McDuffie County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  McDuffie County

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

County Courthouse
McDuffie County Courthouse 337 Main Street PO Box 158 Thomson, GA 30824-0028 Phone: 706.595.2134 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records from 1872; Clerk Superior Court has divorce from 1872, court and land records from 1870.

Parent County
1870--McDuffie County was created 18 October 1870 from Columbia and Warren Counties. County seat:  Thomson

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
No reported loss or damage.

Neighboring Counties
Columbia County • Jefferson County • Lincoln County • Richmond County • Warren County • Wilkes County

Church Records

 * Quaker Records (Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths) from Wrightsboro Meeting House, Thomson, Georgia Georgia Pioneers

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War

 * Baker, Pearl. 1971. A handbook of history: McDuffie County, Georgia, 1870-1970. [Thomson, Ga.]: Progress-News Pub. Co. (page 19-23)
 * McCommons, Leila Boswell, and Clara Stovall. 1960. History of McDuffie County, Georgia, 1870-1933. [S.l.]: Mann Film Laboratories.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (McDuffie County). 1960. Pension rolls, 1890-1938. [S.l.]: Mann Film Laboratories.

Probate Records

 * Wills 1872-1885 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Inventories, Sales, Appraisements, Years' Support, 1871-1927 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


 * 1870-1876 - McDuffie County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1870-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1895 - McDuffie County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1877-1895. 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

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * McDuffie 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.
 * McDuffie County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers