Cook County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Cook County Courthouse 212 N Hutchinson Avenue Adel, GA 31620 Phone: 912.896.2266 Cook County Courthouse Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and court records from 1919; Probate Court has birth, marriage and death records from 1918. Clerk of Superior Court 212 N. Hutchinson Ave. Adel, GA 31620 Phone: (229) 896-7717 Probate Court of Cook County 212 North Hutchinson Avenue Adel, GA  31620 Phone: 229-896-3941

Parent County
1918--Cook County was created 30 July 1918 from Berrien County. County seat: Adel

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Berrien County • Brooks County • Colquitt County • Lowndes County • Tift County

Local Histories

 * Parrish, June Jackson. The History of Cook County, Georgia and Its Municipalities. Adel Ga.? : s.n.,: unknown, 1967?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia Military - 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)

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images

Vital Records
Vital records are available from 1919.

See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Cook County Historical Society Museum & Genealogical Library 115 E. Fourth St. Adel, GA 31620 229-896-2417 | 229-896-4360

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Cook County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Cook County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Cook County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cook County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)