Brooks County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Preston Brooks and is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Brooks County Courthouse P.O. Box 272 Quitman, GA 31643 Phone: 229-263-5561 Brooks County Website Clerk Superior Court has birth, divorce, probate and court records from 1921.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Quitman

Local Histories

 * Huxford, Folks. The History of Brooks County, Georgia. Quitman, Ga.: Hannah Clarke Chapter, D.A.R., 1948, c1949. Digital version at Ancestry.


 * Brooks County Genealogical Society (Quitman, Georgia). 2000. Brooks County, echoes of its people. Quitman, Georgia: Brooks County Genealogical Society. ( Vol.2 page 77-113)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives 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)
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pensions of Soldier and Widows. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C


 * Huxford, Folks. 1978. The history of Brooks County, Georgia, 1858-1948. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co. (Civil War see page 87-141)

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Veterans of WW I (1918). Georgia Pioneers ($)

Other Records
Voting Records


 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1856-1909 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1859-1872 Index to Annual Returns, Bills of Sale, Vouchers, Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1860-1871 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1860-1899 Index to Will Book I, Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1866-1964 Brooks County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1859-1882 Brooks County Marriage Index 1859-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1881-1895 Brooks County Marriage Index 1881-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1894-1895 Brooks County Marriage Index 1894-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Societies

 * Brooks County Genealogical Society Quitman, GA 31643

Websites

 * Brooks County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Brooks County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Brooks County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records