Morgan County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse PO Box 168 Madison, GA 30650-0168 Phone: 706.342.0725 County Health Department has birth records; Probate Court has marriage, death, burial and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1807

Clerk of Superior Court 384 Hancock St. P.O. Drawer 551 Madison, GA 30650 Phone: (706) 342-3605 Fax: (706) 343-6462

Probate Court of Morgan County P.O. Box 857 Madison, GA 30650 Phone: (706) 343-6500

Parent County
1807--Morgan County was created 10 December 1807 from Baldwin County. County seat: Madison

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
1844 The courthouse at Madison burned 1 September 1844. All records survived, no records were lost.

Neighboring Counties
Green County • Jasper County • Newton County • Oconee County • Putnam County • Walton County

Baptist
Bethlehem Baptist Church


 * 1859-1885 - Bethlehem Baptist Church Baptism Index 1859-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1859-1895 - Bethlehem Baptist Church Marriage Index 1859-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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)


 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 66th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)), Company G
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Morgan County). 1957. Confederate Pension Roll 1920-1931 &amp; Confederate roster: also roll and minutes of Confederate States Service Survivors Association of Morgan County, abt. 1879-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. (United States, Georgia, Morgan -- Military records -- Civil War, 1861-1865.)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 - at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1808-1815 Wills, Book A, 1808-1815 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1808-1815 Wills, Book A, 1808-1815 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1815-1830 Wills, Book B, 1815-1830 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1808-1815 Index to Will Book A (1808-1815) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1815-1830 Index to Will Book B (1815-1830) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1831-1866 Index to Will Book C (1831-1866) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1858-1899 Index to Will Book D (1858-1899) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1804-1814 Index to Miscellaneous Estate Records 1804-1814 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 $
 * 1808 - 1879 - Morgan County Marriage Index 1808-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 - 1891 - Morgan County Marriage Index 1866-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879 - 1907 - Morgan County Marriage Index 1879-1907. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1891 - 1895 - Morgan County Marriage Index 1891-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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
Monroe County Historical Society East Johnston Street, PO Box 401, Forsyth, GA 31029; (912) 994-5070

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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