Banks County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Banks County

County Courthouse
 Banks County Courthouse PO Box 130; Homer, GA 30547-0130 Phone: 706.677.2320

Probate Court has birth, marriage, and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has court and land records

Parent County
1858--Banks County was created 11 December 1858 fromFranklin and Habersham Counties. County seat:  Homer

Neighboring Counties

 * Franklin
 * Habersham
 * Hall
 * Jackson
 * Madison
 * Stephens

Civil War

 * Ledford, Karen Ann Thompson. These Men Wore Grey Genealogical, Military, and Interment Records of Confederate Soldiers. (Toccoa, Georgia : K.T. Ledford, c1998-c2001), 7 Volumes. Each volume contains bibliographical references and full-name index. Contents: v. 1. Franklin County -- v. 2. Habersham County --v. 3. Stephens County -- v. 4. Rabun County --v. 5. White County -- v. 6. Banks County -- v. 7. Jackson County. Book found at and Other Libraries.

Wills

 * 1800s-1900s - Index to Banks County Miscellaneous Wills at the Georgia State Archives at GAGenWeb - free.


 * 1853-1946 - List of Unbound Arranged Wills of the Probate Court at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1858-1879 - Abstracts of Banks County, Georgia Wills at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Additional Probate Records

 * 1858- - Index to Banks County, Georgia Miscellaneous Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($).


 * 1866-1871 - Index to Banks County, Georgia Inventories, Annual Returns, Receipts and Appraisements at Georgia Pioneers ($).

Death

 * 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 - 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.
 * Banks County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers ($)