Monroe County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Monroe County

County Courthouse
Monroe County Courthouse PO Box 189 Forsyth, GA 31029-0189 Phone: 912.994.7000 Probate Court has marriage, probate records from 1824, birth records from 1927 and death records from 1940; Clerk Superior Court has court and land records from 1821 and divorce records

Parent County
1821--Monroe County was created 15 May 1827 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Forsyth

Neighboring Counties

 * Bibb
 * Butts
 * Crawford
 * Jasper
 * Jones
 * Lamar
 * Upson

Marriages
Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriages from newspapers 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Probate

 * Wills 1824-1847 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Wills 1824-1847 (digital images). See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1848-1875 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Wills, 1868-1878 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Wills, 1876-1927 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns 1823-1858 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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