Murray County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Murray County Courthouse 101 N 3rd Avenue Chatsworth, GA 30705; Phone: 706.695.2932 Probate Court has birth and divorce records from 1924, marriage records from 1842 and probate records from 1890; Clerk Superior Court has court records from 1834

Clerk of Superior Court 121 N. 3RD Ave. P.O. Box 1000 Chatsworth, GA 30705 Phone: (706) 695-2932 Fax: (706) 517-9672

Probate Court of Murray County 115 Fort Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 Phone: (706) 695-3812

Parent County
1832--Murray County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat: Chatsworth

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
Bradley County • Fannin County • Gilmer County • Gordon County • Polk County • Whitfield County

Cemeteries

 * Calvery
 * Sumach
 * Zion Hill
 * Murray Gardens
 * Center Valley

Court

 * List of Rangers of 1838 Georgia Pioneers $
 * List of Superior Court Judges and Clerks Georgia Pioneers $
 * List of County Sheriffs Georgia Pioneers $
 * List of Tax Collectors and Receivers Georgia Pioneers $

Mailing Lists

 * GA-Roots A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Georgia. (Rootsweb)

Local Histories
Murray County Heritage

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)


 * - 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A; Company B, 3d Battalion
 * - 39th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and B
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Murray County History Committee. 1987. Murray County heritage. Roswell, Ga: WH Wolfe Associates, Historical Publications Division. (page 116, 154)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Murray County). 1964. Confederate roster and pension roll, 1861-1865, 1920-1938. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. (United States, Georgia, Murray -- 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 $
 * 1842 - 1922 - Murray County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1742 - 1990 - at FamilySearch images
 * 1840 - 1922 - Murray County, Georgia Will Testators Index (Vols. 1, B) at SamPubCo - free.
 * 1840 - 1872 - Wills 1840-1872 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1872 - 1922 - Wills 1872-1922 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1840 - 1872 - Digital Images of Murray County Wills 1840-1872. See testators. Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1840 - 1872 - Index to Will Book 1, 1840-1872 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1872 - 1922 - Index to Will Book 2, 1872-1922 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 $
 * 1834 - 1849 - Murray County Marriage Book B 1834-1849 Index. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1834 - 1907 - Murray County Marriage Books at Georgia Archives - index and images.

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
Whitfield-Murray Historical Society P.O. Box 6180 Dalton, GA 30722

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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