Murray County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Murray 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 Mr. Thomas W. Murray, a former speaker of the Georgia House. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Murray County Courthouse 101 N 3rd Avenue Chatsworth, GA 30705; Phone: 706.695.2932 Murray County Website 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.

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

 * Murray County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Superior Court Judges and Clerks, County Sheriffs, Rangers, Tax Collectors and Receiversat Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1833-1907 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1834-1862 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1905 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1866-1955 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1883-1938 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Jones Funeral Homes in Chatsworth
 * Peeples Funeral Home and Crematory in Chatsworth
 * Shawnchapman.com in Chatsworth

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

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


 * - 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


 * 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.)

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 ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1835-1952 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Murray County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1840-1872 Digital Images of Murray County Wills 1840-1872. See testators. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1840-1872 Index to Will Book 1, 1840-1872 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1840-1872 Wills 1840-1872 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1840-1922 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Murray County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1842-1922 Murray County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1849-1872 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1853-1905 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Murray County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images
 * 1872-1922 Index to Will Book 2, 1872-1922 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1872-1922 Wills 1872-1922 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)

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 ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1834-1849 Murray County Marriage Book B 1834-1849 Index. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1834-1907 Murray County Marriage Books at Georgia Archives - index and images.

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

Societies
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 Northwest Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 5063 Rome, Georgia 30162-5063 Email: [mailto:patmillican@yahoo.com patmillican@yahoo.com] Website Southern Appalachian Genealogy Email: [mailto:genealogicalme@gmail.com genealogicalme@gmail.com] Facebook Whitfield-Murray Historical Society 715 Chattanooga Avenue PO Box 6180 Dalton, GA 30722 706 278-0217 Email: [mailto:director@whitfieldmurray.org director@whitfieldmurray.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * 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 ($)
 * - 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