Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Bulloch County

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

County Courthouse
Bulloch County Courthouse 2 N Main St #103 Statesboro, GA 30458 Phone: 912.764.6245 Probate Court has birth, marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1891 and land records from 1876.

Parent County
1796--Bulloch County was created 8 February 1796 from Bryan and Screven Counties. County seat: Statesboro

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
1864-- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Populated Places
Statesboro

Neighboring Counties

 * Bryan
 * Candler
 * Effingham
 * Emanuel
 * Evans
 * Jenkins
 * Screven

Cemeteries
Some cemeteries in and near the Statesboro area are in the Statesboro article.

BillionGraves:


 * Cone Cemetery, Brooklet
 * Corinth Leefield Cemetery, Brooklet
 * Eldora Cemetery, Ellabell
 * Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Friendship Cemetery, Brooklet
 * Hubert Cemetery, Brooklet
 * Lanes Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Brooklet
 * Mount Olive Church Cemetery, Register

LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 5 page 76 - Middle Ground Church Cemetery

Church Records
Minutes of Upper Black Creek Church, Brooklet, 1832 members Georgia Pioneers ($)

Mailing Lists

 * GABurke A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Bulloch County, Georgia. (Rootsweb)
 * GA-Roots A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Georgia. (Rootsweb)

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War

 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and K
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Bulloch County, Georgia Will transcriptions at GAGenWeb - free.
 * 1856-1930 - Browsable index of testators of wills. SAMPUBCO- free.
 * - Bulloch County: Administration and guardian bonds 1831-1931 Administration bonds 1852-1921 Bonds, inventories and appraisements, letters, marks and brands, marriages, wills 1795-1890 vol A Guardian bonds 1852-1940 Inventories and appraisements 1874-1927 Letters of Administration 1904-1918 Letters of administration, dismission, guardianship and testamentary 1874-1908 Letters of administration, dismission, guardianship and testamentary 1908-1930 Letters of dismission 1911-1941 Letters of guardianship 1904-1947 Letters of testamentary 1895-1946 Wills and estates 1816-1927 Year's support 1878-1924
 * Willis 1854-1861 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Annual Returns 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Wills 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Miscellaneous Estate Records 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Index to Receipts from the Heirs and Other Principals to the Estates Georgia Pioneers ($)

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1795-1890 - Bulloch County Marriage Index 1795-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888-1892 - Bulloch County Marriage Index 1888-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1892-1895 - Bulloch County Marriage Index 1892-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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