Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Muscogee County Courthouse 100 10th Street PO Box 1340 Columbus, GA 31902 Phone: 706.653.4013 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1838

Clerk of Superior Court 100 10th St. P.O. Box 2145 Columbus, GA 31902 Phone: (706) 653-4353 Fax: (706) 653-4359

Probate Court of Muscogee County PO Box 1340 Columbus, GA 31902 Phone: (706) 653-4333

Parent County
1826--Muscogee County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat:  Columbus

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
1838. The courthouse and court offices at Columbus burned 8 October 1838. Almost all the county records were lost.

Neighboring Counties
Chattahoochee County • Harris County • Lee County, Alabama County • Russell County, Alabama County • Talbot County

LDS Ward and Branch Records

 * Columbus

Local Histories

 * Martin, John H. Columbus, Geo., From Its Selection as a "Trading Town" in 1827, to Its Partial Destruction by Wilson's Raid, in 1865: History, Incident, Personality. Columbus, Ga.: T. Gilbert, 1874-1875. Digital version at Ancestry $
 * Telfair, Nancy. A History of Columbus, Georgia: 1828-1928. Columbus, Ga.: Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Digital version at Ancestry $

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/military.html 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)


 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's) (Confederate), Company B
 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and G
 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 17th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and F
 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B, G and I
 * - 28th Battalion, Georgia Siege Artillery (Confederate), Company D and G
 * - 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and B
 * - 35th Battalion, Georgia (Confederate), Companies A and B
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and K; Companies F and K, 3d Battalion
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and K
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and H
 * - 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and I
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Whitehead, Margaret Laney, and Barbara Bogart. 1979. City of progress: a history of Columbus, Georgia. Columbus, Georgia: Cosco Press. (page 116, 154)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Muscogee County). 1965. Confederate roster, and Confederate pension roll, 1919-1965. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. (United States, Georgia, Muscogee -- Military records -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pensions.)

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


 * 1838-1862 - Wills 1838-1862 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1862-1875 - Wills 1862-1875 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1875-1882 - Wills 1875-1882 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1838-1863 - Index to Will Book A, 1838-1863 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1862-1875 - Index to Will Book B, 1862-1875 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1875-1891 - Index to Will Book C, 1875-1891 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1891-1903 - Index to Will Book D, 1891-1903 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1839-1843 - Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Book A, 1839-1843 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1843-1848 - Index to Annual Returns, Book B, 1843-1848 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1839-1843 - Index to Annual Returns, Book A, 1839-1843 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1852-1854 - Index to Annual Returns, Book D, 1852-1854 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
 * 1824 - 1850 - Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1835 - 1921 - Muscogee County Marriage Books (numerous volumes) at Georgia Archives - index and images
 * 1838 - 1845 - Muscogee County Marriage Book B Index 1838-1845. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1838 - 1844 - Marriage Books A and B, Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1845 - 1860 - Muscogee County Marriage Books C and D 1845-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1860 - 1872 - Muscogee County Marriage Books E and F 1860-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1872 - 1881 - Muscogee County Marriage Books G and H 1872-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881 - 1890 - Muscogee County Marriage Books I and J 1881-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1886 - Georgia Pioneers, from newspapers $
 * 1890 - 1893 - Muscogee County Marriage Book K 1890-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1893 - 1895 - Muscogee County Marriage Book L 1893-1895. 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
Columbus Public Library Genealogy Department 3000 Macon Rd. Columbus, GA 31906 Telephone: (706) 243-2681 They offer local histories, biographies, censuses, maps, newspapers, genealogy classes, and more.

Historic Columbus Foundation 700 Broadway Columbus 31901-2921

Muscogee Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Columbus Georgia Family History Center

Websites

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