Macon County, Georgia Genealogy

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



Description
The County was named for the recently deceased General Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, who served in the U.S. Congress for 37 years and ran for U.S. vice president. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Macon County Courthouse Sumter Street PO Box 297 Oglethorpe, GA 31068 Phone: 912-471-7021 Macon County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records. Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1857, birth and death records from 1927.

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:

Bible Records

 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Macon County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Macon County Bible Records at Google Books

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1856-1937 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1857-1908 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1861-1935 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1862-1901 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1866-1921 (*); Court of Ordinary and County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1872-1913 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * E. T. Hosley Memorial Funeral Home in Montezuma
 * Meadows Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. in Oglethorpe
 * Praveen Funeral Home in Montezuma
 * Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma

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

 * Butler, John C. Historical Record of Macon and Central Georgia, Containing Many Interesting and Valuable Reminiscences Connected with the Whole State, Including Numerous Incidents and Facts Never Before Published and of Great Historic Value. Macon, GA, USA: J. W. Burke, 1879. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - 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


 * - 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 10th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate),
 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate) Companies C and K


 * Hays, Louise Frederick. 1933. History of Macon County, Georgia. Atlanta, Ga: Stein Printing Company. (page 303-336; 345-359)
 * Butler, John C. 1989. Historical record of Macon and central Georgia, containing many interesting and valuable reminiscences connected with the whole state: including numerous incidents and facts never before published and of great historic value. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Macon County). 1963. Confederate roster, 1861-1865; Confederate pension roll, 1890-1920; and Confederate muster roll, 1890-1920. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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 — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1838-1948 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Macon County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1839-1862 Wills 1839-1862 (digital images). See list of testators.  Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1844-1948 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Macon County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1856-1894, 1889-1932 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Macon County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1856-1909 Index to Wills 1856-1909 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1856-1937 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Macon County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1857-1858 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book A, 1857-1858 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1857-1901 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Macon County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1857-1908 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Macon County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1857-1934 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Macon County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1858-1860 Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book A, 1858-1860 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1861-1935 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Macon County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1872-1913 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Macon County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * (*); Hays, J. E., Mrs. at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images

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

Vital Records

 * 1828-1991 at FamilySearch — index

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
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1858-1880 Macon County Marriage Books A and B Index 1858-1880. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1879-1901 Macon County Marriage Books C and D Index 1879-1901. 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

Archives
Georgia Archives University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3700 Website Facebook

Libraries
Macon County Libraries Website Website
 * Public libraries located in Ideal, Marshville, Montezuma, and Oglethorpe

Societies
Central Georgia Genealogical Society  900 Georgia Highway 96 PO Box 2024 Warner Robins, GA 31099-2024 Email: [mailto:centralgagene@gmail.com centralgagene@gmail.com] Website Facebook Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Email: [mailto:publicity@gagensociety.org publicity@gagensociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:webmaster@georgiahistory.com webmaster@georgiahistory.com] Website Facebook Macon County Historical Society East Railroad St PO Box 571 Montezuma, GA 31063-0571 912-472-9698 Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Macon County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Macon 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