Monroe County Resources

Monroe County Courthouse
P. O. Box 189
Forsyth, Georgia 31029-0189
Phone: (478) 994-7000

Probate Court marriage and
probate records from 1824,
birth from 1927 and death records from 1940.
Clerk of the Superior Court has
civil, land and divorce records from 1821

Monroe County Library
62 West Main Street
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
Phone: (912) 994-7025
Hours: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Mon.-Sat.; Open until 8 pm on Tues.

Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 811
267 Tift College Road
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
Phone: (478)994-9239 / (888)642-4628

Monroe County Historical Society
P.O. Box 401
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
Phone: (478)994-5070
E-mail: oldtrain@forsythcable.com
Monroe Co, Historical Society
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY
(Link to web page)
GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL ROOM
1180 WASHINGTON AVE
MACON, GA. 31201-1790

Central Georgia Genealogical Society
Coverage area includes: Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Macon, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pike, Pulaski, Taylor, Telfair, Treutlen, Twiggs, Upson, Washington, Wheeler, Wilcox and Wilkinson Counties.

LDS Family History Center (FHC)
Macon Stake Center
1624 Williamson Road
Macon, Georgia
Phone: (478) 788-5885

Newspapers

Monroe County Reporter
Phone: (478) 994-2358

Macon Telegraph
Phone: (478) 744-4200

Old issues of newspapers are on microfilm at the University of Georgia at Athens and are available through InterLibrary Loan.

The Bee; 17 Oct 1849 filmed
Monroe Advertiser; 28 Jan 1873-5 Dec 1974; 17 Apr 1985-12 Feb 1986 filmed
Monroe County Reporter; 8 Nov 1972-present (Current paper of record for Monroe County)