Morgan County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Morgan 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 Virginia Congressman, Daniel Morgan. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse PO Box 168 Madison, GA 30650-0168 Phone: 706-342-0725 Morgan County Website County Health Department has birth records. Probate Court has marriage, death, burial and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1807.

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:

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Morgan County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Census Records
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Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Baptist Bethlehem Baptist Church


 * 1859-1885 Bethlehem Baptist Church Baptism Index 1859-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1859-1895 Bethlehem Baptist Church Marriage Index 1859-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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)
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index


 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 66th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)), Company G


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Morgan County). 1957. Confederate Pension Roll 1920-1931 &amp; Confederate roster: also roll and minutes of Confederate States Service Survivors Association of Morgan County, abt. 1879-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. (United States, Georgia, Morgan -- Military records -- Civil War, 1861-1865.)

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1804-1814 Index to Miscellaneous Estate Records 1804-1814 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1808-1815 Index to Will Book A (1808-1815) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1808-1815 Wills, Book A, 1808-1815 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1808-1815 Wills, Book A, 1808-1815 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1815-1830 Index to Will Book B (1815-1830) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1815-1830 Wills, Book B, 1815-1830 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1831-1866 Index to Will Book C (1831-1866) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1858-1899 Index to Will Book D (1858-1899) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Tax Records

 * 1869 Tax Digests (images of all districts) Georgia Pioneers ($)

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
 * 1808-1879 Morgan County Marriage Index 1808-1879. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1824-1850 Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1866-1891 Morgan County Marriage Index 1866-1891. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1879-1907 Morgan County Marriage Index 1879-1907. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1891-1895 Morgan County Marriage Index 1891-1895. 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 ($)
 * 1928-1942 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch — index

Websites

 * Morgan County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Morgan County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Morgan 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