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County Courthouse

Cook County Courthouse
212 N Hutchinson Avenue
Adel, GA 31620
Phone: 912.896.2266

Clerk Superior Court has divorce, land and court records
from 1919; Probate Court has birth, marriage and death records
from 1918^[1]

History

Parent County

1918--Cook County was created 30 July 1918 from Berrien County.  County seat:  Adel ^[2]

Boundry Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Berrien
• Brooks
• Colquitt
• Lowndes
• Tift

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

• Parrish, June Jackson. The History of Cook County, Georgia and Its Municipalities. Adel Ga.? : s.n.,: unknown, 1967?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Vital records are available from 1919.

Societies and Libraries 

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.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Cook County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cook County, Georgia. Page 153 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).