officials:

Jones County Board of Education Mr. William C. Mathews, Jr. Superintendent, Jones County Schools PO Box 519 Gray, GA 31032 Ph: (478) 986-6580	Mayor Jason Briley 197 Turner Woods Road Gray, GA 31032
Gray Fire Department Chief Edward S. Smith PO Box 443 Gray, GA 31032 Ph: (478) 986-5433	Gray Police Department Chief Billy Bagwell PO Box 443 Gray, GA 31032 Ph: (478) 986-6381

Jones County Board of Commissioners:
Chairman Butch Moore
District 1 Commissioner Larry Childs
District 2 Commissioner David Gault
District 3 Commissioner Tim Day
District 4 Commissioner AL Andrews

- Some Past Officials:

Alexander Hamilton Stephens McKay (1854-1902), School Commissioner
Submitted by Shannon McKay Carroll

Lookups:
- Georgia Volunteers
- Georgia Books We Own
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness for Georgia

Mailing Lists

Maps:
- Historical Atlas: Including the years of 1822-1823, 1830, 1834, 1839, 1846,
1855, 1863-1865, 1874, 1883, 1885, 1895, 1904, 1910, 1915, 1952, 1955,
and 1970
- County Militia Districts
- Early Maps from Georgia's Virtual Vault

Military:
- Revolutionary War Soldiers:
· BONNER, Joseph
· LAMAR, John Jr.
- Battle of Griswoldville
- Jones County Civil War Units:
· 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company B, Jones Volunteers
· 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company A
· 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company F, Gray Volunteers
Biographical Sketch of Soldier Rodolphus William Jackson
· 66th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company D
- World War II and Korean War Casualties

Miscellaneous Data:
- Abstracts from Georgia Slave Narratives
- Georgia Crime & Criminals Blog

- Georgia Tornadoes
- Jones County Crime & Criminals
- 1904 Georgia Medical Directory
- 1934 Members of the American Bar (biographical sketches)

Neighboring Counties:
- Jasper - Putnam - Baldwin - Wilkinson (GaGen) - Wilkinson (AHGP)
- Twiggs - Bibb - Monroe

Newspapers:
- The Jones County News
Archives as far back as 1973 available at World Vital Records

Queries:
- Georgia in the Civil War Message Board

Schools / Education:
- Blountsville Academy
- Jones County High School
  PO Box 609
  Gray, GA 31032
  * Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
- Round Oak High School - 1924

Social History:
- Crime in Georgia
- Containing transcripts of newspaper articles about the 1910 murder of R. V. SMITH, Jones County resident.

- Social History Books and Links for the Georgia Researcher

Wills/Probate:

- Will of Henry ROBERTS
- Jones County Will Books A & B

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