Cook County, Georgia
Genealogy, History & Facts

County Vital Records ∣ County Census Records ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣
County Societies, Family History Resources and County Genealogy Links

Cook County, Georgia Facts

When was Cook County, GA Created?
Cook County was established on July 30, 1918 from Berrien County.

What is the County Seat of Cook County, GA?
The County Seat is located in Adel and in the current county government website is www.cookcountyga.us/.

What counties are adjacent to Cook County, GA?
Bordering Counties are  Tift County, Berrien County, Lowndes County, Brooks County, Colquitt County.

Cook County, GA Vital Records

Where can find Cook County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Cook County vital records can be found at the Georgia Department of Health which has copies for copies of birth and death records since Jan 1919, copies of marriage since June 9, 1952 to 1996 and a Divorce records index since June 9, 1952. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Georgia for current fees and application process.

You can search online for Cook County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also order Order Electronically Online or you can download an application for copies of Cook Co. Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate or Death Certificates to mail.

The Cook County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court for Divorce Records and the Probate Judge for Marriage Records.

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• Social Security Death Index
• USGenweb Archives Georgia Marriage Project
• Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960
• Marriage Records from Microfilm
• Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
• Georgia Marriages to 1850
• Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900
• Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967
• Georgia Death Certificates, 1919-1927
• Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates, 1928-1930
• Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927
• Georgia Deaths, 1928-1930
• Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998
• Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
• Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927

Cook County, GA Census Records

What Cook County, GA census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Cook County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1920, 1930, 1940.

You can find free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Georgia Census Records Research Guide

• Search The U.S. Federal Census Collection
• Cook County, GA Census Records Links
• Cook County Census Records USGenweb
• Cook County, GA Census QuickFacts

Cook County, GA Courthouse and Government Records

Cook County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Cook County Courthouse?

Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Cook County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Georgia courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Georgia residents.

The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Cook County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Georgia Corthouse Records Research Guide.

• Cook County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 212 N. Hutchinson Ave, Adel, GA 31620
  • Phone: (229) 896-2266
  • A Look at the History of Cook Co. Courthouse in Georgia
• Cook County Clerk of Superior Court
  • Address: 212 N. Hutchinson Ave, Adel, GA 31620
  • Phone: (229) 896-7717
  • Land Records: 1919
  • Court Records: 1919
• Cook County Clerk of Probate Court
  • Phone: 229-896-3941
  • Marriage Records: 1919
  • Probate Records: 1919
• Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
• County Tax Digests
• County Records Microfilm Index
• Inventory of the county archives of Georgia
• BLM Land Records

Cook County, GA Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Cook County, GA?
A list of Cook County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Georgia Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies.

• Cook County Historical Society, PO Box 497, Adel, GA 31647
• Georgia State Archives – 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260; 678.364.3700
• Georgia Historical Society, 501 Whitaker Street, Savannah, GA 31401
• Georgia Genealogical Society , P.O. Box 54574, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-0575

Where can I connect with other Cook County, GA Researchers through message boards and forums?

• Georgia Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
• Georgia State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Cook County, Georgia Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Cook County
• Cook County, Georgia Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)

What other genealogical resources are available in Cook County, GA?
The following links to Genealogy Resources associated to Cook County. These links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a cost. This is basically a list that has been gathered or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site above another.

Facts for Cook Co. GA Books, Newspapers & Publications

• Georgia Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
• Georgia historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
• Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 – 1997) (genealogybank.com)
• Cook County, Georgia Books (amazon.com)
• Cook County Newspapers (usgwarchives.net)
•  Search Georgia Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Cook County Obituaries (usgwarchives.net)

Facts for Cook Co. GA Cemeteries & Church Records

• Cook Co., Georgia Graves (findagrave.com)
• Cook County Cemeteries (usgwarchives.net)
• Cook County Tombstone Photos (usgwarchives.net)
• Cook County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Cook Co., Georgia Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Cook Co., Georgia Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• Cook County Church Records (usgwarchives.net)
• Cook County Bibles (usgwarchives.net)
• Cook County, Georgia Church Books (amazon.com)

Facts for Cook Co. GA Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

• Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
• County Biographies (usgwarchives.net)
• County Photos (usgwarchives.net)

Facts for Cook Co. GA General and History Websites

• See Also State History for Georgia
• Cook County Georgia (genealogytrails.com)
• The history of Cook County, Georgia and its municipalities  (search.ancestry.com)
• Cook County, Georgia Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Cook County, Georgia Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Cook Co. GA Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Georgia Virtual Vault (sos.state.ga.us)
• Cook County, Georgia History (usgwarchives.net)
• Cook County, Georgia (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Georgia – Counties – Cook (cyndislist.com)
• Cook County, GA History (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
• Cook Co. GAGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Cook County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• View Index of Counties and Equivalents
• Cook County USGenWeb Archives Project (usgwarchives.net)
• Cook Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Facts for Cook Co. GA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Georgia Links and Information
• Cook County D.O.T. MAP
• County Maps  (sos.state.ga.us)
• Historical Maps of Cook County (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
• 1895 Cook County Map (livgenmi.com)

Facts for Cook Co. GA Military Records

• Georgia Military Records Research Guide
• Cook County Military Records (usgwarchives.net)
• Georgia Military Records (Fold3.com)