Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the native Muscogee or Creek people. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Muscogee County Courthouse 100 10th Street PO Box 1340 Columbus, GA 31902 Phone: 706-653-4013 Muscogee County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1838.

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:

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Muscogee County cemeteries.
 * 1866-2000 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Columbus

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

 * 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 and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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


 * - 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


 * 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.)

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

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1838-1862 Wills 1838-1862 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1838-1863 Index to Will Book A, 1838-1863 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1839-1843 Index to Annual Returns, Book A, 1839-1843 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1839-1843 Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Book A, 1839-1843 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1843-1848 Index to Annual Returns, Book B, 1843-1848 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1852-1854 Index to Annual Returns, Book D, 1852-1854 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1862-1875 Index to Will Book B, 1862-1875 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1862-1875 Wills 1862-1875 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1875-1882 Wills 1875-1882 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1875-1891 Index to Will Book C, 1875-1891 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1891-1903 Index to Will Book D, 1891-1903 Georgia Pioneers ($)

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

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

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
 * 1824-1850 Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1835-1921 Muscogee County Marriage Books (numerous volumes) at Georgia Archives - index and images
 * 1838-1844 Marriage Books A and B, Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1838-1845 Muscogee County Marriage Book B Index 1838-1845. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1845-1860 Muscogee County Marriage Books C and D 1845-1860. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1860-1872 Muscogee County Marriage Books E and F 1860-1872. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1872-1881 Muscogee County Marriage Books G and H 1872-1881. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1890 Muscogee County Marriage Books I and J 1881-1890. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers, from newspapers ($)
 * 1890-1893 Muscogee County Marriage Book K 1890-1893. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1893-1895 Muscogee County Marriage Book L 1893-1895. 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

Family History Centers

 * Columbus Georgia Family History Center

Libraries

 * Columbus Public Library 3000 Macon Rd. Columbus, GA 31906 Phone: 706-243-2681 Website Genealogy Department Local histories, biographies, censuses, maps, newspapers, genealogy classes, and more.

Societies

 * Historic Columbus Foundation 700 Broadway Columbus, GA 31901-2921 Website
 * Muscogee Genealogical Society Website

Websites

 * 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 ($)
 * - 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