Morgan County, GeorgiaMorgan County Resources

Last Updated On Wednesday, 25-Jun-2008 17:03:00 CDT

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Morgan County Lookups

Resource

Volunteer
Family Tree Maker - World Family Tree CDs 1 - 22 Tricia Cole Autry
Cemeteries in Morgan County Marc Atkinson
Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters D.A.R., Vol. I Cheryl Osborn
Georgia Revolutionary War Soldiers Graves by Arnold & Burnham Cheryl Osborn
The Weaver Families of Georgia - Vol I Jim Bass
Morgan County Superior Court Records, Abstracts of Deeds, Books A-C, 3-Feb-1808 through 9-Jan-1812 Joyce McMurray

Books

Addresses That May Be Helpful
Morgan County Historical Society
277 South Main Street
Madison, GA 30650-1371
(706) 342-9627		 Morgan County Library
1131 East Avenue
Madison, Georgia 30650
(706) 342-1206 Phone
(706) 342-0883 Fax
Madison/Morgan Chamber of Commerce
115 East Jefferson Street
Madison, GA 30650-1362
(706) 342-4454		 County Clerk
Doris Harris
PO Box 168
Madison, GA  30650-0168
(706) 342-0725 Phone
(706) 342-7806 FAX

Addresses For All Morgan County Offices

Court Records

Some of these records can be found in the Morgan County Court House, Madison, GA or in the Morgan County Records Archives, Madison, GA. You can also find these records at your local Family History Center.
  • Wills & Marriages 1808 - 1908
  • Colored Marriage Records 1866 - forward
  • Records of Administrations 1816-1912
  • Records of Appraisements 1808-1904
  • Memorandum - Court of Ordinary Records 1862-1867
  • Minutes of Court of Ordinary
  • Probate Court - Misdemeanor Docket
  • Mentally Ill Record (Lunacy Record)
  • Book of Bonds
  • Minutes of the Inferior Court 1808-1901

  • Appeal Docket of the Inferior Court 1808-1811

  • Estray Records of the Inferior Court 1811-1820
  • Writs of the Inferior Court 1811-1863
  • Minutes and Misc. Records of the Superior Court 1808-1903
  • Superior Court - Criminal Docket 1836-1849
  • Superior Court - Jury Lists 1886-1904
  • Superior Court - Subpoena Docket 1849-1916
  • Superior Court - Writs 1809-1901
  • Deed Records and Mortgages 1808-1901
  • Land Lottery Eligibles 1825-1827
  • Tax Digest 1808-1862
  • Indentures of Apprenticeships 1866-1877
  • Confederate Pension Rolls 1920-1931
  • Census Records

Other

Morgan County Records may appear in many books that deal with multiple counties:
  • Index to the Headright & Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756-1909 (Silas Emmett Lucas)
  • The 1805 Land Lottery of Georgia (Virginia S. Wood)
  • The 1827 Land Lottery of Georgia (Martha Lou Houston)
  • The 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery - Volume I & II, Update (James F. Smith)
  • Georgia Wills, 1733-1860 Index (Ted O. Brooke)
  • Historic Georgia Families (Lewis Wiley Rigsby)
  • Georgia's Roster of the Revolution (Lucian L. Knight)
  • Memoirs of Georgia, Volume I & II (Southern Historical Association)
  • Georgia Land Lottery Papers, 1805-1914 (Silas E. Lucas)
  • Second or 1807 Land Lottery of Georgia (Silas E. Lucas)
  • Index to Georgia Wills (Jeannette H. Austin)
  • Georgia Intestate Records (Jeannette H. Austin)
  • Georgia Bible Records (Jeannette H. Austin)
  • Researcher's Library of Georgia History, Genealogy & Records, Volume I & II (Robert Scott Davis)
  • 30,638 Burials in Georgia
  • Georgia Black book vol. 1 & 2 by Robert Scott Davis

Archives

The Morgan County Archives is right behind the courthouse in the old jail. There is no sign saying "Archives" or anything. It's open from 8-5 Mon-Fri. The archives contains all the old tax digests, census microfilm, land records, wills and marriage records that belong to the county. Some records (i.e. old church records such as Antioch, Brownwood) are kept in a vault in the courthouse.

Morgan County Archives
P.O. Box 130
Madison, GA 30650
Telephone: 706.342.3605
Fax: 706.342.7806