Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Jenkins County Courthouse Harvey St PO Box 797 Millen, GA 30442-0797 Phone: 478.982.4683 Probate Court has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1905. Clerk of Superior Court  Harvey Street P.O Box 659 Millen, GA 30442 Telephone: (478) 982-4683 Fax: (478) 982-1274 Probate Court of Jenkins County P.O. Box 904 Millen, GA 30442 Telephone: 478-982-5581

Parent County
1905--Jenkins County was created 17 August 1905 from Bulloch, Burke,Emanuel and Screven Counties. County seat: Millen

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
1919. The courthouse was destroyed by fire 16 January 1910, but the fire-proof vault prevented any damage to county records.

Neighboring Counties
Bulloch County • Burke County • Emanuel County • Screven County

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



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)

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


 * November 28, 1864 = Buck Head Creek


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

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
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

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 $

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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