Berrien County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Berrien County

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

County Courthouse
Berrien County Georgia 201 N Davis St Nashville, Georgia 31639 Phone: 229.686.5213 Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1856 and land records. Probate Court has birth and death records from 1919, marriage and probate records from 1856.

Clerk of Superior Court 201 N. Davis Street Room 230 Nashville, GA 31639 Phone: (229) 686-5506 Fax: (229) 543-1032

Probate Court of Berrien County 201 North Davis Street Room 175 Nashville, GA 31639 Phone: 229-686-5213

Parent County
1856--Berrien County was created 25 February 1856 from Lowndes, Coffee, and Irwin Counties. County seat: Nashville

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
Atkinson •  Coffee  •  Cook  •  Irwin  •  Lanier  •  Lowndes  •  Tift

Mailing Lists

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

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)


 * - 29th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C, D and G
 * - 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 54th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - Military - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Confederate soldiers of Berrien County, Georgia. 1900. Homerville, Georgia: Huxford Genealogical Society. (Entire Book give Muster Roll of abount company + Confederate Soldiers and Widows of, Census of)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Berrien County). 1967. Confederate pension roll, 1891-1922. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

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

 * 1855- 1956 Berrien County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1855-1909 - Images of Berrien County, Georgia Will Book A at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1855-1909 - Index to Berrien County, Georgia Will Book A at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1909-1956 - Images of Berrien County, Georgia Will Book B at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Additional Probate Records

 * 1862-1896 - Index to Berrien County, Georgia Estates, Inventories, Appraisements at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1862-1912 - Index to Berrien County, Georgia Widows and Divisions of Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1863-1896 - Index to Berrien County, Georgia Bills of Sale at Georgia Pioneers ($).
 * 1882-1901 - Index to Berrien County, Georgia Annual Returns and Vouchers at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1785-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1808-1967 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $


 * 1856-1887 - Berrien County Marriage Index 1856-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1895 - Berrien County Marriage Index 1885-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1933-1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914-1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


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


 * 1859-1860, 1869-1870, 1879-1880 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * Berrien County, Georgia, Historical Photos Collection

Websites

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