Morgan County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Morgan County

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)



Civil War

 * - 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 (other war's information is also given)


 * 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

 * Wills, Book A, 1808-1815 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Book A, 1808-1815 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills, Book B, 1815-1830 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index t Will Book A (1808-1815); Will Book B (1815-1830); Will Book C (1831-1866); Will Book D (1858-1899) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Miscellaneous Estate Records 1804-1814 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records
1828 - 1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $ 1699 - 1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1785 - 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808 - 1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 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
1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1938 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

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