Burke County GA Genealogy

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Burke County Records by City/Town

Alexander Genealogy (23)
Girard Genealogy (42)
Gough Genealogy (22)
Keysville Genealogy (33)


Midville Genealogy (36)
Sardis Genealogy (22)
Waynesboro Genealogy (86)

Overview of Burke County Records

  • Burke County was created in 1717 from St. George Parish.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates from 1919 and later can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
  • The Burke County courthouse burned in 1856. All records prior to that date destroyed.
  • The Burke County Probate Court has birth and death records beginning in 1927, marriage records starting in 1856, and probate records starting in 1856.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.