Brooks County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Brooks 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 Preston Brooks and is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Brooks County Courthouse P.O. Box 272 Quitman, GA 31643 Phone: 229-263-5561 Brooks County Website Clerk Superior Court has birth, divorce, probate and court records from 1921.

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:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Quitman

Court Records

 * 1859-1908 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1859-1909 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Brooks County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings; Volume 1 1866-1889. 1995. By Tad Evans. Savannah, Georgia : Tad Evans. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Early Brooks County Newspaper Extractions. 1998. By Brooks County Genealogical Society (Quitman, Georgia). Madison, Florida : Jimbob Printing. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Funeral Homes

 * Blankumsee Thomas and Wright Funeral Services in Quitman
 * Stevens-McGhee Funeral Home in Quitman
 * Warren Funeral Services of Quitman in Quitman

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

Local Histories

 * Huxford, Folks. The History of Brooks County, Georgia. Quitman, Ga.: Hannah Clarke Chapter, D.A.R., 1948, c1949. Digital version at Ancestry.


 * Brooks County Genealogical Society (Quitman, Georgia). 2000. Brooks County, echoes of its people. Quitman, Georgia: Brooks County Genealogical Society. ( Vol.2 page 77-113)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - 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
 * Confederate Pensions of Soldier and Widows. Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C


 * Huxford, Folks. 1978. The history of Brooks County, Georgia, 1858-1948. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co. (Civil War see page 87-141)

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
 * Veterans of WW I (1918). Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

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

Other Records
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 — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1859-1966 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Brooks County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1859-1872 Index to Annual Returns, Bills of Sale, Vouchers, Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1860-1871 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1860-1899 Index to Will Book I, Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1860-1964 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Brooks County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1866-1964 Brooks County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.

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 ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1859-1882 Brooks County Marriage Index 1859-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1881-1895 Brooks County Marriage Index 1881-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1894-1895 Brooks County Marriage Index 1894-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

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

Societies
Brooks County Historical Society P O Box 676 121 N Culpepper St Quitman 31643-2048 Phone: 229-263-6000 Brooks County Historical Society

Brooks County Genealogical Society Quitman 31643  Brooks County Georgia Genealogy and History

Quitman/Brooks County Historical Museum and Cultural Center – Q/BCC 121 North Culpepper St. Quitman, GA 31643 Phone: 229-263-7080 Quitman/Brooks County Historical Museum and Cultural Center

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Brooks County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Brooks County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * - 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