Brooks County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Brooks County Courthouse P.O. Box 272 Quitman, GA 31643 Phone: 229.263.5561 Clerk Superior Court has birth, divorce, probate and court records from 1921.

Clerk of Superior Court Screven Street P.O. Box 630 Quitman, GA 31643 Phone: (229) 263-4747

Probate Court of Brooks County 1 Screven Street, Suite 4 Quitman, GA 31643 Phone: 229-263-5567

Parent County
1858--Brooks County was created 11 December 1858 from Lowndes and Thomas Counties. County seat: Quitman

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
Colquitt • Cook • Jefferson County • Lowndes • Madison County, Florida • Thomas

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Quitman

Mailing Lists

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

Local Histories

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

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)


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


 * Brooks County Genealogical Society (Quitman, Georgia). 2000. Brooks County, echoes of its people. Quitman, Georgia: Brooks County Genealogical Society. ( Vol.2 page 77-113)
 * Huxford, Folks. 1978. The history of Brooks County, Georgia, 1858-1948. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co. (Civil War see page 87 - 141)

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts


 * Dasher, Wayne and Judy Dasher. Brooks County Newspaper Transcripts, Jun 1866 - Feb 1874. 3 vols. Free Lookups Available!

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1742 – 1990 at FamilySearch.org images
 * 1866 - 1964 Brooks County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1742 – 1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Wills

 * 1860 - 1871 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Additional Probate Records

 * 1860 - 1899 Index to Will Book I, Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1859 - 1872 Index to Annual Returns, Bills of Sale, Vouchers, Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 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 $


 * 1859 - 1882 - Brooks County Marriage Index 1859-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881 - 1895 - Brooks County Marriage Index 1881-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1894 - 1895 - Brooks County Marriage Index 1894-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry.
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies

Brooks County Genealogical Society Quitman, Georgia, 31643

Websites

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