Montgomery County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Montgomery County

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

County Courthouse
Montgomery County Courthouse Railroad Avenue; PO Box 295 Mont Vernon, GA 30445; Phone: 912.583.2363 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1918, marriage records from 1807 and probate records from 1793; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1800 and land records from 1793; most original records prior to 1890 are in State Archives.

Clerk of Superior Court US Hwy. 221 Montgomery Courthouse P.O. Box 311 Mount Vernon, GA 30445 Phone: (912) 583-4401 Fax: (912) 583-4343

Probate Court of Montgomery County P.O. Box 444 400 S. Railroad Avenue Mount Vernon, GA 30445 Phone:(912) 583-2681

Parent County
1793--Montgomery County was created 19 December 1793 from Washington County. County seat: Mount Vernon

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
Emanuel County • Jeff Davis County • Toombs County • Treutlen County • Wheeler County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)


 * - 57th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (other wars' information is also given)


 * Dorsey, James Edward. 1991. Montgomery County, Georgia genealogical source material. Gainesville, Ga: Magnolia Press. (page 49-51, 53-54, 58-67)
 * Davis, Robert Scott. 1992. A history of Montgomery County, Georgia, to 1918. Roswell, Ga: WH Wolfe Associates. (Confederate Pension and Confederate Roster page 165-208)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


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


 * 1786-1809, 1809-1817 Digital Images of Montgomery County Wills 1786-1809; 1809-1817. See names of testators. Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $


 * 1796-1798 - Montgomery County Marriage Index 1796-1798. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1810-1877 - Montgomery County Marriage Index 1810-1877. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870-1893 - Montgomery County Marriage Books B and C Index 1870-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1893-1895 - Montgomery County Marriage Book 1 Index 1893-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1893-1895 - Montgomery County Marriage Book 1 Index 1893-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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