Burke County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Burke County

County Courthouse
Burke County Courthouse 111 E 6th Street; PO Box 89; Waynesboro, GA 30830 Phone: 706.554.2324 Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage and probate records from 1856

Parent County
1777--Burke County was created 5 February 1777 from St. George Parish. County seat: Waynesboro

Record Loss
1825 and 1856 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Aiken County, South Carolina
 * Allendale County, South Carolina
 * Barnwell County, South Carolina
 * Emanuel
 * Jefferson
 * Jenkins
 * Richmond
 * Screven

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Burke County.


 * December 4, 1864 = Waynesborough


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Probate

 * Burke County, Georgia Wills Index at GAGenWeb - free.
 * Burke County, Georgia Wills 1855-1858 (Digital Images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Burke County, Georgia Miscellaneous Wills and Estates Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Burke County Annual Returns 1859-1868 Georgia Pioneers

Taxation
1798 Burke County Slaveholders, First and Second Districts Georgia Pioneers

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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