Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Muscogee County  Guide to Muscogee County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. == County Courthouse == Muscogee County Courthouse 100 10th Street PO Box 1340 Columbus, GA 31902 Phone: 706.653.4013 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1838 == History ==  ==== Parent County ==== 1826--Muscogee County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat:  Columbus ==== Boundary Changes ==== ==== 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 == Places / Localities == ==== Populated Places ==== ==== Neighboring Counties ==== *Chattahoochee *Harris *Lee County, Alabama *Russell County, Alabama *Talbot == Resources == ==== Cemeteries ==== ==== Church ==== LDS Ward and Branch Records *Columbus ==== Court ==== ==== Land ==== ==== 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 ($). :*Telfair, Nancy. A History of Columbus, Georgia: 1828-1928. Columbus, Ga.: Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Digital version at Ancestry ($). ==== Maps ==== ==== Marriages ==== Marriage Books A and B, 1838-1844 Georgia Pioneers ($) Marriage Books 1828-34, 1837-41, 1851-52, 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($) ==== Military ==== ==== Newspapers ==== ==== 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 ($) ==== Taxation ====  ==== Vital Records ====  ===== Marriage ===== *1826-1852 - Jefferey, Alice. Georgia Marriage Records, Houston, Muscogee, Talbot Counties. Digital version at Ancestry ($). *1838-1845 - Muscogee County Marriage Book B Index 1838-1845. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1845-1860 - Muscogee County Marriage Books C and D 1845-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1860-1872 - Muscogee County Marriage Books E and F 1860-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1872-1881 - Muscogee County Marriage Books G and H 1872-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1881-1890 - Muscogee County Marriage Books I and J 1881-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1890-1893 - Muscogee County Marriage Book K 1890-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free. *1893-1895 - Muscogee County Marriage Book L 1893-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free. == Societies and Libraries == ==== 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 ($) == References ==