Bryan County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Bryan 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 Jonathan Bryan and is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Bryan County Courthouse 151 S College St Pembroke, GA 31321 Phone: 912-653-3839 Bryan County Website Probate Judge has marriage, probate, birth and some death records. County Clerk has divorce records from 1920, court and land records from 1793.

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 Bryan County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Methodist Episcopal Campground Methodist Episcopal Church


 * 1884-1885 Campground Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1884-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1884-1895 Campground Methodist Episcopal Church Marriage Index 1884-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch.

Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church


 * 1880-1885 Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1880-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1880-1895 Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Marriage Index 1880-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

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


 * - 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company E
 * - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battles were fought in Bryan County:
 * March 3, 1863 Fort McAllister I
 * December 13, 1864 Fort McAllister II
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia

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 ($)
 * 1870-1891 Index to Will Book A 1870-1891 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1891-1933 Index to Will Book B 1891-1933 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 ($)
 * 1865-1895 Bryan County Marriage Index 1865-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1866 Bryan County Marriage Index 1866. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1868-1889 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1868-1895 Bryan County Marriage Index 1868-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

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

Websites

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