Madison County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Madison County

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

County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse 91 Albany Avenue Danielsville, GA 30633-0147 Phone: 706.795.3352 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1812.

Parent County
1811--Madison County was created 5 December 1811 from Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson andOglethorpe Counties. County seat: Danielsville

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
Madison County has not had any courthouse fires and deeds, wills, marriage records, Superior Court minutes and Inferior Court minutes from 1812 are available. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Populated Places
Danielsville is the county seat and other towns include Carlton, Colbert, Comer, Hull and Ila.

Neighboring Counties

 * Banks
 * Clarke
 * Elbert
 * Franklin
 * Hart
 * Jackson
 * Oglethorpe

Methodist Episcopal

 * 1790-1939 - Jones Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1790-1939. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1858-1903 - Jones Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Marriage Index 1858-1903. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories
Tabor, Paul. History of Madison County, Georgia. No Place Given: 1974.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and D
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E; Company B, 9th Battalion

Newspapers
McRee, Fred W. Jr. Madison County, Georgia, Deaths, 1854-1925. Dahlonega, Georgia: Fred W. Mcree Jr., 2011.

Probate Records
McRee, Fred W. Jr. Madison County, Georgia, Abstracts of Wills, 1813-1922. Dahlonega, Georgia: Fred W. McRee Jr., 2012.


 * Wills 1812-1841 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book A, 1816-1826 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book B, 1826-1830 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book C, 1830-1834 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book D, 1834-1837 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book E, 1837-1841 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Bills of Sale, Book B, 1813-1829 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Bills of Sale, Book D, 1841-1857 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Administrators and Guardians 1818-1888 Georgia Pioneers

Taxation
Microfilmed tax records are available at the Georgia Archives for the years 1831, 1817, 1820, 1821, 1824, 1825, 1830, 1832, 1833, 1838, 1840, 1843, 1848, 1849, 1859, 1853, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1857, 1859, 1860, 1861.

Vital Records
The State of George did not require the registration of births and deaths until 1919, although a few cities began keeping records earlier.

See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers
 * 1812-1908 - Madison County, GA Marriage Index 1812-1908 on-line. These records were copied from an index compiled by the county clerk from the original marriage books.
 * 1812-1889 - Madison County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1812-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889-1895 - Madison County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1889-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Madison County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Madison County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers