Monroe County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Monroe County

Guide to Monroe County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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 ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)