McDuffie County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
McDuffie County Courthouse 337 Main Street PO Box 158 Thomson, GA 30824-0028 Phone: 706.595.2134 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records from 1872; Clerk Superior Court has divorce from 1872, court and land records from 1870.

Clerk of Superior Court 210 Railroad Street P.O. Box 158 Thomson, GA 30824 Phone: (706) 595-2134 Fax: (706) 595-9150

Probate Court of McDuffie County P.O. Box 2028 Thomson, GA 30824 Phone: 7(06) 595-2124

Parent County
1870--McDuffie County was created 18 October 1870 from Columbia and Warren Counties. County seat:  Thomson

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.

Neighboring Counties
Columbia County • Jefferson County • Lincoln County • Richmond County • Warren County • Wilkes County

Church Records

 * Quaker Records (Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths) from Wrightsboro Meeting House, Thomson, Georgia Georgia Pioneers $

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)


 * Baker, Pearl. 1971. A handbook of history: McDuffie County, Georgia, 1870-1970. [Thomson, Ga.]: Progress-News Pub. Co. (page 19-23)
 * McCommons, Leila Boswell, and Clara Stovall. 1960. History of McDuffie County, Georgia, 1870-1933. [S.l.]: Mann Film Laboratories.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McDuffie County). 1960. Pension rolls, 1890-1938. [S.l.]: Mann Film Laboratories.

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


 * 1872-1885 - Wills 1872-1885 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * Index to Will Book AGeorgia Pioneers $
 * 1871-1927 - Index to Inventories, Sales, Appraisements, Years' Support, 1871-1927 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
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 $
 * 1870 - 1876 - McDuffie County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1870-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877 - 1895 - McDuffie County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1877-1895. 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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Wrightsboro Foundation PO Box 1816 Thomson, GA 30824-5816

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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