Ben Hill County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Ben Hill County

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

County Courthouse
Ben Hill County Courthouse 111 South Sheridan Street Fitzgerald, GA 31750 Phone: 229.426.5137 County Clerk has divorce, court and land records from 1907. Probate Judge has birth, marriage, divorce, burial and probate records.

Clerk of Superior Court 115 South Sheridan Street P.O. Box 1104 Fitzgerald, GA 31750 Phone: (229) 426-5135 Fax: (229) 426-5487

Probate Court of Ben Hill County 111 South Sheridan Street Fitzgerald, GA 31750 Phone: 229-426-5137

Parent County
1906--Ben Hill County was created 31 July 1906 from Irwin and Wilcox Counties. County seat: Fitzgerald

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Coffee •  Irwin  •  Telfair  •  Turner  •  Wilcox

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 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)

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742 – 1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742 – 1990 at FamilySearch.org images

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Death

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 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 $

Websites

 * USGenWeb Ben Hill County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Ben Hill County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Ben Hill County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)