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
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

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.

Marriages

 * 1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

Military
Online Resource:

Madison Parish Civil War Claimants: Landowners who filed Civil war damage claims against the US government between 1871-1880.

Probate

 * 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

Marriage

 * 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.

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.
 * Madison County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers