Monroe County Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1824, birth
records from 1927, death records from 1940. The Clerk of the Superior Court has
civil court and land records from 1821, as well as divorce records. An advance
payment of $10.00 must be submitted prior to the Probate Office doing any
genealogical
research. A money order for $10.00 should be mailed to the above address along
with your request for ANY research. Due to the rapid growth
of Monroe County
they are very busy and reluctant to doing any genealogical research.
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 Health Department
P.O. Box 985
106 Martin Luther
King Jr. Dr.
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
Phone: (478)992-5083
Monroe County Historical Society
P.O. Box 401
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
Phone: (478)994-5070
E-mail:
[email protected]
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Membership dues are $10 per
year.
Monroe County Museum & Genealogy Room
Located in the Old Train Depot,
I-75 Exit 61 -- Tift College Drive
Forsyth, Georgia
Hours: Wednesday - Friday,
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The room is owned and operated by the Monroe County Historical Society. The Old Train Depot is just a few blocks from downtown Forsyth, where you may visit the 1896 Courthouse, which is surrounded by eight blocks that contain 40 structures listed on the National Historical Register.
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
Hours:
Monday: 10 am-2 pm
Tuesday-Thursday: 10 am - 2 pm and 6-9 pm
Friday and Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: (LDS Members only) 10-11 am and 12-1
pm
The Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints contains many millions of rolls of microfilm which include original records of Georgia. You may order these films and have them delivered (for a small fee) to a local Family History Center. If you are not in the Monroe County area, please click here to find the Family History Center near you.
The Georgia Department of Human Resources
Vital Records Service
47 Trinity Avenue S.W.
Room 217-H
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1201
Phone: (404)
656-4750
Has birth and death records from January 1, 1919 and marriage and divorce records from June 1952.
If your request is urgent, you may call and charge your certificates to your Visa, Discover, or MasterCard. There is a $5.00 fee for this service, plus $15.50 if you want your certificate to be shipped by overnight Federal Express.
Current newspapers for Monroe County and surrounding areas:
Monroe County Reporter
Phone: (478) 994-2358
Macon Telegraph
Phone: (478) 744-4200
Some issues of these newspapers are on microfilm at the University of Georgia at Athens and are available through InterLibrary Loan.
The Bee; 17 Oct 1849 filmed
Monroe County Reporter; 8 Nov 1972-present (Current paper of record for Monroe County)
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