Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Bulloch County

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

County Courthouse
Bulloch County Courthouse 2 N Main St #103 Statesboro, GA 30458 Phone: 912.764.6245 Probate Court has birth, marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1891 and land records from 1876. 

Clerk of Superior Court 20 Siebald St. Statesboro, GA 30458 Phone: (912) 764-9009 Fax: (912) 764-5953

Probate Court of Bulloch County P.O. Box 1005 Statesboro, GA 30459 Phone: 912-489-8749

Parent County
1796--Bulloch County was created 8 February 1796 from Bryan and Screven Counties. County seat: Statesboro

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
1864. The courthouse at Statesboro was destroyed 5 December 1864 by Union Army troops of the Second and Third Divisions of the Fifteenth Army Corp. However, most records survived.

Populated Places
Statesboro

Neighboring Counties
Bryan County • Candler County • Effingham County • Emanuel County • Evans County • Jenkins County • Screven County

Cemeteries
Some cemeteries in and near the Statesboro area are in the Statesboro article.

BillionGraves:


 * Cone Cemetery, Brooklet
 * Corinth Leefield Cemetery, Brooklet
 * Eldora Cemetery, Ellabell
 * Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Friendship Cemetery, Brooklet
 * Hubert Cemetery, Brooklet
 * Lanes Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Brooklet
 * Mount Olive Church Cemetery, Register

LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 5 page 76 - Middle Ground Church Cemetery

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

Mailing Lists

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

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Civil War

 * - 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
 * - Military Records - Civil War - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * 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 )

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Bulloch County, Georgia Will transcriptions at GAGenWeb - free.
 * 1856-1930 - Browsable index of testators of wills. SAMPUBCO- free.
 * - 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
 * Willis 1854-1861 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Wills 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Miscellaneous Estate Records 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Receipts from the Heirs and Other Principals to the Estates Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

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


 * 1795-1890 - Bulloch County Marriage Index 1795-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888-1892 - Bulloch County Marriage Index 1888-1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1892-1895 - Bulloch County Marriage Index 1892-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records
1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1938 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Bulloch County Historical Society P.O. Box 42 Statesboro, Georgia, 30458

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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