Burke County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Edmund Burke and is located in the eastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Burke County Courthouse 111 E 6th Street PO Box 89 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Phone: 706-554-2324 Burke County Website Probate Court has birth and death records from 1927, marriage and probate records from 1856.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Burke County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1830-1868 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1834-1895 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1902 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1849-1907 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1855-1908 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1858-1898 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1866-1889 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1866-1901 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1866-1901 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1867-1919 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1868-1950 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1882-1950 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1885-1916 (*); Board of Commissioners at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1898-1935 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1898-1936 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Burke Memorial Funeral Home in Waynesboro
 * Chavous B Johnson and Reid Funeral Service in Waynesboro
 * DeLoach McKerley-Prescott Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waynesboro
 * Phinazee and Son Funeral Home in Waynesboro

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch  — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 32nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and K
 * - 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D


 * Lee, Angela. 1996. Burke County, Georgia. Dover, N.H.: Arcadia. (Civil War see page 23 and 876) WorldCat
 * Davis, Robert Scott. 1986. Georgians in the Revolution: at Kettle Creek (Wilkes Co.) and Burke County. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press. WorldCat
 * United Daughters of the Confederacy. Margaret Jones Chapter (Burke County, Georgia). 1960. Confederate Cross of Honor certificates issued by Margaret Jones Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1907-1916 [Burke County, Georgia]. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. WorldCat
 * Graybill, Tully. 1961. Letters of Tully Graybill, 1861-1906; muster roll of 28th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. WorldCat
 * Cobb, Angela W. 1998. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Burke County, Georgia 1861-1865. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press. WorldCat

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battle was fought in Burke County.


 * December 4, 1864  Waynesborough
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records


 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1787-1918 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1849-1907 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1855-1858 Burke County, Georgia Wills (Digital Images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1855-1952 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1897 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — partial index and images
 * 1856-1900 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1926 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1930 Burke County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1856-1931 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1858-1898 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1858-1939 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1858-1948 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1858-1949 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1859-1868 Index to Burke County Annual Returns Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Burke County, Georgia Will transcriptions at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Burke County, Georgia Miscellaneous Wills and Estates Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1866-1889 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1868-1903 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1868-1942 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1868-1950 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1880-1920 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1882-1950 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1893-1934 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1898-1935 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1898-1936 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Burke County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information. — How to Use this Collection
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1798 Burke County Slaveholders, First and Second Districts Georgia Pioneers
 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1855-1871 Burke County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1855-1871. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1872-1876 Burke County Marriage Book 3 Index 1872-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1878 Burke County Marriage Index 1877-1878. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1895 Burke County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1877-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1878-1879 Burke County Marriage Index 1878-1879. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1889-1900 Burke County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1889-1900. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Archives
Burke County Archives 403 Old Herndon Road PO Box 1522 Waynesboro, GA 30830 706-554-2138 Email: [mailto:burke.archives@gmail.com burke.archives@gmail.com] Website

Societies
Burke County Archives Building 403 Old Herndon Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Burke County Archives Burke County Archives Building

Burke County Genealogical Society 403 Old Herndon Road P O Box 1522 Waynesboro, GA 30830-2522 Phone: 706-554-2138 Email: [mailto:burke.archives@gmail.com burke.archives@gmail.com] Burke County Genealogical Society

Waynesboro/Burke County Library 130 GA Highway 24 S Waynesboro, GA 30830 Phone: 706-554-3277 Burke County Library Burke County Library Facebook

Center For Irish Research And Teaching Georgia Southern University P O Box 8023 Statesboro, GA 30460 Phone: 912-478-2297 Center For Irish Research And Teaching The Center for Irish Research and Teaching (CIRT)

Burke County Historical Society 536 S Liberty St Waynesboro, GA 30830-1557 Phone: 706-554-4889 Burke County Historical Society

Burke County Museum P O Box 89  536 Liberty Street Waynesboro, GA 30830 Phone: 706-554-4889 Email: [mailto:l.carter-chambers@burkecounty-ga.gov l.carter-chambers@burkecounty-ga.gov] Burke County County Government Museum Burke County Museum

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Burke County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Burke County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records