Baker County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Baker County Courthouse 167 Baker Place Newton, GA 39870 Phone: (229)734-3000 Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial, and probate court records. County Clerk has divorce, court and land records from 1861.

Clerk of Superior Court 167 Baker Place P.O. BOX 10 Newton, GA 31770 Phone: 229-734-3004 Fax: 229-734-7770

Probate Court of Baker County P.O. Box 548 Newton, GA 39870 Phone: 229-734-3007

Parent County
1825--Baker County was created 12 December 1825 from Early County. County seat:  Newton

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
1873 The courthouse at Newton burned the night of 17-18 December 1873. All the Ordinary Court and most Superior Court records were lost.

Surviving records include:


 * Deed book 20
 * Mortgage books B and C
 * 1845 tax digest

1925, 1929 and 1994  Flooding damaged the courthouse and may have damaged records.

Neighboring Counties
Calhoun •  Decatur  •  Dougherty  •  Early  •  Miller  •  Mitchell

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Baker County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Mailing Lists

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

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Military - Georgia 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)


 * - 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies D and E
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate)
 * - Military - Civil War Records- Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Baker County Historical Society (Ga.). 1991. The History of Baker County, Georgia. Roswell, Ga: WH Wolfe Associates, Historical Publications Division. (Table 2 - Veterans - page 434 - 437) and other library

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

Wills

 * '1868- 1962 Baker County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1868-1918 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1868-1962 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1868-1919 - Images of Baker County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Additional Probate Records

 * 1868-1875 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Inventories at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1872-1920 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Annual Returns and Vouchers at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1874-1915 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Sale Bills at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1875-1918 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Inventories at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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 $
 * 1874 - 1895 - Baker County Marriage Index 1874-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1901 - 1925 - Baker County Marriage Index 1901-1925. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1925 - 1944 - Baker County Marriage Index 1925-1944. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1942 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

Vital Record Substitutes
Baker County Historical Society P.O. Box 856 Macclenny, FL 32063 E-Mail: historicalsociety@nefcom.net Telephone - 904 259-0587

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Websites

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