Madison County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Madison County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and 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.

Clerk of Superior Court 91 Albany Ave. P.O. Box 247 Danielsville, GA 30633 Phone: (706) 795-6310 Fax: (706) 795-2209

Probate Court of Madison County PO Box 207 Danielsville, GA 30633 Phone: (706) 795-6365

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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

Neighboring Counties
Banks County • Clarke County • Elbert County • Franklin County • Hart County • Jackson County • Oglethorpe County

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)



Military

 * 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)


 * - 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and D
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E; Company B, 9th Battalion
 * - 66th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate) Company I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Madison County). 1964. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1931. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Tabor, Paul. 1974. The history of Madison County, Georgia. [Place of publication not identified]: [S n.]. (page 79-83)

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 - at FamilySearch.org images

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


 * 1812-1841 - Wills 1812-1841 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1816-1826 - Index to Annual Returns, Book A, 1816-1826 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1826-1830 - Index to Annual Returns, Book B, 1826-1830 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1830-1834 - Index to Annual Returns, Book C, 1830-1834 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1834-1837 - Index to Annual Returns, Book D, 1834-1837 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1837-1841 - Index to Annual Returns, Book E, 1837-1841 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1813-1828 - Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Bills of Sale, Book B, 1813-1829 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1814-1857 - *Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Bills of Sale, Book D, 1841-1857 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1717-1888 - 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 Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1885 - 1886 - Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1812 - 1908 - USGenWeb Project. Partial listings; includes a few post-1908 records.


 * 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.

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

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 Madison County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Madison County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers