Bibb County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Bibb 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 William Wyatt Bibb. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Bibb County Courthouse 601 Mulberry Street Macon, GA 31201-2672 Phone: 912-749-6527 Bibb County Website County Health Department has birth, death and burial records. Probate Court has marriage and probate records. County Clerk has divorce, court and land records from 1823.

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:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Baptist First Macon Baptist Church Membership Rolls 1830-1874 and 1839. Georgia Pioneers ($)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Macon

Episcopal Christ Church Parish, Macon


 * Hart, Oliver J. The History of Christ Church Parish, Macon, Georgia: March 5th 1825, March 5th, 1925. Macon, Ga.: Lyon, Harris &amp; Brooks, Printers and Binders, 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

St. Barnabas Mission Chapel, Macon


 * 1861-1903 St. Barnabas Mission Chapel, Macon, Baptism Index 1861-1903. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1903 St. Barnabas Mission Chapel, Macon, Marriage Index 1861-1903. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1903 St. Barnabas Mission Chapel, Macon, Death Index 1861-1903. Batch  at FamilySearch

St. Paul's Church, Macon


 * 1870-1959 St. Paul's Church, Macon, Baptism Index 1870-1959. Batch  at FamilySearch

Methodist Park Memorial Methodist Church, Arkwright


 * 1893-1958 Park Memorial Methodist Church, Arkwright, Baptism Index 1893-1958. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1891-1895 Park Memorial Methodist Church, Arkwright, Marriage Index 1891-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Vineville Methodist Church, Macon


 * 1891-1937 Vineville Methodist Church, Macon, Baptism Index 1891-1937. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1891-1895 Vineville Methodist Church, Macon, Marriage Index 1891-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Methodist Episcopal Wilma Methodist Episcopal Church


 * 1856-1885 Wilma Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1856-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch

Directories

 * U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($)— includes Macon 1897, 1899, 1904-1909, 1911-1912, 1914-1915, 1917-1918, 1920, 1922, 1924-1925, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1934-1935, 1952-1960

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans


 * 1865-1875 Bibb County Colored Marriage Books A and B Index 1865-1874. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1882 Bibb County Colored Marriage Book C Index 1874-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1882-1909 Bibb County Colored Marriage Books D and E Index 1882-1909. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1899 Bibb County Colored Marriage Books F and G Index 1892-1899. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1899-1906 Bibb County Colored Marriage Books H and I Index 1899-1906. Batch  at FamilySearch

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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company M
 * - 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 28th Battalion, Georgia Siege Artillery (Confederate), Company D and G
 * - 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 30th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B, G, and H
 * - 66th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and D

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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1917-1918 George Sparks.  Macon's war work : a history of Macon's part in the great world war. Macon, Georgia : J.W. Burke Co, 1940?
 * 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 — How to Use this Collection

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 ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1823-1844 Index to Bibb County, Georgia Annual Returns at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1823-1855 Abstracts of Bibb County, Georgia 1823-1855 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1823-1855 Index to Bibb County, Georgia Wills and Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1823-1929 Bibb County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1823-1933 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Bibb County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1823-1964 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Bibb County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1824-1864 (*); Georgia. Inferior Court (Bibb County) at FamilySearch Catalog —partial index and images
 * 1829-1938 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Bibb County) at FamilySearch Catalog — partial index and images
 * 1843-1851 Index to Bibb County, Georgia Annual Returns at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1851-1854 Index to Bibb County, Georgia Annual Returns at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1851-1864 Abstracts of Bibb County, Georgia 1851-1864 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1851-1871 Index to Bibb County, Georgia Wills and Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1870, 1891, 1914 Index to Bibb County, Georgia Wills and Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1891-1907 Index to Bibb County, Georgia Wills and Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Images of Wills & Estates 1870-1891; Images of Annual Returns, Estates, Wills, Book A 1822-37; Book B 1837-44; Book C 1843-51; Book D 1851-54; Book E 1853-57 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Online Images of Wills 1823-1840; 1851-1865. Georgia Pioneers ($)

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. — How to Use this Collection
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1815 Tax Digests (images of all districts). Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection

Macon birth records since 1891 are available from:

Bibb County Health Department 171 Emery Highway Macon, GA 31217 Website

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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1827-1839 Bibb County Marriage Book A Index 1827-1839. Batch  at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1839-1858 Bibb County Marriage Book B Index 1839-1858. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1865 Bibb County Marriage Book C Index 1858-1865. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1865-1874 Bibb County Marriage Books D and E Index 1865-1874. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1887 Bibb County Marriage Book F Index 1874-1887. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1891 Bibb County Marriage Book G Index 1885-1891. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1891-1909 Bibb County Court of Ordinary Marriage Index 1891-1909. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1895 Bibb County Marriage Book H Index 1892-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1831 - 1839 Book A, (from newspapers). Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1885 - 1886 Book A, (from newspapers). Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

Family History Centers

 * Macon Georgia Family History Center

Societies
Central Georgia Genealogial Society  P O Box 2024 Warner Robins, GA 31099-2024 Central Georgia Genealogial Society Central Georgia Genealogical Society Facebook

Historic Macon Foundation P O Box 13358 338 Poplar St Macon, GA 31201 Phone: 478-742-5084 Email: [mailto:info@historicmacon.org info@historicmacon.org] Historic Macon Foundation

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Bibb County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Bibb County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * - 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