Berrien County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Berrien County

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

County Courthouse
Berrien County Georgia 201 N Davis St Nashville, Georgia 31639 Phone: 229.686.5213 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1856 and land records. Probate Court has birth and death records from 1919, marriage and probate records from 1856.

Parent County
1856--Berrien County was created 25 February 1856 from Lowndes, Coffee, and Irwin Counties. County seat: Nashville

Neighboring Counties

 * Atkinson
 * Coffee
 * Cook
 * Irwin
 * Lanier
 * Lowndes
 * Tift

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Wills

 * 1855-1956 - Berrien County, Georgia Will Testators Index (Vols. A-B) at SamPubCo - free.


 * 1855-1909 - Images of Berrien County, Georgia Will Book A at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1855-1909 - Index to Berrien County, Georgia Will Book A at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1909-1956 - Images of Berrien County, Georgia Will Book B at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Additional Probate Records

 * 1862-1896 - Index to Berrien County, Georgia Estates, Inventories, Appraisements at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1862-1912 - Index to Berrien County, Georgia Widows and Divisions of Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1863-1896 - Index to Berrien County, Georgia Bills of Sale at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1882-1901 - Index to Berrien County, Georgia Annual Returns and Vouchers at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Marriage

 * 1856-1887 - Berrien County Marriage Index 1856-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1895 - Berrien County Marriage Index 1885-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Berrien County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Berrien County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)