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Banks County, Georgia
A Proud Member of the Genealogy Trails Group
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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
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to expand into other states. We welcome your feedback and comments, and your data contributions.
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Banks County was created on February 1, 1859 from Franklin and Habersham Counties.
The county seat is Homer, Georgia
The County is named for Richard Banks, a prominent 19th century physician in Gainesville, Georgia.
Ty Cobb, Baseball Hall of Famer, was born in Banks County in 1886 in an area of the
county knows as The Narrows - a small farming community consisting of fewer than 100 people
Cities and towns
Alto -- Baldwin -- Gillsville -- Homer -- Lula -- Maysville
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Online Data
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Biographies
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Births
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Census
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Church Histories/Records
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County Records
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Court Records
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Deaths
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Family Bibles
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Extinct Towns
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Military
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Wills/Legal Records
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Website Updates:
Oct 2009: WW2 Enlistment Index
Sep 2009: 1919-1925 Deaths |
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