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== County Courthouse  ==
== County Courthouse  ==


[http://www.jenkinscountyga.com/index.html Jenkins County Courthouse]<br>Harvey St<br>PO Box 797<br>Millen, GA 30442-0797<br>Phone: 478.982.4683<br><br>Probate&nbsp;Court has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land&nbsp;<br>records from 1905.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jenkins County, Georgia. Page 157 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
[http://www.jenkinscountyga.com/index.html Jenkins County Courthouse]<br>Harvey St<br>PO Box 797<br>Millen, GA 30442-0797<br>Phone: 478.982.4683<br><br>Probate Court has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1905.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jenkins County, Georgia. Page 157 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  


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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]


== Websites ==
== Websites ==


== County Courthouse  ==
== County Courthouse  ==


Probate&nbsp;Court has marriage and probate records; <br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land&nbsp;<br>records from 1905<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jenkins County, Georgia. Page 157 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
Probate Court has marriage and probate records; <br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1905<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jenkins County, Georgia. Page 157 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  


== History<br>  ==
== History<br>  ==
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==== Parent County  ====
==== Parent County  ====


'''1905'''--Jenkins County was created 17 August 1905&nbsp;from [[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch]], [[Burke County, Georgia|Burke]],[[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel]] and [[Screven County, Georgia|Screven]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Millen <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  
'''1905'''--Jenkins County was created 17 August 1905 from [[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch]], [[Burke County, Georgia|Burke]],[[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel]] and [[Screven County, Georgia|Screven]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Millen <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  


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==== Maps ====
==== Maps ====
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==== Military  ====
==== Military  ====
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{{GA Vital Intro}}  
{{GA Vital Intro}}  


== Societies and Libraries&nbsp; ==
== Societies and Libraries  ==


==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
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