Burke County, Georgia         A Proud Member of the Genealogy Trails Group Hello and welcome to the Genealogy Trails website for Burke County, Georgia. 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 of course, your data contributions. If you have data that you would like to have posted on this website, please contact us. We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project be as successful as our Illinois websites are. If you think you might be interested in joining our group, view our Volunteer Page for further information and instructions on signing up.. If you would like to be kept informed of our state and county website updates, subscribe to our mailing lists Any data we come across will be added to this site. We regret that we are unable to perform any personal research for you. Burke is an original county of Georgia, created February 5, 1777. Originally organized as the Parish of St. George, Burke County was named for English political writer, member of the British Parliament and supporter of the colonies' interests, Edmond Burke. The county seat is Waynesboro Known as the "Bird Dog Capital of the World," Waynesboro was named for General Anthony "Mad Anthony" Wayne, a famous Revolutionary soldier. Cities and towns Blythe Girard Keysville Midville Sardis Vidette Waynesboro Only the links in color are active. EMail Us Newspaper Data Marriages Census Obituaries Wills History Biographies Military Cemeteries           Website Updates: 8 June 2007: County History, Marriage Announcements, Obituaries Adjacent Counties Richmond County (north) Aiken County, South Carolina (northeast) Barnwell County, South Carolina (east-northeast) Allendale County, South Carolina (east) Screven County (southeast) Jenkins County (south) Emanuel County (southwest) Jefferson County (west) If you think you might be interested in hosting one of the above counties, you can read the Volunteer Information page Here ~ Please Report Broken Links ~ Visit our National Genealogy Trails Website Copyright © 2007 by Genealogy Trails - All Rights Reserved