Brantley County, Georgia                         A Proud Member of the Genealogy Trails Group This County is available for adoption. Our goal at Genealogy Trails is to help you track your ancestors through time and place by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. This is a continuation of our original, Illinois Genealogy Trails History and Genealogy Project and we are excited about this opportunity to expand into other states. We welcome your feedback and comments, and your data contributions. If you think you might be interested in joining our group, view our Volunteer Page for further information and instructions on signing up. We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project be as successful as it can be. If you have data that you would like to have posted on this website, please contact us. Any data we come across will be added to this site. We regret that we are unable to perform any personal research for you. If you would like to be kept informed of our state and county website updates, subscribe to our mailing lists Georgia voters passed a state constitutional amendment on November 2, 1920 to form Brantley County from pieces of Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties. The state historical marker on the grounds of the Brantley County courthousestate that Brantley County was named for Benjamin D. Brantley, a member of a prominent local family The county seat is Nahunta Fort McIntosh was built in the early years of the American Revolutionary War to protect the extensive herds of cattle. It was placed under siege from Tories in 1777 and eventually surrendered. Fort Mudge was built in the county at about the same time. Cities and Towns • Nahunta (County Seat) • Atkinson • Hickox • Hoboken • Hortense • Lulaton • Trudie • Waynesville Online Data Biographies Births Cemeteries Census Church Histories/Records County History Court Records Deaths Family Bibles Extinct Towns Marriages Military Newspapers Obituaries Researching in Brantley County Wills/Legal Records  Website Updates: Nov 2009: History; Researching in the county; BRANTLEY biography; LEWIS obit; Train Accident News Adjacent Counties Wayne County, Georgia - northeast Glynn County, Georgia - east Camden County, Georgia - southeast Charlton County, Georgia - southwest Ware County, Georgia - west Pierce County, Georgia - northwest If you think you might be interested in hosting one of the above counties, you can read the Volunteer Information page Here Visit our National Genealogy Trails Website Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.