Madison County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for James Madison, fourth president of United States, from 1809 to 1817. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse 91 Albany Avenue Danielsville, GA 30633-0147 Phone: 706-795-3352 Madison County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1812.

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:

Bible Records

 * Madison County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Madison County Bible Records at Rootsweb
 * Madison County Family Bible Records at Georgia Genealogy

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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

Court Records

 * 1812-1901 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1812-1907 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes in Danielsville
 * Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston

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

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

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


 * - 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. 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)

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

Obituaries

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

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1717-1888 Names of Families in Madison County Wills, Estates, Marriages, Plats at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1811-1922 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1812-1833 Madison County, Georgia Wills : (Vol A. 1812-1833); The Georgia Researcher - V. 3, No. 2 (June 1965). By Madison County, Georgia. West Jordan, Utah : Allstates Research Company, 1965. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1812-1861 Madison County, Georgia Estate Records : Index to Inventories, Appraisements, Sale Bills and Distributions, Books A-D, 1812-1857 ; Index to Annual Estate Returns, Books A-H, 1816-1861. By Robertson, David H. Roswell, Georgia : David H. Robertson, 2020. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1813-1963 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1820 Longs in Georgia; Our Long Line Genealogical Quarterly - V. 2, Issue 1 (May 1972). By Wade, Evelyn. Llano, Texas : Evelyn Wade, 1972. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

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
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.
 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

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.

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
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1812-1889 Madison County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1812-1889. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1812-1908 USGenWeb Project. Partial listings; includes a few post-1908 records.
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1889-1895 Madison County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1889-1895. 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

Archives
Georgia Archives University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3700 Website Facebook

Museums
Madison – Morgan Cultural Center 434 S Main St Madison, GA 30650 706-342-4743 Email: [mailto:marketing@mmcc-arts.org marketing@mmcc-arts.org] Website Facebook

Societies
East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680-0117 Email: [mailto:gaeggs@yahoo.com gaeggs@yahoo.com] Website Facebook Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Email: [mailto:publicity@gagensociety.org publicity@gagensociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:webmaster@georgiahistory.com webmaster@georgiahistory.com] Website Facebook Madison County Heritage Foundation PO Box 74 Danielsville, GA 30633 706-795-2017 Email: [mailto:jwbarton@ix.netcom.com jwbarton@ix.netcom.com] Website Southern Appalachian Genealogy Email: [mailto:genealogicalme@gmail.com genealogicalme@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * 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
 * - 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