Burke County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Burke County

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

County Courthouse
Burke County Courthouse 111 East 6th Street 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.

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Burke County, Georgia Will transcriptions at GAGenWeb - free.
 * 1856-1930 - Browsable index of testators of wills. SAMPUBCO- 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

Marriage

 * 1855-1871 - Burke County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1855-1871. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1872-1876 - Burke County Marriage Book 3 Index 1872-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1878 - Burke County Marriage Index 1877-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1895 - Burke County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1877-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878-1879 - Burke County Marriage Index 1878-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1889-1900 - Burke County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1889-1900. 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.
 * Burke County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers