Ben Hill County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Ben Hill County Courthouse 111 South Sheridan Street Fitzgerald, GA 31750 Phone: 229.426.5137 County Clerk has divorce, court and land records from 1907. Probate Judge has birth, marriage, divorce, burial and probate records.

Clerk of Superior Court 115 South Sheridan Street P.O. Box 1104 Fitzgerald, GA 31750 Phone: (229) 426-5135 Fax: (229) 426-5487

Probate Court of Ben Hill County 111 South Sheridan Street Fitzgerald, GA 31750 Phone: 229-426-5137

Parent County
1906--Ben Hill County was created 31 July 1906 from Irwin and Wilcox Counties. County seat: Fitzgerald

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
Coffee •  Irwin  •  Telfair  •  Turner  •  Wilcox

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Ben Hill 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * USGenWeb Ben Hill County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Ben Hill County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Ben Hill County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)