Bleckley County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Bleckley County Courthouse 112 North Second St. Phone: 912.934.3200 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate, court and land records.

Clerk of Superior Court 112 N. Second Street P.O. Box 272 Cochran, GA 31014 Phone: (478) 934-3210 Fax: (478) 934-6671

Probate Court of Bleckley County 112 North 2nd Street Cochran, GA 31014 Phone: 478-934-3204

Parent County
1912--Bleckley County was created 30 July 1912 from Pulaski County. County seat:  Cochran

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
Dodge County  • Houston County  • Laurens County  • Pulaski County  • Twiggs County  • Wilkinson County

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Bleckley County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Methodist Episcopal

 * 1871-1885 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Cochran, Baptism Index 1871-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1871-1895 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Cochran, Marriage Index 1871-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military

 * Military - Georgia GenWeb Project

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)

Other Records
 * Daughters of the American Revolution, and Virginia Speer Harris. 1957. History of Pulaski and Bleckley Counties, Georgia, 1808-1956. (see V.1 page 124 - 154: to view a digital version go to FHL Catalog ) WorldCat

World War I

 * 1920-1929 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 — index and images

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1942 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 1560 - 1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Bleckley County Historical Society Middle Georgia College Cochran, Georgia, 31014

Family History Centers

 * Cochran Georgia Family History Center

Websites

 * Bleckley County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Bleckley County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Bleckley County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Bleckley County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)