Baker County, Georgia Genealogy


 * This article is about a southwest Georgia county. For other uses, see Baker.

United States   Georgia    Baker County

Parent County
1825--Baker County was created 12 December 1825 from Early County. County seat:  Newton

Record Loss
1925 and 1929 -- Courthouse flooded 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

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Decatur
 * Dougherty
 * Early
 * Miller
 * Mitchell

Wills

 * 1868-1962 - Baker County, Georgia Will Testators Index (Vols. A-B) at SamPubCo - free.


 * 1868-1918 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1868-1962 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1868-1919 - Images of Baker County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Additional Probate Records

 * 1868-1875 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Inventories at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1872-1920 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Annual Returns and Vouchers at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1874-1915 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Sale Bills at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1875-1918 - Index to Baker County, Georgia Inventories at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Vital Records

 * 1869-70 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

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