Cooksey, Elizabeth. Cooksey, E. Banks County. In New Georgia Encyclopedia. The county was created from portions of Franklin and Habersham counties…. Located on private property south of Lula in Banks County, this covered bridge is the smallest in Georgia and one of the smallest in the United States.
Originally built in , the bridge was in service until and renovated in The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder. The Banks County courthouse in Homer was built in to replace the county's original courthouse, which was constructed during the Civil War.
The new courthouse stands on the block directly behind the site of the original courthouse. This gristmill, located along the Grove River in Banks County, was built in and operated until the s.
Today the primary industries in the county are the poultry and textile industries. Courtesy of Georgia Archives , Vanishing Georgia, ban View on partner site. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Georgia Archives.
In the state of Georgia opened a public sanatorium in Banks County for the treatment of tuberculosis. The sanatorium was the state's most ambitious health project up to that time, and marked a new interest in public health, a product of the Progressive era. A bronze statue of Ty Cobb, created by Felix de Weldon in , stands at the north entrance of Turner Field in Atlanta and depicts the baseball legend sliding into a base.
View on source site. Author Elizabeth B. Cooksey , Savannah. Originally published Mar 18, Last edited Oct 26, Article Feedback Why are you reaching out to us? Share this Article. Facebook Twitter Email. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions generally buying and selling deeds were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed. Local histories are available for Banks County, Georgia Genealogy.
County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Georgia Local Histories.
Service men in Banks County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company within a regiment that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Banks County:. Colonial courts kept some early probate records. From to and since , the court of ordinary or register of probates has kept probate and guardianship records.
The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from to Many probate records to the s and s are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the Family History Library on microfilm. Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records not all years. Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and all slaves up to age These persons are referred to as "polls. The records for each county are divided by militia district. Vital Records consist of births , adoptions, marriages , divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Georgia State Department of Health , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online.
Listed below are archives in Banks County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Georgia Archives and Libraries. Listed below are libraries in Banks County. For state-wide library facilities, see Georgia Archives and Libraries.
Listed below are societies in Banks County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Georgia Societies. Memories Overview Gallery People Find. Sign in Create Account.
Family Tree. From FamilySearch Wiki. United States. Banks County. Georgia Online Genealogy Records. This page is available for adoption. Baldwin Gillsville. Alto Homer county seat. Arp Banks Carlan Erastus.
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