Ben Hill County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Ben Hill County

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

County Courthouse
Ben Hill County Courthouse 111 South Sheridan Street Fitzgerald, GA 31750 Phone: 229.426.5137 County Clerk has divorce, court and land records from 1907. Probate Judge has birth, marriage, divorce, burial and probate records.

Parent County
1906--Ben Hill County was created 31 July 1906 from Irwin and Wilcox Counties. County seat: Fitzgerald

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
No reported damage.

Neighboring Counties
Coffee • Irwin • Telfair • Turner • Wilcox

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

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

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Websites

 * Ben Hill 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.
 * Ben Hill County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Ben Hill County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)