Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy

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Parent County
1826--Muscogee County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat:  Columbus

Record Loss
1838 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Chattahoochee
 * Harris
 * Lee County, Alabama
 * Russell County, Alabama
 * Talbot

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Columbus

Local Histories

 * Martin, John H. Columbus, Geo., From Its Selection as a "Trading Town" in 1827, to Its Partial Destruction by Wilson's Raid, in 1865: History, Incident, Personality. Columbus, Ga.: T. Gilbert, 1874-1875. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Telfair, Nancy. A History of Columbus, Georgia: 1828-1928. Columbus, Ga.: Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriages
Marriage Books A and B, 1838-1844 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage Books 1828-34, 1837-41, 1851-52, 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * Wills 1838-1862 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1862-1875 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1875-1882 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A, 1838-1863 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book B, 1862-1875 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book C, 1875-1891 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book D, 1891-1903 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Book A, 1839-1843 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book B, 1843-1848 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book A, 1839-1843 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book D, 1852-1854 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records

 * 1826-1852 Jefferey, Alice. Georgia Marriage Records, Houston, Muscogee, Talbot Counties. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Public Libraries

 * Columbus Public Library Genealogy Department 3000 Macon Rd. Columbus, GA 31906 Telephone: (706) 243-2681 They offer local histories, biographies, censuses, maps, newspapers, genealogy classes, and more.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Columbus Georgia Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers