McDuffie County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to McDuffie County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for the South Carolina governor and senator George McDuffie. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
McDuffie County Courthouse 337 Main Street PO Box 158 Thomson, GA 30824-0028 Phone: 706-595-2134 McDuffie County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records from 1872. Clerk Superior Court has divorce from 1872, court and land records from 1870.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Quaker Records (Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths) from Wrightsboro Meeting House, Thomson, Georgia Georgia Pioneers ($)

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * Baker, Pearl. 1971. A handbook of history: McDuffie County, Georgia, 1870-1970. [Thomson, Ga.]: Progress-News Pub. Co.(page 19-23)
 * McCommons, Leila Boswell, and Clara Stovall. 1960. History of McDuffie County, Georgia, 1870-1933. [S.l.]: Mann Film Laboratories.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McDuffie County). 1960. Pension rolls, 1890-1938. [S.l.]: Mann Film Laboratories.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1871-1913 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McDuffie County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1871-1915 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McDuffie County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1871-1927 Index to Inventories, Sales, Appraisements, Years' Support, 1871-1927 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1871-1927 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McDuffie County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1872-1885 Wills 1872-1885 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Will Book A Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1872-1927 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McDuffie County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1870-1876 McDuffie County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1870-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1895 McDuffie County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1877-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Societies
McDuffie County Historical Society 633 Hemlock Drive PO Box 1816 Thomson, GA 30824 Phone: 706-595-5584 McDuffie County Historical Society

Wrightsboro Foundation PO Box 1816 Thomson, GA 30824-5816 Phone: 706-595-5584 Wrightsboro Foundation PDF

East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680 East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. Facebook

Georgia State Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 Phone: 678-364-3700 Georgia State Archives Georgia State Archives Facebook

Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W. Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 Phone: 	912-651-2125 Toll Free: 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:ghslib@georgiahistory.com ghslib@georgiahistory.com] Georgia Historical Society

Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Georgia Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb McDuffie County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * McDuffie County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers $
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records