Cook County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Cook County

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

County Courthouse
Cook County Courthouse 212 N Hutchinson Avenue Adel, GA 31620 Phone: 912.896.2266 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and court records from 1919; Probate Court has birth, marriage and death records from 1918.

Parent County
1918--Cook County was created 30 July 1918 from Berrien County. County seat: Adel

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 loss or damage.

Neighboring Counties
Berrien County • Brooks County • Colquitt County • Lowndes County • Tift County

Local Histories

 * Parrish, June Jackson. The History of Cook County, Georgia and Its Municipalities. Adel Ga.? : s.n.,: unknown, 1967?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 at FamilySearch.org images

Vital Records
Vital records are available from 1919.

See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Death Records

 * 1933 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1914 - 1927 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1928 - 1939 at FamilySearch.org — index and images


 * 1919 - 1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $

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
Cook County Historical Society Museum & Genealogical Library 115 E. Fourth St. Adel, GA 31620 229-896-2417 | 229-896-4360

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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