Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Muscogee County

Guide to Muscogee County Georgia 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

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

Record Loss
1838 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Chattahoochee
 * Harris
 * Lee County, Alabama
 * Russell County, Alabama
 * Talbot

Church
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 ($).

Marriages
Marriage Books A and B, 1838-1844 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage Books 1828-34, 1837-41, 1851-52, 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Probate

 * Wills 1838-1862 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Wills 1862-1875 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Wills 1875-1882 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Will Book A, 1838-1863 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Will Book B, 1862-1875 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Will Book C, 1875-1891 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Will Book D, 1891-1903 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Inventories, Book A, 1839-1843 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book B, 1843-1848 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book A, 1839-1843 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns, Book D, 1852-1854 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1826-1852 - Jefferey, Alice. Georgia Marriage Records, Houston, Muscogee, Talbot Counties. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1838-1845 - Muscogee County Marriage Book B Index 1838-1845. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 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.
 * 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.

Public 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.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)