Brantley County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Brantley County Courthouse 234 Brantley St Nahunta, GA 31553-0398 Phone: 912.462.5192

Clerk Superior Court has birth, divorce, probate and court records from 1921.

Clerk of Superior Court P.O. Box 1067 234 Brantley St., Suite 200 Nahunta, GA 31553 Phone: (912) 462-5635 Fax: (912) 462-6247

Probate Court of Brantley County P.O. Box 207 Nahunta, GA 31553 Phone: 912-462-5192

Parent County
1920--Brantley County was created 14 August 1920 fromCharlton, Pierce and Wayne Counties. County seat: Nahunta

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.

Populated Places
Hoboken | Nahunta | Hortense | Waynesville

Neighboring Counties
Camden • Charlton • Glynn • Pierce • Ware • Wayne

African Americans
African American research page on the Coastal Georgia History & Genealogy site. Biographies, burial index, cemeteries, census, court, death records, enslavement records, family files, history, links & websites, marriages, name changes, newspapers, plantations and schools.
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

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)

World War I

 * 1920-1929 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 — index and images

Vital Records
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 - 1942 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 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 $

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Websites

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