Cook County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Cook County

Guide to Cook County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Cook County Courthouse 212 N Hutchinson Avenue Adel, GA 31620 Phone: 912.896.2266 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and court records from 1919; Probate Court has birth, marriage and death records from 1918.

Parent County
1918--Cook County was created 30 July 1918 from Berrien County. County seat: Adel

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
For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Berrien
 * Brooks
 * Colquitt
 * Lowndes
 * Tift

Local Histories

 * Parrish, June Jackson. The History of Cook County, Georgia and Its Municipalities. Adel Ga.? : s.n.,: unknown, 1967?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Vital Records
Vital records are available from 1919.

See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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