Banks County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Banks 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 Richard Banks and is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Banks County Courthouse 144 Yonah-Homer Road Homer, GA 30547 Phone: 706-677-6200 Banks County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has court and land records.

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:

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * 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)
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index


 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company G


 * Ledford, Karen Ann Thompson. These Men Wore Grey Genealogical, Military, and Interment Records of Confederate Soldiers. (Toccoa, Georgia: K.T. Ledford, c1998-c2001), 7 Volumes. Each volume contains bibliographical references and full-name index. Contents: v. 1. Franklin County -- v. 2. Habersham County --v. 3. Stephens County -- v. 4. Rabun County --v. 5. White County -- v. 6. Banks County -- v. 7. Jackson County. Book found at and at Other Libraries.

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Voting Records


 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1800s-1900s Index to Banks County Miscellaneous Wills at the Georgia State Archives at GAGenWeb
 * 1853-1946 List of Unbound Arranged Wills of the Probate Court at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1858-1879 Abstracts of Banks County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1858- Index to Banks County, Georgia Miscellaneous Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1866-1871 Index to Banks County, Georgia Inventories, Annual Returns, Receipts and Appraisements at 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.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images

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
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry —index and images ($)
 * 1876-1907 Banks County Marriage Index 1876-1907. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1859-1872 Licenses(Images); 1885-1886 (from newspapers). Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Societies

 * Banks County Historical Society P.O. Box 473 Homer, GA 30547 Phone: 678-971-9390 Email: [mailto:info@BanksCountyHistoricalSociety.org info@BanksCountyHistoricalSociety.org]

Websites

 * Banks County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Banks County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Banks 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