Jenkins County, GeorgiaEdit This Page

From FamilySearch Wiki

United States Georgia Jenkins County

County Courthouse

Jenkins County Courthouse
Harvey St; PO Box 797
Millen, GA 30442-0797
Phone: 478.982.4683 

Probate Court has marriage and probate records;
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land 
records from 1905^[1]

History

Parent County

1905--Jenkins County was created 17 August 1905 from Bulloch, Burke,Emanuel and Screven Counties.
County seat: Millen ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1919 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

• Burned Counties Research
  
• http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Bulloch
• Burke
• Emanuel
• Screven

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battle was fought in Jenkins County.

• November 28, 1864 = Buck Head Creek^[3]

Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jenkins County, Georgia. Page 157 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 13 August, 2012)