Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Archibald Bulloch and is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Bulloch County Courthouse 2 N Main St #103 Statesboro, GA 30458 Phone: 912-764-6245 Bulloch County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1891 and land records from 1876. 

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:


 * Statesboro

Cemeteries

 * 1949-1969 (*) at FamilySearch

US Vol. 5 page 89 - Brannen Cemetery

Cemeteries with photos and headstone transcriptions on BillionGraves:


 * Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Brannen Cemetery
 * Brannen-Wilson Cemetery
 * Donaldson Cemetery
 * Eastside Cemetery
 * Elmer Cemetery
 * Friendship Cemetery
 * Langston Cemetery
 * Lower Lotts Creek Cemetery
 * Middleground Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
 * New Hope Cemetery
 * Rigdon Cemetery
 * Saint Mary's Cemetery
 * Springhill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Union Cemetery

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Minutes of Upper Black Creek Church, Brooklet, 1832 members Georgia Pioneers ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African-American
 * 1888-1892 Bulloch County Marriages, White and Colored, 1888-1892 at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1895 Bulloch County Marriages, White and Colored, 1892-1895 at FamilySearch
 * 1910-1921 Bulloch County Marriages, White and Colored, 1910-1921 at FamilySearch
 * 1912-1925 Bulloch County Marriages, Colored, 1912-1925 at FamilySearch

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company E (1st Battalion GA Cavalry)
 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and K
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D


 * Daughters of the American Revolution. Archibald Bulloch Chapter (Statesboro, Georgia). 1992. Ancestor histories of members, Archibald Bulloch Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Statesboro, Georgia. Statesboro, Georgia: Daughters of the American Revolution. Archibald Bulloch Chapter. (Civil War see all pages )

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))
 * James D. Bigley, Jr. and Rebecca Ziegler. Bulloch County's World War II roll of honor.Statesboro, Georgia : Bulloch County Historical Society, 1995. FHL975.8766 M2bj

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Lunacy Records
 * 1899-1945 Images. Georgia Pioneers ($)

Voting Records


 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1856-1909 - at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * Records for Bulloch County:
 * Administration and guardian bonds 1831-1931 Administration bonds 1852-1921 Bonds, inventories and appraisements, letters, marks and brands, marriages, wills 1795-1890 vol A Guardian bonds 1852-1940 Inventories and appraisements 1874-1927 Letters of Administration 1904-1918 Letters of administration, dismission, guardianship and testamentary 1874-1908 Letters of administration, dismission, guardianship and testamentary 1908-1930 Letters of dismission 1911-1941 Letters of guardianship 1904-1947 Letters of testamentary 1895-1946 Wills and estates 1816-1927 Year's support 1878-1924


 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1812-1836 Images of Inferior Court Minutes 1812-1836 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1816-1927 Bulloch County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1854-1861 Wills (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1795-1900 Index to Inventories and Appraisements Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1795-1900 Index to Annual Returns Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1795-1900 Index to Inventories and Appraisements Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1795-1900 Index to Wills Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1795-1900 Index to Miscellaneous Estate Records Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Bulloch County, Georgia Will transcriptions at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Index to Receipts from the Heirs and Other Principals to the Estates Georgia Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information. — How to Use this Collection
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry— index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1888-1892 Bulloch County Marriages, White and Colored, 1888-1892 at FamilySearch
 * 1892-1895 Bulloch County Marriages, White and Colored, 1892-1895 at FamilySearch
 * 1910-1921 Bulloch County Marriages, White and Colored, 1910-1921 at FamilySearch
 * 1912-1925 Bulloch County Marriages, Colored, 1912-1925 at FamilySearch
 * 1921-1934 Bulloch County Marriages, White, 1921-1934 at FamilySearch
 * 1796-1850; Index 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Family History Centers

 * Statesboro Georgia Family History Center

Societies
Bulloch County Historical Society P O Box 42 Statesboro, GA 30459-0042 Kemp Mabry Phone: 912-681-1956 Bulloch County Historical Society Bulloch County Historical Society Facebook

Bulloch County Library 124 S. Main Street Statesboro, GA 30458 Phone: 912-764-1341 Bulloch County Library

Center For Irish Research And Teaching Georgia Southern University P O Box 8023 Statesboro, GA 30460 Phone: 912-478-2297 Center For Irish Research And Teaching

Georgia Southern University Museum 2142 Southern Dr Statesboro, GA 30458 Phone: 912-478-5444 Georgia Southern University Museum

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Bulloch County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Bulloch County GenWeb
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records